Quote Originally Posted by nynco View Post
Reform unions is the answer, not elimination. There needs to be balance. I agree that Unions have caused issues esp in Detroit. But the main reason Detroit has a problem has to do with the eliminations of tariffs. No American can compete in a nation where the cost of living is 5000 dollars a year when the Americans cost is 50K. Unions did not do that to us, corporations and the politicians they own outsourced the middle class.
I think we differ on that one. I do think we need to do something about bringing back manufacturing to the states, I don't know if tariffs can be the answer. As for Detroit, the unions have the biggest hand in destroying the industry in that city. Example: All manufacturing facilities have machine operators and assemblers, lets say a typical wage for an assembler at a non-union plant is $12/hr. Not great pay, but not bad for unskilled labor. Same type of unskilled labor at a UAW infested plant in Dertoit/Flint/wherever is forced by unions to pay the worker $25/hr, plus another $5/hr into the union pension fund. That's great for the worker to make that kind of money for putting a bolt into a door. Not so great for the company having to pay its employees that much and not being able to develop new product for lack of R&D funds.