UAW: No giving up!

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UAW: No giving up!
Gettelfinger to fight, but says change is required
Brett Clanton / The Detroit News
LAS VEGAS -- United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger had a message Monday for those who say his 71-year-old union is losing its way, its will and its solidarity in the face of a historic downsizing of the domestic auto industry: The UAW isn't going anywhere.
While acknowledging the challenges facing his union are unlike any in the past, Gettelfinger said the UAW remains committed to protecting workers from forces that threaten to dismantle decades of hard-fought union gains.
"We're not going to surrender," Gettelfinger told 1,300 cheering delegates at the UAW's 34th Constitutional Convention in Las Vegas.
"We're not going to lower our sights, give up our dreams, or give up our fight for a better world for our children and grandchildren."
But, he said, the UAW may have to do more to help the U.S. auto industry restructure to compete against fast-growing foreign rivals.

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