Goodyear Union City~United Steelworkers...Working to Save Union City !

Democracy in Action ! Goodyear & United Steelworkers, Working Together to Have a Better Tomorrow !

by : Don Jones...10/22/10

Underdog > http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/ <

Union Hall > http://www.uswlocal878.com/ <

Roy Herron > http://royherron.com/index.htm <

Judy Barker > http://www.judybarker.org/ <

Mark Maddox > http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/house/members/h76.html <

I have today revisited very familiar territory. United Steelworkers of America`s Union Hall, Local 878-L in Union City, Tennessee. There I visited with old friends and workers both in the plant and at the Hall ! These elected officers of the local union were voted for and elected by their peer`s to represent them on the job. There were some, I thought about, as they are no longer with us, but deceased, nevertheless, They came to mind. I suppose that comes from being older and, I hope wiser ? Today's venture to the Union Hall was for one purpose. To meet The candidates for office in our government. Roy Herron was there, shaking hands and answering questions. Roy is seeking the office of District#8~Tennessee Congressman, Roy is aware of the West Tennessee`s problem that affect our Goodyear Plant and our Milan Arsenal Plant ! I wanted to thank him for his assistance in our quest to keep our Goodyear Plant in Union City open and running now and in the future. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs ! Judy Barker was there shaking hands and answering questions,. Judy is seeking the office of Tennessee State Representative in the 77th District, the same district that our plant is in. I wanted to thank her for her action in giving our local Goodyear Plant $2 million dollars, Without her help, aid and assistance, this could not have been done. I could not have been more proud of anyone more, than my State Representative from the 76th District Representative, Mark Maddox. Not only has Mark Maddox been involved in all of this action to keep our plant running, he has been superb ! I want to thank him for all of his input and help, he worked along side of Judy Barker ! Now, you ask, were we lobbying for votes for these three candidates today ? You Bet`cha ! I read today's Goodyear Plant Paper(Union City Today), that our plant is doing well, according to Terry Tennyson, Plant Manager. Ricky Waggoner, Local President and Terry Tennyson are not to be overlooked in regard to all of this lobbying and increasing plant performance. We may be seeing history in the making. Goodyear Management and United Steelworkers working side by side to save our local plant. Having said that, it is those of you working on the floor of the plant that are the real HERO`S ! Thank you, for all that you do ! You have sacrificed and worked hard to save our plant. There are some politicians that are worth campaigning and voting for. The three mentioned above are among those worth it ! Your community should be proud of YOU ! I know, I am ! You may have saved Applebee`s ? >

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