Shocker: GM, Chryler owner UAW leans toward Ford strike, "GM, Chrysler emerging as favorites to finish UAW contract talks first"

How exactly is this not racketeering? Obama gave the UAW a big chunk of ownership in GM and Chrysler at taxpayer expense, and now that same UAW is muscling GM and Chrysler competitor Ford Motor Company: UAW leans toward Ford strike

The United Auto Workers union has a strong mandate to strike Ford Motor Co. if an acceptable new labor agreement is not reached when the current contract expires Sept. 14.

Locals representing about 41,000 hourly Ford workers were asked to complete their votes by Friday. Locals are reporting 97 percent or higher of the membership has authorized UAW leadership to strike if necessary.

...Ford is the only Detroit automaker the UAW can strike. General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC have no-strike clauses from bankruptcy restructuring.

How could they strike GM and Chrysler anyway since they are part owners? Would the UAW strike against the UAW? Of course not. Ford is in essence getting punished for not putting themselves into Obama's, and the UAW's, hands.  Speaking of:

Bargaining with GM and Chrysler is pacing ahead of Ford, with teams working weekends and big issues on the table. The expectation is the larger GM will set terms that Chrysler will be expected to meet. Ford teams are working long days, but talks are not expected to intensify until after the Labor Day weekend.

So the UAW is essentially negotiating with itself via GM and Chrysler,and whatever they come up with will simply be imposed on Ford. Um - how is that not racketeering? Also, from The Detroit Free Press: GM, Chrysler emerging as favorites to finish UAW contract talks first. Shocked as hell, no?