# Did unions destroy Detroit? (Auto industry)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-unions-destroy-detroit-auto-industry/681264>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 13, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-unions-destroy-detroit-auto-industry/681264 "2014-02-13T17:18:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-unions-destroy-detroit-auto-industry/681264/81 "2016-10-18T20:22:25Z")

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> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#):
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> Seemingly logical, but fundamentally wrong. Read the studies. Power corrupts, period. Unions didn’t ‘kill’ Detroit, auto manufacturers didn’t ‘kill’ Detroit. People on both sides, corrupted by power, killed Detroit.

So, if the pursuit of power damages the organizations, now that Detroit is a shambles all those union presidents and company CEOs are just swimming in power, right?

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-unions-destroy-detroit-auto-industry/681264/82 "2016-10-19T14:33:06Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> So, if the pursuit of power damages the organizations, now that Detroit is a shambles all those union presidents and company CEOs are just swimming in power, right?

Just say you don’t get it and leave it at that. Or read the studies.

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