Attacking the union

With the massive lay offs by ford and other automakers recently the news (especially NBC) have been blaming this on the union negotiated health care and pensions packages. Since when has health care become a luxury item that workers should be blame for having and the problem with the pension plans is the company didn't finance them like they were suppose to, so now there is no money in them. Hardly the workers fault.

During the coverage of the Detroit auto show I couldn't believe what I was seeing, although I wasn't surprised. All the American companies were rolling out SUVs and muscle cars while all the other companies were rolling out hybrids and other fuel efficient cars. I have no idea why someone wouldn't get a fuel efficient car? With China modernizing and the increasing instability of the middle east I think the days of cheap gas are long gone. A hard working union man has no other option than to buy a foreign car. There was also a big to do about China marketing its first car in America. A bare bones car with no frills and a low sticker price. Exactly the type of car the American companies say Americans are not interested in. So it shouldn't be a problem right?

In the end how can you blame the workers for wanting to go to the doctor when they are sick or have a decent life after their working days are done when the management miscalculated the future by so much. Maybe we should take away their retirement packages and seven figure salaries since they are the ones who screwed this all up.

Update: Since writing this I seen a daily show clip that fits perfectly, the clip titled Disassembly line