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Beyond the Bailout: Why We Need a Regional Effort
Winter came early to the Mahoning Valley this year. Just last August the corporate, union, and political leadership of our community gathered in a makeshift auditorium on the floor of the Lordstown plant to hear GM’s CEO Rick Waggoner pledge … Continue reading
Posted in The Working Class and the Economy, Youngstown
Tagged Auto industry, bailout, regionalization, southern strategy, UAW
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Economic hope for the Mahoning Valley
On August, 21, 2008 General Motors’ CEO Rick Wagoner stood on a makeshift stage in front of a packed audience of Lordstown autoworkers, state and local politicians, and civic leaders from the Mahoning Valley to announce that his troubled global … Continue reading
Posted in Youngstown
Tagged Auto industry, Deindustrialization, Mahoning Valley, Manufacturing, Unions, Youngstown
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