Say it ain't so, Bob

Pity poor Bob King, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW). He recently spoke in favor of the Korean Free Trade Agreement claiming it was good for domestic automakers and their workers. The Economic Policy Institute estimates it will cost 159,000 domestic jobs over the next five years. King must be feeling a bit like another president whose taking a lot of flack from his leftist supporters. Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake and Huffington Post says its a bad trade - 800 jobs secured for the UAW, thousands lost for everyone else.

UAW changes

New UAW President Bob King speaking to autoworkers assembled in Detroit, set twin goals for the labor organizations future. King an attorney and political science major, wants to grow membership and repair the union's image. The linked article describes some of the things he says the union must do to achieve these goals. One of the agenda items is targeting Toyota for organizing efforts.