Politics and Unions: A fatal Concoction for Detroit

CARTOON  BY  GARY VARVEL

THE CITY WORKERS OF DETROIT ARE FINDING OUT THE HARD WAY THAT POLITICS AND UNIONS DON'T MIX.  FOR YEARS THE UNIONS HAVE SUPPORTED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WITH THEIR VOTE.   AND IN RETURN THE POLITICAL LEADERS OF THAT ONCE GREAT CITY GAVE IN TO THE DEMANDS OF THE UNIONS WITH MORE AND MORE CONCESSIONS.  BUT AS THE CORRUPTION IN THE CITY CONTINUED BETWEEN UNION BOSSES AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS GRADUALLY THE ECONOMIC TRUTH EMERGED AND NOW THAT ONCE SHINNING EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL POWER IS AN EMPTY SHELL OF IT'S FORMER SELF WITH BANKRUPTCY LOOMING JUST OVER THE HORIZON.