Election Day 2012: UAW members made the difference

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•  President Obama thanks UAW members
• MLIVE: Would Obama have won re-election without the UAW? Nov. 13. 
• HuffPo: Mitt Romney Auto Bailout Troubles Nov. 13.
• NYT: Labor Leaders Have Obama’s Back, and Are Ready to Help Nov. 13.
• HuffPo: Labor Unions Deliver For Obama With Post-Citizens United Ground Game Nov. 13.
• AP: Auto bailout a factor in Romney's loss Nov. 12.
• Observer & Eccentric: Curson: ‘Nobody ... wants to fall off the fiscal cliff' Nov. 12.
• DET NEWS: U.S. Rep.-elect Dave Curson takes 6-week stint seriously Nov. 12.

 

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• Dora Rodriguez-Sharkey (above), of Local 845's ACH LLC Sheldon Road plant in Michigan, gives her views on the grassroots effort that helped President Obama win re-election and what it means to her.
• MLIVE: Obama calls UAW President Bob King to thank union for re-election support Nov. 12.
• MLIVE: Obama to UAW: Re-election wouldn't have happened without union Nov. 12.
• FREEP: Fill-in for Thaddeus McCotter ready to get to work in 6-week term Nov. 9.
• Mother Jones: Politically, Unions Are Between a Rock and a Hard Place Nov. 9
• Atlas Project: Union Households Deliver Big in OH and MI Nov. 9.
• WSJ: Jeeps and Chevrolets Helped Power Obama Victory Nov. 9.
• WWJ: UAW President Predicts Post-Election Progress Nov. 8.
• PW: Obama, Stabenow cruise to victory in Michigan, tea party mayor recalled Nov. 8.
• USA TODAY: Car industry bailout was a key Obama issue Nov. 8.
• IBT: American Autoworkers Rejoice As Obama Wins Re-Election Nov. 7.
• FREEP: Day off for UAW auto workers captures national attention Nov. 7.
• FREEP: Michigan's toughened emergency manager law rejected Nov. 7.
• DET NEWS: Michigan helps propel Democrat Obama to victory Nov. 7
• AP: America casts its ballots on democracy's day Nov. 7.
• The Daily.com: REVVED UP FOR OBAMA Nov. 7.
• The Atlantic: Why Do U.S. Auto Workers Get Election Day Off? Thank Their Union. Nov. 7
• MLIVE: UAW busing voters to the polls in Detroit. Nov. 7. 
• NHAFLCIO: UAW President Join Senators To Set the Record Straight
• WILX: Final Efforts to Get Out the Vote in Michigan 
• DET NEWS: UAW's King, Dems keep pressure on Romney
• MSNBC: Politics of auto bailout haunt Romney in Northwest Ohio Oct. 26
• Politico.com: The return of Bain Capital Oct. 30.
• NYT: Ohio Working Class May Offer Key to Obama’s Re-election Oct. 30.
• VINDY.com: Romney ads draw fire from automakers Oct. 31.
• DET NEWS: Stabenow bets on experience in bid for re-election Oct. 31.
• FREEP: GM calls latest Romney auto ad 'politics at its cynical worst' Oct. 31.
• NYT: 2 American Automakers Rebut Claims by Romney Oct. 31.
• Blog.NWF.org: Jeep in Ohio…also Indiana, Michigan, Illinois Oct. 31.
• A statewide "Nuns on the Bus" tour (above) was cheered on in city after city as supporters of Michigan's Proposal 2 gathered for rallies in Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint and Detroit.  Speakers composed of nurses, firefighters, auto workers and various politicians addressed the crowd about the benefits of Proposal 2 which would be added to the constitution to assure the collective bargaining rights of workers. "Nuns on the Bus" was organized, in part, by Protect Working Families and the Catholic social justice organization NETWORK, led by Sister Simone Campbell.
• Denver Post: Editorial: Romney outsourcing the truth on Jeeps Oct. 31.
