We are hearing nothing about the strike which in normal times would be front page news. Judy woodruff did a fascinating segment on it last evening during pbs newshour.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ho...-auto-industry
one of the big issues is car ownership is changing with ride sharing, Uber and so on. And there is the cost of new autos. So the workers don’t want to lose any more jobs but are as many cars needed?
Another issue is health insurance. The auto industry bears a far greater portion than most industries.
Everyone’s premiums go up every year unless you qualify for government funded insurance. Medicare premiums go up every year as well as private. So the auto industry is bearing a greater and greater cost.
Is this the future wave of manufacturing the US? And what are we going to do about pesky healthcare premiums and costs?