- cgedge
I had a hard time believing the GM strike this week would last very long. Of course it would effect the economy, and sure the labor union wants to ensure jobs for its members and the ability to add new members to its union. But GM was looking to be more competitive in the global economy, and how can they do that with the growing cost of retiree heath care? Thankfully the two groups were able to come to an agreement in a matter of days. However I think that’s just a cover for the real story--employees just wanted to play Halo 3.
Now I know the initial reaction is to think that GM employees would be bigger fans of Grand Theft Auto. Who wouldn’t think that? Most people who have been victims of auto theft end up having to purchase a new car and there is always the chance that the car could be a GM.
However, GM employees could’ve picked any weekend to have this strike. Why now? Do they expect me to believe it’s just a coincidence that the strike took place during the release of Halo 3? The 25th of September was a big day for gamers, with many stores staying open for the midnight release. GM employees didn’t start the strike until the 24th, which left them plenty of time to wait in line to pick up the new game. The workers continued the strike on Tuesday. Who wants to go to work when you’ve just spent the previous night playing videogames? No one in their right mind wants to camp out in front of a store just so they can go to work the next day. Why wait? Gamers make time to play and the strike made the perfect cover. Not only did they get time off to play, they didn’t have to call in sick the next day—like other people I know.
Here’s the thing, we all knew GM and the UAW would work things out. What we didn’t plan on was the ingenuity of the GM employees to have their union call for a strike during the release of Halo 3. Any gamer can make time to play but it takes a truly diehard group of fans to plan and execute a strike as a cover up to mask their gaming addiction.
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