Unions are a government-provided protection racket. Implicit threats of violence and explicit threats to the economy are expressions of power that could only exist if the unions (not the companies) “owned” the jobs.
If Trump succeeds in bringing manufacturing back, then the longshoremen thugs will have fewer jobs to protect anyway.
The UAW priced themselves out of the car market, but unions never learn. Once you get on the gravy train, it’s hard to jump off.
Building efficiencies into a system does reduce head count, however those union members who would be affected can be retrained for the jobs that support automation and the additional activities that automation will create. Work can be done faster which means more inter-modal transportation opportunities.
Not really. Did any auto maker that offshored proction to get cheap 3rd world labor brag about retail price reduction because of same?
Yeah, I don't remember that either.