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A review by causearuckus
Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster by Paul Ingrassia
3.0
Its ironic that the big three keep repeating their same mistakes every 20 years or so (doubling down on SUVS, not being progressive in the industry).
Well researched and written with a smooth narrative, but the author puts way too much blame of the big three's problems on the union. Yes, the UAW has a lot of problems, but there is an ethical argument to be made that workers deserve pensions and healthcare without deductibles or other costs. A lot of space is dedicated to the issue of the union's job banks, but why should workers be punished by losing jobs/not getting paid for management's mistakes, especially since it is made clear the union has no say in how the companies are run.
Well researched and written with a smooth narrative, but the author puts way too much blame of the big three's problems on the union. Yes, the UAW has a lot of problems, but there is an ethical argument to be made that workers deserve pensions and healthcare without deductibles or other costs. A lot of space is dedicated to the issue of the union's job banks, but why should workers be punished by losing jobs/not getting paid for management's mistakes, especially since it is made clear the union has no say in how the companies are run.