<html><body> <DIV>No denying that Ford and GM are in dire shape (Query whether or in what form Ford will survive as a company or a brand),  nonetheless who can blame the autoworkers for fighting to save whatever they can of their standard of living, their healthcare and retirement? Or, should they just surrender and give it all back.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>One of the reasons the Auto Workers union is in such dire shape, as an organization, is the failure to organize any of the Japanese transplants in this country.  Such a failure is truly mind boggling and that alone justifies contempt for the UAW tops. SR</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood@panix.com> <BR><BR>: <BR>> <BR><BR>> <BR>> Something similar's going on in auto now. You hear Labor Notes people <BR>> complain about the lack of leadership & militancy coming from the <BR>> UAW, but GM & Ford are pretty fucked, and they never really <BR>> acknowledge that. So, comrade, what is to be done there? <BR>> <BR>> Doug <BR>> ___________________________________ <BR>> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>