Ralph: They weren't "threatened". They were told the truth something UAW represented workers don't like hearing, even from their own union leadership. Usually when they do, it's too late. Manufacturers aren't adverse to pay competitive wages and benefits; but they aren't going to be used to as a platform or leverage by a union that has as deplorable a track-record of preserving jobs as the UAW. They just don't get it!
Economy, Past Hampers UAW Efforts to Organize Foreign Carmakers' US Plants
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"Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn who said such a union would make the Smyrma plant “not competitive” and the automaker was considering Mexico for its plant as well. The result? The union proposal was voted down two to one." The above statement by CEO Ghosn is known as a "veiled threat." These workers voted against their self-interests out of fear because of this "job blackmail." -Ralph Lyke Upstate New York