No more "bounties" being paid by the union halls for Republican campaign yard signs.  As ridiculous and childish as this sounds it happens frequently here in southeast Michigan during every election year.

No more UAW election poll workers at every precinct being paid by the union supporting Democrats.

No more "slate" direct mail pieces from the union that list Democrats from the office of governor all the way down to dog catcher.

No more UAW organized "rallies" supporting Democrats or attacking Republicans.  I happened to see first hand the viciousness of these union "protestors" at the 2006 Detroit Labor Day parade when they accosted gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos and his family.  What a shameful scene.    

Of course the UAW could still conduct limited political activities through a political action committee.  But, there is currently no separation between day to day union operations and a PAC.  Partisan politics is so interwoven within the union that it has become a way of life.

Congress needs to seriously consider legislation that severely limits any future political activity of the now taxpayer supported UAW.  Of course, I am a realist.  I am sure the opposite will happen and the union will gain political power in the short term.  However, I am not certain if even a subsidized UAW can survive in the long term.  It seems as if an economic shift is taking place and the automotive bailouts are only delaying the inevitable demise of the UAW labor model.  Only time will tell.