In a tense game of chicken, remarkable for its mix of petulance and audacity, congressional Republicans are threatening to halt U.S. aid to Ukraineāguaranteeing a Russian breakthrough and possible victory in that warāunless Democrats help pass a bill that all but locks down Americaās Southern border.
If the impasse isnāt resolved by the end of next week, when Congress goes on recess until the new year, the Ukrainian army could run out of ammunition. President Joe Biden could resupply the arsenal from U.S. stockpiles without legislative approval, but the move would be temporary, and the signal sentāthat Ukraine, and by implication other allies, can no longer count on U.S. support in a pinchācould be a holiday cork-popper for Russian President Vladimir Putin and all of our other adversaries.
They arenāt working for Ford or GM. What the fuck with this? Even if the companies wanted to, the unions wouldnāt stand for it. Iām going to need a reputable source for this.
Edit: Or downvotes. Thatās a perfectly reasonable way to respond to doubt and incredulity.
Their example was a bit simplistic. They are working in the supply chain and several other, less unionized, industries like meat packing and processed food.
What the OC said and this are not at all the same thing. Youāre right. Theyāll be in B2B companies and construction and food service. But what OC explicitly said was āin Ford and GM factoriesā and āmaking cars.ā
It might be fair to say this of any big company who has B2B workers working in their factories. A lot of companies outsource janitorial services for example and could have kids in them. But a company like GM or Ford doesnāt want to get their hands dirty by directly hiring illegals, and the UAW would never stand for an outside company doing work the union could do.
Of all the defensible examples they couldāve used, those two are the least likely to be implicated. Hence my incredulity. If they have a beef with the auto industry or American automakers, this was the wrong thread to pull them out as the go to bad guy.
Absolutely. I just wanted to provide better examples.