> Just compare earnings by workers at the Big 3 who are represented by the UAW and Tesla workers who are non-unionized
On the other hand, Tesla isn't building new North American factories in Mexico.
> Just compare earnings by workers at the Big 3 who are represented by the UAW and Tesla workers who are non-unionized
On the other hand, Tesla isn't building new North American factories in Mexico.
Yup, fewer overpaid jobs for those lucky enough to hold them.
This isn’t just Tesla. Mercedes and one other carmaker have non-union plants in the US south.
And speaking of opening plants: the UAW got one of the big 3 to stop their planned closure of one of their plants.
> the UAW got one of the big 3 to stop their planned closure of one of their plants.
Then they have excess capacity, which is generally not great for the union: Now if the union goes on strike the company just increases utilization at facilities in another country and actually saves money.
It also raises the company's costs in general, and so raises prices, and so lowers sales, and soon you're looking at more plant closures.
Auto companies will already move production to cheaper places. Not unionizing will not stop that.
This is really about companies sharing more of their profits with their workers which is a good thing.