CHAPTER 13
The Agony of Defeat
Wednesday, April 7, 3:18 p.m. . . .
“There’s no way,” said John Elliot, craning his long neck forward to catch every eye, “that any investor we might interest in buying these plants would ever agree to provide work guarantees to the unions.”
“I understand that,” said Barton. “But what if we were willing to discount the selling price a little, to offset the buyer’s exposure—?”
“You’re dreaming, Jim,” Elliot interjected. “If the plan depends on this element, it’s dead on arrival.” He folded his arms, shook his head, and looked around the table.
“Obviously, it doesn’t depend on that specific detail. It’s an example. An idea.” A detail I should not have mentioned, thought Barton. “The end result,” Barton tried, “would ...
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