What the UAW Made

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:11 PM EST

Article Source: Daily Kos

business, news, economy, bailout, gm, ford, management, unions, chrysler, tarp, uaw, big-3, bargaining, corker, auot

Even as there seems to be a consensus that it's in the best interests of America to save the Big Two-and-a-half, there's a conflict about what the UAW ought to be forced to do in exchange for government assistance to the car companies. Bob Corker wanted to break the union in exchange for a Detroit bailout. George Bush's TARP assistance plan appears to follow Corker's lead. Even some Democrats talk about UAW members needing to make less money.

But I don't think you can talk about what UAW members should make, unless you first acknowledge what the UAW has made.

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Roy Batty

No matter on which side of the auto bailout issue you stand, this is interesting reading.

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#1 - Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:13 PM EST

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debmo-571638

Roy-thanks for the seed. The history of the labor movement in the U.S. is not taught or emphasized in schools. The way the media(all of them) have gleefully attacked the UAW shows their lack of knowledge on history. But the important point is if the UAW and other strong Unions are busted then every wage in America is in danger. People who feel their jobs have no connection to the auto industry will be affected. It's a big picture thing...so everyone needs to look beyond their own little world and see what the overall affect would be.

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#2 - Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:47 AM EST

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