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I don't blame the UAW anymore than management, and think both have been more reasonable than congress. What mistakes UAW may have made were made years ago in different times. Choices that seemed good at the time but have prove unsustainable. What I've seen of the UAW of late has been more than reasonable.
The fundamental problem is demand. There may not be enough demand for 3 U.S. automakers given the number of competitors. This is not just true of the U.S., but the world over. The world just might not need to so many automakers. The question is not should we prop up potentially dying industry, but how do we smoothly transition? I support the former but not the latter. The world changes, and we adapt. Otherwise we might still be supporting the construction of stagecars....
