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	<title><![CDATA[America Needs a Strong, Unionized Auto Industry -- That Requires Government Action]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/america-needs-a-strong-un_b_144824.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p> As the debate over federal help for the auto industry has heated up, we've heard a lot from those who believe that the problem with the auto industry is "bloated union contracts." They see those contracts as a reason not to provide federal loans that could prevent one or more of the "Big Three" from falling into bankruptcy. </p>

<p> In fact, it is precisely this fact -- that unionized automobile manufacturers provide their workers with middle class incomes --...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-12-20T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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