autoworkers
UAW workers cheer president but job woes persist
August 6, 2010The thrill and excitement of having President Barack Obama at the Chicago Ford factory was tempered by continuing high unemployment figures, and worries that people won't be able to buy the new cars produced.
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Auto comeback celebrated, but there’s a cost
August 2, 2010President Obama visited a General Motors in Hamtramck and a Chrysler plant in Detroit Friday to celebrate the auto companies' comeback - but the comback has come with a cost.
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Fighting to be reborn
July 14, 2010It wasn't quite "old home week," but attending the U.S. Social Forum last month in Detroit, where I had lived for many years, was special, and thought-provoking.
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A dramatic reawakening of a people’s movement
July 12, 2010DETROIT - Two significant things happened in this beleaguered city recently that show the possibility of turning our country's problems around.
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We can win jobs if we fight for them, autoworkers tell U.S. Social Forum
June 24, 2010DETROIT - United Auto Workers President Bob King brought a message to the U.S. Social Forum here: "The UAW will speak up for and lead the fight for all workers, regardless of whether they are in...
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