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UAW Workers Enjoy Overeating at ‘Bailout Cafe’

by BMCWrites | January 1, 2009 at 02:58 pm

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Appearing as the opening paragraph of a piece published today in the AFL-CIO NOW BLOG, the following words form the almost-too-perfect complement to this cartoon:

Change was in the air—and on the way—in November, as the AFL-CIO’s biggest-ever political mobilization headed toward the finish line. Tens of thousands of union volunteers packed local union halls to phone bank or to talk with union family voters in neighborhoods around the country in the final get-out-the-vote push to elect Barack Obama and win even bigger working family majorities in Congress.

The way I see it, the labor union effort to “win even bigger working family majorities in Congress” appears to have begun when UAW members like the one shown seated at the table, began “overeating” at the U.S. government’s “Bailout Cafe” and leaving taxpayers to pick up the tab.

Cartoon courtesy My Personal Litmus

-- Bob McCarty Writes

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Art_By_Alida

at 17:34 on January 1st, 2009

Why should auto workers take concessions when the oil companies are making record profits?

You can lambast the unions all you want, and maybe they should make some sacrifices to help prevent all out chaos in the auto industry egged on by the war economics of the administration of the past few years in the USA, but don't totally discredit what has made this country's economy strong and that is decent pay, healthcare benefits and the hope of a pension.

The government is responsible for the global economic crisis by listening to Alan Greenspan, changing the lending laws in the 1980's, and not allowing regulation of Wall Street...oh, and don't forget gross mismanagement of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the whole legislature in general.

The lobbies took control of the government and now we want it back.

BMCWrites

at 17:43 on January 1st, 2009

At one time in this nation's history, unions were needed. Today, they're more of a hindrance than a help to the nation's economy (i.e., union thuggery does not make a good substitute for good business practices). As for the UAW specifically, that group lost its place at the table when it became more of a liability than a credit to its employers (i.e., GM, Ford, Chrysler).

dfndr13

at 19:04 on January 1st, 2009

I used to hate unions and think their time had come and gone, but now that we have CEOs that are getting paid millions of dollars while they bankrupt a company, why shouldn't the unions get theirs? One of these days the boards are going to figure out that CEOs and workers should get bonuses for current performance, not what they did at their last job. Just my humble opinion.