“None of the three companies have demonstrated that they are serious about reaching an agreement.”
They are serious about reaching an agreement that allows them to remain competitive in a Global Market.
The no longer Big Three are competing on global market with companies that have far lower labor cost and very comparable quality products.
The American car companies may have reached the point that they either lower labor cost or go out of business.
I think the GM and Chrysler bailouts of 2009 show that
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:.
the gutting of the UAW,
the slaying of SEIU
and the gelding of the NFT.
Too bad GM didn’t take a good long strike back in the 1980s when their cars were junk and not selling well.
very comparable quality products?
The quality of Chevy, Dodge, (Ford is getting better but still), is far inferior to that of most imports, and has been that way for some time. These unions don’t care about the products. They only want money in their pockets.
You simply can’t compare a mid size chevy to a mid size Honda or Toyota, it doesn’t pan out. The unions have ruined what used to be good vehicles.