UAW, Toyota workers to hold town hall meeting Saturday in Kentucky

http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070329/UPDATE/703290459/1148/AUTO01


Some Toyota workers will speak about their jobs Saturday at a UAW-supported town hall meeting in Kentucky.
The topic of the meeting is "The Human Cost of Toyota's Success."
UAW Vice President Terry Thurman will be among those attending the event in Lexington, Ky. The union has struggled to organize employees at foreign-owned auto makers.
A news release about the meeting says workers will talk about on-the-job injuries, the use of temporary workers and other concerns about conditions at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky.
Thurman, head of the union's National Organizing Department, said in a statement that "Our union is firmly and fully committed to helping these workers gain justice."
The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Hunter Presbyterian Church in Lexington.

Should be an interesting meeting.


Sounds a little "propagandaish"

"The Human Cost of Toyota's Success"
"......committed to helping these workers gain justice"



It will be interesting to see the outcome.

unions stink. I pay $25 dollars everymonth to my union and they do nothing for me. Our union rep doesnt even do anything during the day .

Would they really be better off on a union? Thats an extra $25 dollars a pay check in some cases more you have taken out of your check.

Would they really be better off on a union?
In short, they wouldn't.

Unions are utter crap in 90% of the cases. Look what happened int he NYC Transit strike a couple years back. They LOST money in the end of it all.

I don't want to ever be part of a union (either as a worker or employee.)

A Union is only as effective as its members.

C