UAW GM workers:
Thumbs up!
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Joe McClure and Ron Anderson, both of UAW Local 1853 in Spring Hill, Tenn., sign in to begin the voting process at their Oct. 4 ratification Photo: TODD HORTON / UAW LOCAL 1853 |
Tami Taylor “I thought it was a fair deal. We gave up a little, but what we gave up was well worth what we kept. I'm depressed to see how many jobs are going out of this country. So the job guarantees were the big thing for me. We gave up our pay raises, but we didn't really lose any pay. I am proud of our bargaining team and the job they did for us.” Photo: TONY HUFFORD / UAW LOCAL 5960 |
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UAW Local 5960 member Carl Byas prepares the voting sign at the local’s Oct. 3 ratification in Lake Orion, Mich. Photo: REBECCA COOK |
Tammy Van Kirk of UAW Local 2166 in Shreveport, La., drops her ballot in the voting box at the local’s Oct. 5 ratification. Photo: CHARLOTTE KOWALCYK / UAW LOCAL 2166 |
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Ivy Polk (at microphone) of UAW Local 276 asks for clarification on part of the contract proposal at the local’s Oct. 6 ratification in Arlington, Texas. Photo: MANNY SALAZAR / UAW LOCAL 276 |
Dennis Moore, “This was one of the best contracts ever. It makes me feel secure about my benefits, especially my health care. I wanted to come down here to find out for myself what's really in it.” Photo: REBECCA COOK |
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Longtime UAW Local 659 member James Bunker shows his support for the union’s tentative agreement with GM at the local’s Sept. 30 ratification meeting in Flint, Mich. With him are sons Aaron, 17, and Nathan, 6 Photo: SAM STARK |
Bill King, chair of Local 659 and of the UAW GM National Negotiating Committee, reviews contract highlights at that meeting. Photo: SAM STARK |
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