Workers at Royal Oak Ford dealership vote YES for UAW

My wife did this !!!

http://www.uaw.org/news/newsarticle.cfm?ArtId=385

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – A strong majority of workers at Royal Oak Ford, a major Detroit-area auto dealership, have voted in favor of UAW representation.

Workers voted 22-12 to become part of the UAW, in an election held in Royal Oak today. The 35-person bargaining unit includes technicians, service and parts workers, body shop repair personnel, and porters.

“We’re proud to be the first UAW dealership in Michigan,” said Warren Dolbeer, a technician with 26 years experience in auto repair, including the last eight years at Royal Oak Ford.

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Later that same day....

http://www.uaw.org/news/newsarticle.cfm?ArtId=386

Workers at Mathews Ford vote to join UAW

-First auto dealership in Ohio with UAW-represented workforce
-Innovative partnership focuses on quality, customer satisfaction and market share growth

TOLEDO, OHIO – An overwhelming majority of workers at Mathews Ford in Oregon, Ohio, just outside Toledo, have voted for UAW representation through a card-check procedure. The 35-person bargaining unit includes auto technicians, service and repair workers, auto body workers and porters. Mathews Ford is the first auto dealership in Ohio with a UAW-represented workforce.

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That's what my wife does, she organizes !

I'm at NYU working on the strike there. Congrats!!!!! :applause: