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Workers, Unions Must Be Part of Detroit Solution, Says UAW’s King

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UAW President Bob King tells In These Times’ Molly M. Ginty:

If we restructure the city just like we restructured the auto industry, there’s hope that Detroit, too, can see a turnaround.

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Mitt Romney Encouraged Companies to Tell Their Workers How to Vote

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In a recent conference call with Mitt Romney and the anti-union National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Romney urged the employers to tell their employees who to vote for. In These Times featured a video of Romney's call in the article, "In Conference Call, Romney Urged Businesses to Tell Their Employees How to Vote."

Here's what Romney said:

I hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in the upcoming elections. And whether you agree with me or you agree with President Obama, or whatever your political view, I hope, I hope you pass those along to your employees.

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