Left-Wing Ideologue Robert Kuttner Claims Unions Making Corporations Leaner

Democratic socialist Robert Kuttner reports:

The United Auto Workers, which was a genuine partner in the retooling of the U.S. auto industry, is launching a fresh campaign under its new president, Bob King, to organize foreign-owned U.S. auto plants. The United Steelworkers has helped domestic steel companies rebuild as a leaner and more competitive industry. The pending merger of AT&T and T-Mobile is likely to create a larger pool of unionized telephone workers. Unions have also been leaders of the effort to reregulate Wall Street.

Is Robert Kuttner covering politics or fiction? As you know, the UAW helped destroy GM through unreasonable wages and benefits. The UAW was a "genuine partner" in the infamous "Jobs Bank".