Tag: "Labor Unions"
Hiding the UAW Behind a Giant Strawman Isn’t a Help.
I don’t think it’s controversial to say that the UAW has been a major cause for the slow collapse of the Big Three automakers. Eric Peters, writing in the American Spectator, apparently does, and he attacks the subject with such vigor that he’s left a fact or two on the side of the road in [...]
Minimum Wage, Maximum Hurt
Duane Lester has a nifty post on the minimum wage and the detrimental effect it has on the poor. That the minimum wage doesn’t help the poor shouldn’t be a great surprise to anyone with a even a passing familiarity with economics or common sense. However, what is interesting is just how badly the poor [...]
Meet the UAW’s 22-Pound Contract
If you’re one of those who still doesn’t believe that the UAW owns some serious responsibility for the sorry state of the Big Three automakers, you need to do just a little bit more reading. I’d say a week’s worth should be about right. No wonder our car makers can’t get their heads above water. [...]
Bailing Out Union Greed
When you consider why it’s necessary for Congress and the Treasury to use billions of our dollars to bail out three companies that have been run into the ditch, keep this in mind. Here’s a stat from my friend, blogger Mark Perry: Total compensation per hour for the big-three carmakers is $73.20. That’s a 52 [...]
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