sbw1
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Pretty much what I was going to say. I am pretty anti-union for the most part for most professions, they were incredibly important for a long time, but are now a hinderance.
This is not a union problem. Management always gets the union it deserves and the big 3 management agreed with every contract and signed them all. Walter Ruether's former assistant taught my labor relations class at the University of Iowa in the late 60's. He used to say privately that management's willingness to give in to the UAW during contract negotiations would eventually kill the golden goose. The workers used to buy Walter a brand new Cadillac with all of the options when a new contract was signed. I believe he gave them to a charity because he was reportedly embarrassed to drive what was once regarded as a fancy car. This was not his style. Walter was a better manager than the idiots who represented the shareholders.