Video: A Worker's Vision for a New Auto Industry

A Worker's Vision for a New Auto Industry
Frank Hammer, former president of UAW Local 909, talks about his vision for the auto industry--and how it differs from Obama's.

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Real News segment with Frank Hammer, former president of UAW Local 909 and Tiffany Ten Eyck of Labor Notes.
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