THE EXAMINER: No Bailout Without Big Changes in Detroit. “If President-elect Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi really want to help Detroit get back on its feet, they will tell the UAW it must accept wage, benefit and pension cuts that put the Big Three’s labor costs at the same level as the Asian automakers here. That won’t guarantee the survival of the Big Three, but it will let them compete on equal terms – and give them a real chance to survive.”