The Big Three Have Fallen

[NJCher]

14. I recall

back in the mid-70s. The unions had real power back then. I was the first female executive hired by one of the Big Three, and was the only female executive in the Big Three for many years.

I remember that whenever the union's negotiations were finished and the deal announced, all of the executives would huddle together, reading the agreement. We rooted for them because we knew we'd get everything they got plus a few extra per cent.