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10-14-2011, 05:08 PM
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The Future Of The Union Hangs In The Balance
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Autoworkers are damned and determined to win back concessions.
The noises you might here if you drop in at Solidarity House - the headquarters of the UAW (http://autoblog.com/tag/uaw) - this week are the sounds of union leaders scrambling to prevent what could be a catastrophic confrontation that is beginning to look increasingly inevitable.
In the weeks leading up to the mid-summer launch of contract talks with Detroit's Big Three, United Auto Workers Union President Bob King stressed (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/02/uaw-boss-king-preaches-collaboration-non-adversarial-spirit/) that he was pushing for "creative problem solving." The best way to read that statement was that he was looking for a way to keep the automakers competitive in return for more jobs - while also seeking a way to sell new contracts to workers who were damned and determined to win back the concessions they'd made in recent years.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/07/eisenstein-driving-thumb.jpgPaul A. Eisenstein is Publisher of TheDetroitBureau.com (http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/), and a 30-year veteran of the automotive beat. His editorials bring his unique perspective and deep understanding of the auto world to Autoblog readers on a regular basis.
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The Future Of The Union Hangs In The Balance
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/10/bob-king-uaw-pres-arms-up.jpg (http://www.mnfords.com/2011/10/14/uaw-seems-headed-for-a-catastrophic-confrontation/#continued)
Autoworkers are damned and determined to win back concessions.
The noises you might here if you drop in at Solidarity House - the headquarters of the UAW (http://autoblog.com/tag/uaw) - this week are the sounds of union leaders scrambling to prevent what could be a catastrophic confrontation that is beginning to look increasingly inevitable.
In the weeks leading up to the mid-summer launch of contract talks with Detroit's Big Three, United Auto Workers Union President Bob King stressed (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/02/uaw-boss-king-preaches-collaboration-non-adversarial-spirit/) that he was pushing for "creative problem solving." The best way to read that statement was that he was looking for a way to keep the automakers competitive in return for more jobs - while also seeking a way to sell new contracts to workers who were damned and determined to win back the concessions they'd made in recent years.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/07/eisenstein-driving-thumb.jpgPaul A. Eisenstein is Publisher of TheDetroitBureau.com (http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/), and a 30-year veteran of the automotive beat. His editorials bring his unique perspective and deep understanding of the auto world to Autoblog readers on a regular basis.
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