True. The UAW has long outlived its' usefulness and is now just practicing legalized extortion. But, even if UAW is ditched, the execs will be tempted to take the cost savings and find new ways to waste it...ludicrous salaries to execs, wasteful spending on lobbying, parties, junkets, hookers, etc.
Greed is the root issue here, by both the UAW and the manufacturers. Until that can be effectively eliminated, I still don't see the situation improving much.