I thought the unions were the ones that were cramping their style.
It's both--Unions AND Wackos.
The Libocrats have a slight problem...which portion of their "base" do they make happy? The Unions or the Enviro-whackos?
If the Enviro-whackos win, the UAW will be out of jobs, move out of those strongholds of union bliss and there goes a HUGE voting block for the Dems. (especially in Michigan)
If the UAW wins the Enviro-whackos will find someone else to vote for. The Wackos tend to be a younger crowd and will be around longer.