Featured Trump tariffs put the US auto industry in disarray

always enjoy sharing and hearing about other's experiences.
here is my experience:

started working in college during the summer breaks - a member of United Rubber Workers for 4 summers - worked on what was called General Labor Gang

after college graduation and a 5 year stint in the USAF went to work as a mechanic at a snack food facility - member of the Teamsters (AFL-CIO) Union for 8 years, that was the period where the US Government took over the Teamsters Union temporarily because of the corruption and illegal activities (think Jimmy Hoffa)

went to work at a Japanese Automaker for the next 30 years - worked as a Skilled Team Member and Skilled Team Leader (hourly positions) then worked as a Skilled Group Leader, Engineer and Management (salaried positions) - trained for 8 weeks in Japan working the line and maintenance as a Team Member at 3 different plants in Japan as part of their Union Workforce. During my career I was temporarily assigned to Nummi Facility in California to help with implementation of an energy improvement program - this involved working directly with, supervising UAW Union hourly workers and Management salaried workers, also helped conduct tours for Ford management Personnel visiting our Kentucky plant to benchmark their own plants.

We live about 1 hour from the Ford Battery Plant and where in the broadcasting radius of the stations covering the Plant and the Unionization attempts at that plant- they interviewed Ford Hourly employees and Management employees as well as people for and against the Unionization effort, it was very well publicized. We were part of the tax base that provided the incentives for this factory, and the negative effect of a possible Unionization was very well covered by the Media as well as predicted by Ford.

The writing was on the wall for anyone who wanted to read it.

....feel that due to my direct experiences both in a Union and Non-Union atmosphere it allows a good general opinion of Unions - both good and bad and a unique perspective of how Unions work and their +'s and -'s in a competitive automotive industry