The strike by the United Automobile Workers union against three Detroit carmakers, now in its third week, is at its heart a conflict over electric vehicles: The companies say they must invest billions of dollars to retool their operations, while workers say they must defend their jobs from automation and technology while increasing their pay.
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Seems weird to paint the UAW as the entity holding back progress. Protecting workers' jobs and pay is one of the main purposes of any union. It is the government that should be stepping in here now to ensure the well-being of its population by equitably distributing the gains of automation while promoting the necessary green revolution. The workers on strike just seem to be a convenient, albeit unwarranted, scapegoat.
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Seems weird to paint the UAW as the entity holding back progress. Protecting workers' jobs and pay is one of the main purposes of any union. It is the government that should be stepping in here now to ensure the well-being of its population by equitably distributing the gains of automation while promoting the necessary green revolution. The workers on strike just seem to be a convenient, albeit unwarranted, scapegoat.
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Oct. 5, 2023, 10:55 a.m.