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On AlterNet: autoworkers

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "autoworkers"

Is Obama's Car Czar Plotting to Crush the Auto Unions?

Is Obama's Car Czar Plotting to Crush the Auto Unions?

David Sirota, Blog for Our Future. March 1, 2009.
Obama put corporate raider Steve Rattner in charge of overseeing the auto industry and his "plan" seems to be to crush the autoworkers.

The $70-an-Hour Autoworker Myth: A Zombie That Just Won't Die?

The $70-an-Hour Autoworker Myth: A Zombie That Just Won't Die?

Art Levine, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 2, 2008.
The $70-an-hour autoworker lie is alive and well, roaming the media landscape.

UAW R.I.P?

UAW R.I.P?

Max Fraser, The Nation. October 22, 2007.
Despite repeated efforts, the UAW has never been able to establish a foothold in foreign-owned factories, which are often strategically located in rural areas with a negligible union presence, antilabor state legislation and depressed local economies.

Massive Inequality is Unexamined Fault Line Behind GM Walk-Out

Massive Inequality is Unexamined Fault Line Behind GM Walk-Out

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 2, 2007.
The brief national strike against America's biggest automaker has a good bit to tell us about the gap that divides the awesomely affluent in the United States from everyone else.