On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:55:31 -0500, Frank McCoy <mccoyf@millcomm.com>
wrote:
>"Fred Brown" <fredbbrown@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>Private sector unions are just as bad, they use union dues funds to donate
>>heavily to Democratic candidates who are generally pro-union.
>
>As do many business groups donate heavily to Republican Candidates in
>response.
>
>I don't like *either one* doing that.
>Legislatures are split enough.
>
>>Ford Motor Company which did not take bailout funds but won consessions
>>from it's UAW workers is now recovering nicely. The UAW at Ford is now
>>demanding that the concessions be reversed.
>
>Probably *some* should be.
>The union though, likely wants to bury Ford as an example.
>Then they figure they can hold up the other car-makers.
>That has been their attitude before.
>
>Only ... It don't work, when the manufacturer goes under and the jobs
>all move out-country instead of to the local competition.
The UAW is simply trying to get a better deal for its members. That's
their job. Whether it amounts to a "reversal" is immaterial. The point
is that they are allowed to negotiate. It doesn't mean they will
prevail in everything they want.
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