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To: TSgt

Should have kept the Georgia plant. Steel Workers? What happened to the United Rubber Workers?


7 posted on 11/29/2011 4:30:55 AM PST by NonValueAdded (At 4 AM, it is a test; at 2 PM, it is a demonstration)
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To: NonValueAdded

Once upon a time, I was the Plant Engineer at a rubber produts company. The Steelworker’s unionized the facility. Employment went from around 250 to about 85 within six months.

USW vs URW is sort of like WWE vs WWF.


29 posted on 11/29/2011 5:44:38 AM PST by noprogs (Borders, Language, Culture....all should be preserved)
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To: NonValueAdded

The URW merged with the steel workers over a decade ago...


35 posted on 11/29/2011 6:20:38 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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