Is it unreasonable for the Union to be asked to play a part in saving the auto companies?

http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com/s/1...lion-auto.html

I understand the need to protect the workers, offer a fair wage and all. But isn't it better to take a pay decrease and keep your job than to shut down factories and lose it?

I'm sure this is not nearly so cut and dry. But I've always thought the auto unions to be unreasonable. I'm not sure how they're run in the US, but the leaders of the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) always seem to be completely unreasonable bullys and the auto makers cave to them. They remind me of the worst kind of politicians. I say congratulations to the Senate for not blindly spending tax payer dollars to appease a union that, IMHO, has too much power and knows how to abuse it.