Americans realize we are overpaid relative to world labor, and that Ford and GM are the sad poster children of union interference in free market economies.
It also helps that ABC/CBS/NBC/CNN/PBS continue to propagate the lie that the U.S. economy is floundering, lowering wage expectations. Great for business and the markets!
Are we overpaid relative to world labor? Of course...and unless you want to ride a bicycle to work and eat rice three times a day do what is necessary to make sure we remain overpaid relative to world labor.