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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAll Romney wanted to do was bust the UAW
union by letting Detroit go bankrupt!
Why can't they tell the truth?
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All Romney wanted to do was bust the UAW (Original Post)
B Calm
Oct 2012
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Exactly, Sir: He wanted Union Contracts Broken Unilaterally, and Pensions Wiped Out
The Magistrate
Oct 2012
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LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)1. Exactly
he wanted to follow the same blueprint from his Bain days-- bust the union, hire cheaper workers, and steal the pension money
B Calm
(28,762 posts)3. He wants to bring up workers wages by busting unions.
Wow!
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)2. Exactly, Sir: He wanted Union Contracts Broken Unilaterally, and Pensions Wiped Out
IggleDoer
(1,186 posts)4. That's what Mitt's op-ed said.
He wanted Detroit to go into bankruptcy, then restructure the union contracts and make better cars.
He advocated Federal funds, ONLY AFTER the car companies emerged from bankruptcy. This was to provide funds to guarantee the car companies' warranties, etc.