I am writing this in January 2021 for a new generation of auto workers who don’t know
the history they are piggy-backing. Who don’t know who hogtied them into this
corkscrew position. It’s all becoming more clear as the federales crack down. But the
news isn’t new. You’ve been getting screwed for a long time.
It’s not a conspiracy. The UAW rank and file put blinders on. Out of sight/out of . . . First,
it was parts suppliers, then Caterpillar, then on and on like a train load of Chessie cats
winking lights out as they boxcar past into the blue. Who knew? Everyone knew, certain as death, the Big Con was coming.
Jointness was a separate contract within the contract. A payoff deal for the traitors. The
Cons labeled their political caucus “Administration” because the name conflates the caucus with management of the UAW. Hence, anyone who opposes or disputes decisions is automatically dismissed as anti union, not anti concessions or anti two tier.