General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Factory Closing Bad News for Small Missouri Town [View all]pampango
(24,692 posts)Most of us would agree that to the extent that we base a car purchase decision on the labor that went into building it, a ranking would be:
#1 - American union labor (at an American company being 1A and a foreign company being 1B for many) would be a first choice;
#4 - foreign non-union labor (at an American company being 4A and a foreign company being 4B for those who are concerned with where profits end up) would be our last choice.
Where some here may differ is in whether to give a relative preference to cars made by American non-union labor or cars made by foreign union labor. Your post shows that you value the workers belonging to a union; others will value the nationality of the workers.
Your #2 would be - foreign union labor; #3 - American non-union labor
Others' #2 might be - American non-union labor; #3 - foreign union labor
Of course, many considerations go into purchasing a particular car but one thought will always come up: "Why not go with preference #1 above?"