Retirees formed a car caravan to visit striking workers
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The UAW Area Council meeting on September 25 took place at Local 848's hall instead of the usual Local 276, because Local 276 had suddenly gone on strike against General Motors. The group decided that they would end their meeting by forming a car caravan to visit the strikers at the gates. The general assault against retirees in America was the main topic of discussion. President Mary Holomek and Financial Secretary Fred Millholland emphasized the importance of political action to turn things around.
Brother Bob Felzke gave an enthusiastic report about his participation in the Alliance for Retired Americans' national Legislative Conference in Washington DC. He said "A lot is being done," by the national retirees' organization. Brother Bob Aday, former president of UAW Local 870 at the Ford plant in East Dallas, gave several keen insights into the problems at hand and what has to be done. "Education is the key," said this grand old man of North Texas labor. Brother Ed Reach agreed with great enthusiasm. Reach talked about sections of once-thriving Detroit that are now boarded up, "like a ghost town."
The group passed a resolution, "The leadership of North Texas UAW Retirees stand with our brothers and sisters in the auto industry!" Then they hung signs in the windows of their cars and formed a solidarity caravan to General Motors.
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number of automobiles, some of which were built in Arlington, stopped to bring
cold drinks and snacks to the strikers on the gates
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