Driving up to the the Diplomat House, a Rochester meeting venue I could already feel uneasiness. Several UAW members stood, smoking cigarettes, grumbling about the deal. It was 9am a full hour before the presentation of the GM/UAW deal would start but they were already there and they weren’
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Today, a GM worker, Roy A. McCombs, was tragically killed on a picket line in Spring Hill, Tennessee, when he was hit by a car in the early morning hours.
“Roy A. McCombs tragically lost his life today on a picket line standing up for a better life for himself
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UAW members of UAW Local 1853, employed at General Motors’ Spring Hill, Tennessee facility, voted down a proposed tentative agreement by a margin of 1,673 against the contract to 1,666 in favor of the deal.
The vote was a contentious one with UAW Local 1853 President Tim Stannard
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As I write this word is slowly coming in about the potential contract. It doesn’t sound good.
That said, when we talked to the UAW members on the strike line in Rochester, NY the feelings were still positive. While they were ready to get back to work – they were
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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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