[Ouch]

I Wonder if the oppressive union and it’s demand for high wages had anything to do with it.

[Rashputin]

Funny thing about those oppressive unions, it's the same sorry management that gives unions benefit programs they know they have no intention of every paying out and "huge wages" they know will be used to justify moving overseas that end up rolling in cash for moving overseas and shafting the benefits programs and pension programs.

Unions have been and can be a problem but the management is still the management and no one seems to consider the fact that management loves having the excuse of unions as well as the means to make the union into an excuse.

[mouse1]

I Wonder if the oppressive union and it’s demand for high wages had anything to do with it.

Maybe it did for larger manufacturers. Small manufacturers took a big hit, especially since 2007. I worked in the office of a now closed down small manufacturer. How can they sell their widget for $1.00 if companies can get it from China for .07. Wages are stagnant. Some companies froze pay or asked for wage cut. Doesn’t help that anyone with a green card or stolen identity will work for even less. American workers are hurting.