The United Auto Workers is holding the line against wage and benefit cuts, but it may not be able to escape further concessions if it hopes to get the government to bail out Detroit.
Even labor's closest allies are coming out publicly to say the UAW must pitch in to sway a wary public and convince skeptical members of Congress that federal assistance for General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC is a good investment for taxpayers.
Robert Reich, who was labor secretary under President Bill Clinton and is an adviser to President-elect Barack Obama, said the union ...

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