About 150 active and retired auto workers and supporters grabbed the attention of the world media as they marched Jan 11 in front of the International Auto Show in downtown Detroit. Picketers signed petitions to Obama asking him to remove concessions imposed on workers that could drop auto worker wages to non-union standards and weaken retiree health care. Click to read more and download a petition.
Videos of the rally:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjpKQyNcvx8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMB73ILJ2lQ
Read the Labor Notes summary here:
http://www.labornotes.org/node/2029
Download a copy of the petition to circulate by clicking here.
To return your petitions fax to 313-842-0227 or mail to Auto Worker Caravan, c/o Labor Notes, 7435 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48210. Deadline is January 28.
