Monday, March 1, 2010

Facts matter, again

Another "facts matter" example of making a anti-labor point with questionable facts and logic. This opinion piece blames General Motors and its political friends in Washington for Toyota's recent image bashing. While there may be a lot of reasons to blame the UAW for the decline of American carmakers, this connection just seems weird. Essentially the writer says the PR bloodbath Toyota has taken is fueled by tools of the UAW. The reality is Toyota made some flawed products, and here are some of the problems not caused by the UAW, and as this article notes, there are plenty of deaths and lawsuits.