Harley Shaiken
Harley Shaiken
core debate debated elsewhere environment game labor looking rules seattle treated whether
What we're looking at in Seattle is a debate over the rules of the game and how the environment and labor will be treated -- whether they will be debated elsewhere or whether they will become part of the core discussions about trade.
combined create downward economy global pressure third
What's new about the global economy is First World productivity combined with Third World wages. That can create some real downward pressure on high-wage countries.
rhetoric time
The rhetoric is much different this time - this time they're really out to get each other.
exit looking middle roads
I think what we are looking at here are exit roads from the middle class.
labor tough
Labor is in some pretty tough rapids right now.
case pushed suspect
I suspect they don't want to strike, but they could be pushed into a corner, and if that's the case they have considerable leverage,
auto companies critical directly gm issues labor speaking york
Historically, GM has been the most tone-deaf of the auto companies when it comes to labor issues. But York is speaking plainly and directly about critical issues between GM and the UAW.
educated job route unclear
It's unclear if it's a route to a better job or to a more educated unemployment.
gm pushing sign tension
It's another sign of the tension that is enflaming this strike. GM is just pushing the UAW here, tweaking them.
gm pushing sign tension
It's another sign of the tension that is enflaming this strike, ... GM is just pushing the UAW here, tweaking them.
canyon
There is more than one way out of this canyon they are in right now,
bankruptcy barriers fewer moral
There are so many fewer moral barriers to a bankruptcy of this scale.
choices easy hard
There are some very hard choices and no easy answers. This is a long way from over.