The WSJ carries an excellent article by John B. Schnapp on Walter Reuther and his legacy in the UAW: “Walter Reuther was an undoubted great man. However, the persistence in the contemporary UAW of his intractability, understandable though it may have been in his own time, ensures a continuation of the worst of all outcomes — a shrinkage of employers and the disappearance of jobs.” Unfortunately, there’s no free link online, but it’s worth reading for anybody who is distressed to see American auto companies bleed money and shed jobs. It won’t make you feel any better, but it will help you understand.