Co-published with the American Prospect
ROCHESTER, NY – “Keep jobs in America,” shouted 56-year-old African American GM worker John Avery on Wednesday as he waved his hands in the air. Despite the cold autumn rain, Avery is a ball of energy jumping up and down, screaming, “Keep jobs in America.”
“I
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This morning, the United Auto Workers announced that they have reached a tentative agreement that could end the 31-day strike at General Motors. The details of the agreement were not yet available to the public.
“The number one priority of the national negotiation team has been to secure a strong
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Payday Report has learned that UAW officials expect the UAW and GM to settle on a tentative union contract in the next 24 hours.
The UAW is currently summoning 175 local union leaders to Detroit on Thursday, where the UAW hopes to present a final tentative agreement for approval.
The
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ROCHESTER, NEW YORK – A GM worker chucks wood into the fire barrel on the picket line as a Monday Night Football game blares from an iPhone. Workers huddle to protect themselves from the cold as they watch the game.
“It’s bone-chilling cold,” says Brendan Green, a middle-aged African-American worker
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Folks,
Its appear that we have gotten New York Governor Andrew Cuomo all shook up.
Today, the Albany Times-Union followed up on our scoop that Cuomo was sitting on a bill that would grant unemployment benefits to 3,400 striking GM workers.
Cuomo’s senior advisor and spokesman Rich Azzopardi
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