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The UAW is one of the chief reasons Detroit is in such a shambles. Thousands of GM workers are paid full salary and benefits to not work, all part of the UAW contract. How can any industry be profitable when it has to haul this ball-and-chain around? Until the insane union contracts are renegotiated in light of global economic realities, the bailout money is a mere band aid on a sucking chest wound.
The Big 3 can file for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection like every other industry in order to have breathing room to recover. But that would nullify all the union contracts and the unions would lose their influence. The Dems are not bailing out GM, Ford and Chrysler. They're bailing out the UAW.
Good riddance to them all, greedy bastards.
