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Unions are one of the reasons US car makers are in such dire straits. The workers are overpaid and build products that of poor quality. Unions keep poor performers on the line who don't have to worry about getting fired because the Union will raise such a stink it isn't worth the trouble. Unions have outlived there usefullness and exist in to support corrupt union bosses and to hold manufacturers and other industries hostage. Unions are also cash cows for Democratic politicians. Perhaps if the workers in the UAW wake up they will realize that they are going to lose the their jobs partially due to Union policies. And yes the board of directors and the CEOs also have much to answer for. Since they build gas guzzlers, that are overpriced and hardly worth the money. None of the so called foreign car manufacturers are asking to be bailed out. I wonder why
