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Community, Labor Unite with IUE-CWA at Whirlpool Rally

By James Parks

CWA Vice President Seth Rosen (left) and IUE-CWA Division President Jim Clark joined union members and community supporters in solidarity with workers at Whirlpool.

When more than 5,500 workers, community and religious activists from at least six states converged in front of the Whirlpool plant in Evansville, Ind., members of IUE-CWA led the way to deliver the message to "Keep It Made in America." Local 808 President Darrell Collins said:

We have had small rallies before and Whirlpool ignored us! They will not ignore us today! This is just the beginning of something big. We will carry this fight on till it changes. There is no limit to what we can accomplish as long as we work together.

One of the Whirlpool workers who stands to lose her job is Natalie Ford. A member of Local 808, Ford told the rally:

This doesn't just affect us, it affects everyone in our families...This is the only life we've known--now it's gone. The questions run through my mind: Am I going to lose everything I've worked my entire life for? I try to be strong for my family, but deep down I'm scared to death, not knowing what the future holds for us.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on February 28, 2010 (boomark / email).