Union workers ratified the contract, but the fallout continues:
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc shares surged 10 percent on Wednesday after analysts said the parts supplier plans to eliminate about 670 salaried jobs on top of factory job cuts now underway.There was one person who came out smelling like a rose. [my emphasis]
Analysts at Lehman Brothers and JPMorgan said in research notes that hourly headcount cuts will be accompanied shortly by white-collar cuts at a three-to-one ratio, citing a meeting with American Axle's executives late on Tuesday.
American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. Chairman and CEO Richard Dauch has been awarded an $8.5 million bonus in part for leading the auto parts supplier through a bitter strike.And the rich get richer...
The bonus revealed Friday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission is in addition to his earlier reported 2007 compensation valued at $5.55 million.
(Cross-posted at BFM)
5 comments:
Don't know... $8.5M sounds a little on the slim side, these days. ;-)
I'll certainly sleep a whole lot better at night knowing that not everyone got screwed over there.
$14 million is barely enough to compensate what this poor CEO has gone through. I'm sure he's had several sleepless nights worrying about all those lost jobs.
You know I haven't been sleeping to well this week myself. Do you think I could get $1 mil for my troubles?
Kvatch, I can hardly fill my gas tank up on that measly amount!
Lew, since I posted this, Alvan Motor Freight went out of business and let 525 employees go. They blamed it partly on the AA strike of course, but the rumor is they'll reopen under another name and hire non-union employees.
Abi, his sleepless nights were due to excitement. He was probably overcome trying to figure out how to spend that money.
Auto parts man, welcome, but there will be no money for you. Only CEO's and top executives qualify. ;-)
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