Union Boss To Government: Please Bail Out The Companies We Destroyed
This is galling:
WASHINGTON – The head of the United Auto Workers made a public plea Sunday for government help for U.S. carmakers as the Big Three put the final touches on stabilization plans to submit to Congress.
“We cannot afford to see these companies fail,” said Ron Gettelfinger, the UAW chief, calling on Congress to approve the aid during a special session the week of Dec. 8.
Translation: “These companies are one of the last bastions of organized labor in America, and despite the fact that the ridiculous labor contracts we’ve foisted upon them are driving them into insolvency, we think the taxpayers should have to bail them out in order to prop up the millions in union dues we rake in from unionized auto workers.”
Discussion question: Why is it any better for certain politicians to be in the pocket of Big Labor and call for bailouts than it is for certain politicians to be in the pockets of Big Business and call for bailouts?
