Labor Unions, the Auto Industry, and What's Next for GM, Ford and Chrysler

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Labor Unions, the Auto Industry, and What's Next for GM, Ford and Chrysler

Disagreement over wage and benefit cuts for United Auto Workers killed a proposed rescue package for automakers in the Senate last week. Diane and her guests discuss the role of labor unions among the problems confronting the auto...

Disagreement over wage and benefit cuts for United Auto Workers killed a proposed rescue package for automakers in the Senate last week. Diane and her guests discuss the role of labor unions among the problems confronting the auto industry.

Guests

Philip Dine

journalist and author of "State of the Unions"

James Gattuso

Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy at the Heritage Foundation.

David Shepardson

Washington bureau chief, The Detroit News.

Brian Fredline

President of United Auto Worker's Local 602 in Lansing, Michigan.

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