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“The need for action is clear and urgent” -Nancy Pelosi On Auto Industry Bailout
With the House of Representatives pledging an aid package for the auto industry, the United Auto Workers (UWA) union fanned the flames a bit by refusing to grant any concessions in a bailout of the big 3 Detroit automakers. UAW president Ron Gettelfinger adamantly stated that the auto industry’s woes could be laid at the feet of the stumbling U.S. economy overall:
“We’re here not because of what the auto industry has done”, Mr Ron Gettelfinger, the union president, said. “We’re here because of what has happened to the economy.” The union represents blue-collar workers at assembly plants, as well as several parts suppliers.
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