No, negations ended when they ran out of time on the old contract so the union leaders took what they had and showed it to the members.
This. The single most important factor in every job I've had is my boss. A good boss makes everyone around them better, a bad one does the opposite. A good leader adds value that goes way beyond their salary and their immediate scope of influence, a bad one is a cancer that poisons everything they touch. I won't necessarily sit here and defend some of the crazy CEO packages you see these days but a true leader is exceptionally hard to find and can be the difference between the success and failure of the entire business, so if you do you better do all you can to keep them around.
Yeah but think this through. The company is never going to credit the union for its business success. The union might fight for the very pay and benefits necessary to attract and retain a dedicated and competent workforce. With out it, the company may suffer poor quality and reliability. But obviously the union isn't going to get the credit.
But there are far fewer cases of unions causing ruing than pure greed by owners. (selling out to venture capitalists who decimate a company, for example). As a small business owner, what would you do if someone wanted to bUy your business for a fortune and carve it into tiny pieces, leaving your workers without a job. Not their fault, but out a job nonetheless.
BUT good old Henry Ford fought the unions tooth and nail before he caved in.
Yeah, the River Rouge riot was not an especially good day in the annals of capitalist benevolence.
Please enlighten us with a good example of when the Union made a positive difference for the company and consumer.