Are Unions Finished

It's sad that the UAW has become [a union in name only](http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/dec2008/pers-d22.shtml).

>What remains of the historical past of the UAW and the rest of the official unions as workers’ organizations is a purely terminological remnant. In the social role they play, they are organizations through which the demands of the government and the corporations are imposed on the workers. They in no way carry out even the elementary tasks historically associated with unions—mitigating the exploitation of the working class by improving wages and working conditions.