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Originally posted by Captain
I agree on the first. On the second, why isn't the answer that jobs will go to other plants, whether here or abroad, because of the behavior that is irrational? Is this any different in terms of the need for government regulation from any situation where a company or industry behaves irrationally, and feels the sting of Darwin as a result?
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Because labor law protects against "run-away shops." A Company cannot simply say, "this union and this contract costs too much, so we are closing up and moving to North Carolina/Mexico/China." A company has an obligation to negotiate with the union over the movement of the work.
Hank is absolutely correct in his statements about the UAW and Big 3 auto contracts. The UAW negotiated so much crap into the agreements that Delphi and Visteon have absolutely no way to compete with any other Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier making the same parts.
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