autoworkers
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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New UAW president vows “social justice” unionism
June 18, 2010United Auto Workers' new president, Bob King, pledges to fight for jobs and justice for all Americans.
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