I thought this would be posted by now:

But the dramatic move means that at least temporarily the U.S. government would have the right to call all of the shots at the Detroit automaker -- as part of its $15.4 billion in loans to GM to date. GM said today it expects to receive another $11.6 billion in loans from the government this year.

Shikha Dalmia embarrasses herself in Forbes:

Detroit's Big Three need a bailout not because Big Labor has been too greedy but because American taxpayers haven't been generous enough.

At least, that's the argument that Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm was making on Meet The Press and other shows last weekend. But Granholm ought to get her facts straight.

Salon

Waxman needs to realize that healthcare, environmentalism and the labor movement are intertwined. He would do well to work for a single-payer plan that relieves the burden of healthcare costs on automakers.

Waxman is now chair of the committee that has jurisdiction over HR 676. If you live in Waxman's district, please contact him and ask him to cosponsor HR 676.

All these Democrats need to understand that without the UAW they would still be the minority party and John McCain would be president. Now is the time for them to show themselves to be worthy of all that UAW members have done for them.

MSNBC's Brzezinski falsely asserted "the average Big Three automaker union worker's compensation is $73/hour"

Irony, it's what's for dinner. Heh, how funny is it that a story about declining American automotive groups (for the unions and GM are both technically in decline) is opened with an ad by one of their more insidious competitors. That made me giggle.

More seriously, you should pay attention to the strike. You're going to see more of this sort of thing, and it could even someday include you and the people you work with. The bottom line is the question of which promises are going to be kept.