Unionization of the Tennessee auto plants is a good way to eliminate auto manufacturing in Tennessee. Unionization has done wonders for the big 3. Primarily it has bankrupted 2/3rd of them!
Yup except you forget about all the good that unions did for the steel mills and Hostess bakerys. Oh, wait. That didn’t happen. Tennessee auto workers, you better watch your backs. I’ve been in unions(non right to work state at the time) and I’ve supervised union workers. I haven’t got any use for them or their attitudes and belligerence.
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We shouldn’t assume the company doesn’t want unionization. Big companies look at the cost of dealing with individuals vs the cost of dealing with unions and the union is less hassle than hundreds or thousands of individuals. Its the same reason a company will pay a temp service $15 an hour for a temp who makes $7.50 an hour.
When RTW passed here in Michigan I never expected the big 3 to go non union but it will benefit automotive parts suppliers who will drop their unions and create jobs.
Interestingly enough, the Union Conservatives were heavily involved in writing the RTW legislation and pushing it forward. They themselves didn’t expect to leave their unions but recognized it as being good for all the smaller businesses which is in turn, good for their jobs.