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The UAW in the Driver's Seat
online.wsj.com - 5/2/2009
The UAW in the Driver's Seat
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PAUL INGRASSIA The latest developments in Washington's restructuring of the auto industry amount to this irony: Having burdened the Detroit companies for decades with restrictive work rules, enormous health-care obligations and generous retiree benefits, the United Auto Workers union will now ...
minx.cc - 4/29/2009
The UAW Is About To Become One Of The Biggest Automakers
— minx.cc — This is really getting strange. Under a debt restructuring plan, the UAW is going to become a... 55% stakeholder in Chrysler. The United Auto Workers union's retiree health-care fund will own 55 percent of Chrysler LLC in exchange for cutting... (more) The UAW Is About To Become One Of The Biggest Automakers
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Maggie's Farm — Why Andy McCarthy said No to the Justice Dept (h/t, Blue Crab) The UAW is now in the driver's seat. Kudlow is furious about the debt deal. "A shameful chapter in American history" he said this morning on the radio."It undermines the rule of law and replaces it with Chicago-style politics." A remarkable abuse of power indeed. The plot to destroy private medical insurance The man who fought the tort bar - and won. An ugly story with a happy ending. ...

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Maggie's Farm — Why Andy McCarthy said No to the Justice Dept (h/t, Blue Crab) The UAW is now in the driver's seat. Kudlow is furious about the debt deal. "A shameful chapter in American history" he said this morning on the radio."It undermines the rule of law and replaces it with Chicago-style politics." A remarkable abuse of power indeed. The etymology of military ranks The plot to destroy private medical insurance The man who fought the tort bar - and won. ...

The UAW in the Driver's Seat
The New Editor — Former Wall Street Journal Detroit bureau chief Paul Ingrassia has a must-read piece in the Journal.

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