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"Why would a worker in Alabama or Texas making far and away the best wages he ever could want to join the UAW?" says Washington attorney Richard Wyatt, who specializes in labor issues. "The UAW has no story to tell these people that makes any sense."
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Also, nearly all elected officials, Republicans and Democrats, are favorable to business. The efforts are bipartisan.
It's also worth noting that one of the most important factors in attracting new auto manufacturers to the South over the last 15 years really had nothing to do with auto manufacturing or government incentives at all: efficiency improvements and consolidation in the railroad industry.
Auto manufacturing relies heavily on railroads to carry inbound parts/components and outbound finished vehicles. Efficiency improvements in the railroad industry now provide these manufacturers with a much greater global reach, and mergers/acquisitions among the railroads have helped streamline the process. The acquisition of Conrail by Norfolk Southern and CSX in 1998 was probably a huge factor, for this provided competitive rail service into the nation's largest consumer markets in metro New York and New England -- and enabled auto manufacturers in the south to move finished vehicles on a single rail trip with a single carrier (either NS or CSX).