The problem is that big automakers don’t really want to deal with every individual employee. The company would probably be pacified if the employees formed their own independent union.
Correct. They want to deal with representatives of the workers.
There is nothing wrong with that. You have to define processes and procedures and have the employees involved in this. It’s not the 20th century model of workers being antagonistic towards the bosses and vice versa.
Management and workers should be on the same team, sharing an interest in what is best for the company.
That is what VW wants.
Unfortunately, the US law is stuck in the adversarial model.
If you thought that the UAW could be ugly against non-union companies, just think what they would do against an independent union. Imagine trying to set up your own crime organization inside Mafia territory. Now multiply that by ten and add the force of the feral government.
Nonsense. Big companies have no problem dealing with individual employees. They set pay and benefits standards classifications all the time and HR manages them. Let’s not fall for that union “streamlining” lie.