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I feel bad posting anything against unions. My grandfather was a union steward in the UAW. I think saying 'unions are worthless!' is not on target. But it seems like the past 40 years have show clearly that union leadership is (like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton) REALLY in the business of keeping themselves employed. Not the workers, the leaders. Union leaders are in fact in management jobs, and if it all goes t!ts up, they could careless.

I want people to make a decent wage in this country, but it is not realistic to ignore the HUGE disparity in wages between workers in the US and other countrys, especially for things like machined parts.

In Supermans defense, there are many instances where tapping experienced union labor is the only logical choice. You not going to build a 50 story building with a bunch of undocumented workers with unknown skills.

But a stainless steel widget made in China is the same as a stainless steel widget made in Everett, WA. Yes, you need to have checks in place to make sure that they are in fact the same. But if the quality is there, are business leaders supposed to ignore the potential cost savings?

I don't feel good about typing any of this, but it seems to ring true.