Detroit Auto Show Auto Worker Rally - 2009

On January 11, 2009, active and retired autoworkers, labor and community activists, and others concerned about the future of U.S. manufacturing, healthcare, the environment, the economy, and working families rallied outside Cobo Hall in Detroit during press day of the North American International Auto Show. They advocated for Single-Payer Health Care Bill H.R. 676, bold green jobs legislation, fair trade, the Employee Free Choice Act and other concrete solutions to remedy decades of failed corporate and government policies.

http://www.AutoWorkerCaravan.org
http://www.LaborNotes.org
http://www.SoldiersOfSolidarity.com
http://www.CentrForLaborRenewal.org
http://www.LabourStart.org/
http://www.CLnews.org/

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News & Politics

Tags:

• big three
• detroit
• bailout
• north american
• international
• auto show
• cobo hall
• manufacturing
• healthcare
• UAW
• HR 676
• environment
• green jobs
• fair trade
• union
• labor
• shelby
• corker
• demint
• general motors
• gm
• ford
• chrysler
• fiat
• opel
• toyota
• honda
• hyundai
• tesla
• economy
• obama
• alabama
• tennessee
• georgia
• south carolina
• kentucky
• mississippi
• the south
• employee free choice act

[xtaxplayer]

Union's have complete Healthcare and the highest wages in their industry, and you still whine?? What are you kidding America?

The Auto industry will and should leave and go to RIGHT TO WORK STATES. It would help the economy and the ability to buy inexpensive quality cars.

[FlintPublic]

@xtaxplayer No. They don't. Get a union job with the Big Three today and you'll earn $14/hr, no healthcare, no pension. It's called "the race to the bottom" and working class people better start to realize that singing outta the fat cats' song book will leave us all broke — as they laugh all the way to the tax shelter. Right to work (for less) states only serve to drive down wages which drives down demand which drives this depression.

[xtaxplayer]

@FlintPublic Right... Auto workers are getting $14.00 an hour, where? they get $50.00 an hour to work in parts depot's around here. The speaker at the beginning explains they are here for freedom, but demand rules to regulate pay. George at @ 1:45 explains that 10% of the auto goes to labor, ANOTHER LIE, also he an autoworker needs to be a PHD in computer science? I have a degree in computer science and he is full of crap.

It is typical to lie and continue lying to get your way...CHILDISH.

[FlintPublic]

@xtaxplayer Just because the press favors ideology over facts doesn't make them "lies." Use those sweet computer skills of yours to do a little research and you'll find that labor costs BEFORE the $14 wage became even more prevalent were indeed less than 10% of production costs. ALL UAW new-hires earn the $14 wage. PS: our labor creates ALL wealth, "freedom" to exploit is no virtue & wage suppression in the name of "cost cutting" killed demand & brought about this depression.

[FlintPublic]

Hilarious swipe at Flint, Diceman! And we're the ones who are supposed to be low class & unoriginal. Anyway, bully for the deep pockets of Tesla & the 3k people who can afford to buy one (or 2!). I'm sure all of their mothers are very proud. I remember how proud my mom was when I sold 3k sub sandwiches for a school fundraiser. At any rate, the rest of America has other things on our minds than your pride-inducing toys. (PS: Note to Tesla workers: green unions are way hipper than green investing)

[DarthNefatious]

California is the new Detroit. The world is changing my obsolete friends.

Can you say Tesla Motors.

[FlintPublic]

@DarthNefatious Can you say DeLorean?

[xtaxplayer]

@FlintPublic PROPAGANDA AT ITS BEST ! !

$14 wage is for apprentice; a person with no experience

"PS: our labor creates ALL wealth" WHAT??? So the UAW controls the wealth of the world???

If so the chocolate bar patent is owned by the UAW as is the light bulb, Oil, Propane, Gasoline, Gold...etc...

Sorry that BS doesn't fly here.

No, what brought about this depression is socialist/communist idea's of spreading the wealth. Problem is when enough is spread there is no more and the system collapses

[DarthNefatious]

@FlintPublic Can you say $500+ million dollars in low interest loans of your money in Tesla's deep pockets from the government. Plus all the reservations at ($5k a pop) from people waiting for their cars (Over 3000 pre-orders of the "Model S" 2 years in advance of launch). Cars Americans can finally be proud of again. Not to mention backing by Daimler, Toyota & Panasonic, & another $200+ Mil in IPO Money.

Tesla Motors is no DeLorean.

I think Flint would make more money as a parking lot. mlm

[FlintPublic]

@TomJackson986 You're talking about the Wall Street "profit junkies" I assume. Because to call $14/hr. for 30-years of back-breaking labor that makes every dime these corp's will ever make "leeching" is just stupendously misdirected. Our Labor creates ALL wealth!