General Motors goes non-union

[Sstashmoo]

Quote: "The historically strong Michigan economy paired strong unions [[benefiting all, including non-union, workers) with a strong manufacturing base."

The fasts are: Detroit was already a mecca for industry with a strong manufacturing base at the introduction of labor unions, and has been in a steady decline ever since. If you think higher labor costs draw new business, I have a bridge or something..

The UAW ran off countless other businesses, simply because they could not match the wages of their automaker brethren. You folks talk about Detroit being a one industry town, you can thank the UAW for that.

Henry Ford was offering unheard of wages at the time, classic example of free market forces at work. Labor unions undermined those forces and created an artificial atmosphere where profit and loss did not play a part. It is an unsustainable model and easy for anyone that knows how to operate a calculator to figure out.

Detroit would be the largest city in the US right now had it not been corrupted by labor thugs. Instead, she lay in ruins.