Reply #5: Very valid points.

[Union Yes]

Something I forgot to add to my OP. There is no doubt in my mind that this would be enormously difficult to prove in court.

You're spot on right about how the OEM supplier industry squeezed us out. I witnessed it too, along with you.

"I would think that the only way you could win a lawsuit would be to show that their behavior was not motivated by reducing cost inputs but strictly as a bias against the unions."

That's pretty much sums up what must be proved in a court of law. I believe union members could prove an obvious and willful bias against unions because of the gigantic number of union members that have lost their jobs. This massive elimination of union jobs started long before NAFTA so it's not totally to blame on those horrid trade agreements. NAFTA and subsequent trade agreements have been a major player in union busting. NAFTA gave union busting a shot of steroids.

The pattern of union busting goes back decades but really exploded in the 80's on through til today.

Thanks for adding those important points.

Peace