Why would a worker in TN vote to join the union that failed to protect big 3 workers?

[2naSalit]

25. My goodness.

It is my understanding that it was the state legislature of Michigan that destroyed Detroit, the city. They took all the tax money and refused to use any of it to the benefit of the municipality.

If you are referring to the auto industry, it was not the union, it was the manufacturing base and auto parts manufacturers included who outsourced work and parts manufacturing to third world countries to maximize profit while trying to bust the unions... NAFTA was the big springboard that accelerated that process. Things would be far worse for the industry workers if UAW was not fighting for them all this time.

The issue in TN is that VW wanted to get the union in their factory because of the fact that what is going on in TN as far as worker's rights and power in the workplace is way out of step with they way they conduct business in the home country. Germany is an extremely progressive country when it comes to worker's rights, how they are included in the decision-making process in the work place as well as pension programs and training their workforce for career oriented participation. It's a totally different, and much better, ball game that we in this country should look into as a model for what we SHOULD be doing here instead of what we have... which is cramming the shaft ever further up our asses with every passing day.