The CEO of American Axle is looking to move his operations overseas or, to Mexico.

Let me sum it up for you from Dicks perspective. "American Axle cannot win new contracts for axles and other automotive components at its older U.S. plants where so-called all-in labor costs -- including wages and benefits -- now exceed $73 per hour. AAM competitors, including Toledo-based Dana and axle plants for Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, have all-in labor costs about one-third of AAM's, "

Yes, putting together axles can net you $150,000 a year. Are you kidding me? That's crazy. Technology workers, who spent years in college, don't get paid that kind of money unless they are executives..

Its time for the UAW and all unions to wake up and realize the following:

• The government already regulates plant safety,. do you really need the Union for this? Not really, one call to a local Democrat wanting to make a name for himself will come in and fix whatever's wrong whether something is or is not.
• Unskilled labor is not a job designed to support a family.
• It is not any companies obligation to share its profits with you. They are in business to make money. If you want to work for a non-profit organization, work for the government.
• Just because you've been working the same job for 20 years does not mean that you should keep getting a raise every year. There is a maximum value a job has. If you want more money, get a better job or move into management.
• It should not cost 73/hr to make an axle in the year 2008. Period.

The age of the Union is over. By producing inferior products, making inferior workers fire-proof and making unreasonable demands year after year after year the unions have destroyed manufacturing as we know it. The labor unions have bankrupted almost every major corporation they have touched. To paraphrase Jeremiah Wright, the unions chickens have come home to roost.

I hope that American Axle can get domestic production replaced with facilities in Mexico and stay in business.