Quote Originally Posted by tony
As long as major corporations exploit their workers there will be Unions, point fingers if you'd like. I'm against Unions just as much as you guys but look at the bigger picture here, the people wouldn't feel the need to organize if they were in a working environment that put a little emphasis on the backbone of the company.. the employees rather than nothing but profits.

The big 3 created this mess, even the unions. Without the unions they will still fail under the initiative they have now.

I agree to a point, but the UAW has gained enough political power that they are exploiting the Big 3. Without the over the top retirement program and other benefits the Big 3 could increase the quality of their vehicles and/or significantly lower their prices. Something as simple as replacing the retirement package with a 401k that the Big 3 contribute 2-1 with their employees would save them several million a month.