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Opinion - USA - The End of the UAW?
Is there still room for the United Auto Workers union?: Actually, it's a question the UAW must ask of itself
USA -The Car Connection, by Paul A. Eisenstein -23 Nov 2005: -- The union was born of confrontation. The sit-down strikes in Flint, the "Battle of the Overpass" at Ford's Rouge plant, these were the decisive moments that not only gave the union a seat at the bargaining table, but set the tone for talks to follow for decades to come. There's no question the UAW has won tremendous gains for its members in the auto industry: great wages, good retirement packages, a platinum health care package. But the cost of these deals simply won't be borne by the customer anymore. It's no longer 1970, when the Big Three swallowed hard and simply raised sticker prices. Every time they do, more customers migrate over to the imports... I'd prefer to remain pro-UAW. But it's becoming harder and harder to argue labor's case... Now let me be clear, I think GM has a lot of 'splaining to do, too. In reality, it seems like virtually everyone in Detroit is part of the problem. And if you can't find a way to become part of the solution, maybe you don't belong...
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