The UAW’s Tesla drive is showing the way forward for US unions: go big or go extinct | Hamilton Nolan

Watching this UAW is like seeing sunrays after a dark night - unions are coming not just for the few, but for everyone

Imagine that you live on an island. Over time, you realize that the water around you is rising. The only way to avoid being inundated is to build a 10ft-high wall. That's a big project. It will take uncommon levels of resources and cooperation. Everyone will have to set aside their differences and work together - fast. It won't be easy. But the alternative is destruction.

That sounds like a lot of work, though. And the water isn't here yet. So you build a 1ft-high wall, and keep a positive attitude. Consequently, you drown.

Hamilton Nolan is a writer on labor and politics, based in New York City