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The democratic process that keeps workers and firms engaged
Laurent Belsie
Today, we look at one of the impeachment inquiry鈥檚 key figures, Ukrainian corruption, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 downward trajectory, Hong Kong protests from a different angle, and the reimagining of pop concerts.
But first,聽there鈥檚 this. You鈥檝e heard it all before: The country is hyper-divided. Unions are pass茅. Blue-collar workers resent management. Corporations prefer robots to people. There are truths embedded in these clich茅s. Yet, when push comes to shove, old-fashioned collective bargaining still works.
General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative agreement this week that could end the monthlong strike. Both sides were hard-nosed 鈥� and for good reason. But in the end, they compromised because they saw they had more to gain from working together than fighting each other. The union agreed to let three plants close, while GM halved the time it takes for temporary workers to earn full-time pay.
The process is democratic. Union members will vote on the deal, sealing its fate.
Perhaps that spirit can prevail in the new Chicago teachers鈥� strike and the 2 1/2-year-old walkout against Charter Communications. The tentative GM-UAW deal is a refreshing reminder 鈥� maybe even a wistful one 鈥� of how leaders with different visions can find common ground and the majority decides if it鈥檚 fair.
