The stunning inability of Michigan’s politicians to talk about the 8,000 ton elephant in the room continues to amaze us here at GR Pundit. Michigan’s economy is suffering a “single-state” recession for one primary reason – the United Auto Workers union. Why? Michigan’s economy is/was so heavily dependent on the domestic auto industry that...
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WOOD TV 8 is reporting that Toyota has decided not to build a new factory in West Michigan because of militant UAW members who participated in an unauthorized protest at the Detroit Auto show, where Toyota Executives were in attendance. From the article: The rally wasn’t an authorized union gathering. UAW member Greg Shotwell...
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Blue-Collar Workers Turn Backs on UAW
An interesting article in today’s Detroit News points out an instance, in Michigan, where factory workers are actively fighting unionization: It speaks to a growing skepticism and sometimes outright distain of a union that historically inspired unflinching loyalty from members and fear from management. Does this really surprise anyone? Just what, exactly, does the...
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Black October
There’s an excellent article on today’s Detroit News web site regarding the effect of Delphi’s Bankruptcy on the automotive industry and unions. One quote: “The domestic auto industry’s structure is not stable… And, simply put, we expect it will get worse before it gets better.” We’re seeing the beginning of a dramatic restructuring of...
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