UAW Changes Tune Calling For Collaboration Not Confrontation As The Key To The Future

Bob King is getting creative — because he has to.

The United Auto Workers president, stymied in multiple attempts to organize foreign-owned automakers operating in the United States, is pushing to install the German labor model of “co-determination” at Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga assembly plant in the heart of the ol’ South.

He also is preparing to visit the White House today for another in a series of meetings, organized by the Obama administration, to identify ways the feds can help Detroit — short of a bailout. His message from city union leaders grappling with the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history:

carloslassiter - 9/13/2013 12:45:25 PM

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I'm guessing the pitch is something like this:

UAW: "We want workers to be paid 2x what they are worth on the open market, thus making your cars uncompetitive and driving you into bankruptcy (as we did so successfully for your buddies at GM)".

VW: "Awesome. Where do we sign up?"