The UAW took pay cuts during the Bankruptcy Years. When things turned around, Big Business forgot to give them their raises; but all the big shots got theirs, and bonuses.
I don't blame the UAW for going on strike. I wish them well.
America needs an import tax to prevent outsourcing to foreign countries. END all "Trade Agreements", and make it illegal to have a trade deficit--we should buy no more from any country than they buy from us, so that our dollars don't migrate out-of-country.
Raw- and minimally-processed materials excepted (crude oil, minimally-processed aluminum, and other bottom-of-the-production-chain materials, especially if--like aluminum--the USA does not have abundant supplies.)