• Washington Times: Auto workers hit Romney on China jobs remark Oct. 31.
• DET NEWS: Marchionne's letter on Jeep production in U.S. Nov. 1.
• Columbus Dispatch: Obama helped when car makers needed it Nov. 1
• WYTV: UAW Leaders Decry Romney Ads Nov. 1.
• REUTERS: Chrysler repeats not moving Jeep work to China from U.S. Nov. 1.
• Toledo Blade: Chrysler CEO: U.S.-built Jeeps will continue legacy Nov. 1.
• FREEP: GM, Chrysler tell Romney he's wrong about Chinese jobs claim Nov. 1.
• NYT: Romney Versus the Automakers Nov. 1
• Deadline Detroit: UAW Prez Says Romney's Deceptive Jeep Ad Has Energized members Nov. 1.
• FREEP: As election draws near, President Barack Obama expands lead in Michigan Nov. 1.
• Politico.com: UAW chief: Auto ads hurt Romney Nov. 5
• NYT: 2 American Automakers Rebut Claims by Romney Oct. 31.
• TRUTHOUT: UAW Charges Romney With Profiteering From Auto Bailout Nov. 1
• Daily Kos: November Surprise? From UAW Pres. Bob King Nov. 1
• DET NEWS: Obama campaign confident it will win Michigan Nov. 1
• NATION: Did Mitt Romney Break the Law by Failing to Disclose Delphi Investments? Nov. 2.
• louisposner.com: UAW Files Government Ethics Complaint Against Mitt Romney Nov. 2
• HuffPo: Mitt Romney Likely To Face Ethics Complaint From UAW Nov. 2.
• Nevada View: CREW, UAW Charge Romney with Ethics Violations Nov. 2
• IBT: UAW Wants Romney To Disclose $15 Million Auto Bailout Profit Nov. 2
• Autoblog: UAW calls for investigation into Romney ethics violations Nov. 2.
• Daily Kos: Romney's Delphi scandal involves his undisclosed 2009 taxes & Bain Nov. 2.
• DET NEWS: Trump's tweet about Jeep riles Chrysler VP Nov. 2.
• The Hill: Unions aim to lock collective bargaining into state constitutions Nov. 5.
• BloggingformMI: Nuns on the Bus barnstorm Michigan in support of Prop 2 Nov. 5.
• YouTube: GREG PALAST - UAW Files Ethics Charge On Romney For Auto Loan Profits Nov. 5.
• HuffPo: Gov. Romney: It's Time to Disclose or Divest Nov. 5.
• FREEP: Romney's false claims on auto jobs energize UAW's election efforts Nov. 5.
• WBEZ: A different dream for the American worker Nov. 5.
• FREEP: Rare Twitter tussle for auto leaders: Chrysler exec's battle with Trump Nov. 5.
• DET NEWS: UAW's King, Dems keep pressure on Romney Nov. 7.
• WSJ: Election Day a Holiday at Chrysler — Since 1999 Nov. 7.
• MSNBC, The Ed Show: Auto Workers demand answers
• AP election day story with UAW members Keely Bell and Joe Losier
• Union voters were key to President Obama's victory, especially in Ohio and Michigan, according to The Atlas Project, a progressive blog.
• Bob King on "The Ed Show" about Romney's doubling down on his lies about Jeep.
• Mitt's dishonesty about the auto rescue the focus of our rally at Romney's last campaign event in New Hampshire, Detriot News reports.
• On Election Day, Americans took time to vote, including in Warren, Mich., where UAW members  Keely Bell and Joseph Losier, who were interviewed for this AP story.
• Why do members of the UAW get the day off to vote? Simple. We negotiated it, The Atlantic explains. Here's the Wall Street Journal story on the Election Day holiday we negotiated in 1999. The Free Press story is here.
• "The Ed Show" interviews Bob King on millions Romney made on Delphi's bankruptcy. 
• "Boots of the ground" is what will win the election in Michigan, UAW Local 652 President Mike Green tells WILX in Lansing.
•  UAW Region 1 makes sure those without transportation have a ride to the polls, MLIVE reports.