“As long as the plants are in the USA the workers must be members of the UAW.”
Are you sure? Most of the Toyota plants in the U.S. are not union.
Yes, I am sure as far as any plant owned by the Big 3 goes. Toyota was not part of the compact signed back in the 1930’s.
Here is a link to the UAW’s version of how things went down
http://www.uawlocal1999.org/UAWHistory/default.asp
The spin is nauseating but the basic facts are correct. If you want a non-union American car company you have to build one from the ground up. Ford, GM and Chrysler are fair caught in the union web.