Originally Posted by
MasterMason03
Give me a damn break. The GM bailout is a prime example of the greed and corruption the exemplifies Big Labor. Look at the auto plants in the south. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and BMW are all union free shops and do you ever hear about their workers being mistreated? The answer is an affirmative no.
Yes, unions had their place at one time (The Triangle Shirt factory fire). As long as unions are still in control of education, the US will continue to decline in the world standing of the quality of education.
Also, back the GM thing. The Fed interfered and assured the UAW that the status quo would be maintained at GM. The right thing would have been for GM to have broken the unions contract and start over. The legacy cost alone for GM are bleeding the company dry. I do not think we have seen the last restructuring for GM. It will most definitely happen again.
And one more thing "bigspendur". When I hear "union" I think "socialist, Marxist, and communist. These schools of thought are not compatible with representative government and free enterprise. These unions come back to the table time and again and demand more and more and what is the result. Shuttered up factories and unemployed workers because Big Labor does not represent the needs of their members but caters to the political machinations of the radical Progressive Democrat Left.