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James Beck

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All a "union" is, is a government sanctioned way to wrest
control of a company from the rightful owner.

You mean the employees? They're the ones who do the work that creates the
wealth that keeps the company in business.
An employee is a voluntary member of a work force UNLESS the company is
employee owned. I have always worked for ME and if I didn't like the
pay or benefits of where I was working I got a better job. Novel
concept.

The government cannot "sanction" unions, as their existence is inherent in
the rights of individuals to associate to promote their interests -- just as
capitalists associate to make money by exploiting other people's labor. The
right to form a union is protected by the Bill of Rights.
Sure, but the government forces a company to deal with "organized
labor" instead of just getting new workers. If you don't like the
benefits or the pay, get a better job. As soon as the government says
you can't fire a guy because he is on strike then the government has now
seized control of that company. Period. If you don't want to work for
the pay offered, the company should be free to find some one that will
work for that pay. If no one will take the job for that pay scale then
the scale would be moved upwards. Simple supply and demand.

American automakers have been in a slow cycle of self-destruction for the
last 50 years, and it has only a little to do with retirement benefits.

No, it has a lot with the baggage of costs that have occurred because of
them having to make deals with unions that were financially untenable.
If you think $3K+ of overhead per 10K of product is a good thing then
you have been a union lackey too long. While over seas companies have
been staying lean and mean unions have burdened US auto manufacturers
with overhead they can't handle.

Jim