Well actually I don't because I've been a long time critic of union abuses but the UAW most likely shares a good deal of the blame in the auto industry collapse. For the most part, it's not the fault of the little guy in these abuses. The fault comes from the top down just like any level of industry. The union bosses go into negotiations often with one goal in mind - to take care of the high seniority workers of which they are certainly a part of. They aren't satisfied spreading the wealth out among all the workers.

We of liberal and progressive mind are easily swayed by the blue collar aspect to worker organization but I believe, in order to be consistent, if we're calling for regulation of industry leaders, we must also ensure that unions can only get so powerful as well. It's all about balance.

That said, we all owe unions a tremendous debt of gratitude for how they evolved our manufacturing and business models in this country and stopped the extreme abuses that were prevalent in our early industrial age. They serve a very important role in our society but cannot be the only solution. They must be seen as a tool that is constantly under watch for abuse and overreach just as we need regulators to oversee the wealthiest amongst us.

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