Collins Report

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Let me say this very clearly: Unions today are essentially bagmen for Democrats. They extort dues from helpless workers take their cut and kickback the rest to the Democrat Party.

In many locations all, state and local government workers are compelled to join a union if they want to get hired. “Agency shop” laws see that no one escapes union extortion.. While unions were started to protect workers from evil management their members now generally need protection from evil labor bosses.

The Union Autoworkers Union is such a union. Over the past decades its membership rolls have fallen and its ability to actually make a contribution to the American economy has declined as well. Auto manufacturing companies now spend their money paying for healthcare benefits and non-productive laid off unionized workers who are getting up to 95% of their normal pay. In some cases this goes on for years.

Any money given to the “Auto Industry” would actually be going to the Democrats in Michigan and the state of Michigan. I don’t want one dime of my money going to either one.

The problem won’t be fixed unless the Auto makers stop being welfare agencies instead of the industrial powerhouses they should be.

Bankruptcy is now the only option for fixing this mess. The standard Democrat answer of shoveling money at this problem will make it worse because it will embolden the UAW to demand more money. They are already saying they will not re-negotiate existing contracts despite certain knowledge there is no money to continue the contacts currently in place.

We have to cut our losses and allow the natural industrial genius of America enterprise to save itself. Only a self-generated solution will work. Temporary fixes won’t work ; they will only invite more problems.

Bankruptcy is the answer.

The union has joined with all of the Democrats from Michigan and the auto Manufacturing company representatives. The company representatives flew in on private jets. That tells you what they are thinking.