Butch Meets the Dragon

I grew up in a union family so it was very interesting, to say the least, when I got assigned to a team negotiating a labor contract with the City of Independence, Missouri, firemen.   I was about the same age as the firemen on the union team so we had a lot in common.  As the negotiations dragged on and on (the firemen were waiting to see if their candidates won the city council election), the union team started laying it on pretty thick with outrageous demands.  One day the union president, Butch, demanded that the city put into the firemen's contract  a guarantee that the city would only buy products made in the United States.   I immediately shot back, sure Butch, we'll put that in the contract... when you sell your Volkswagen.