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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

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25. Because of my Ford UAW benifits

Fri Sep 15, 2023, 04:03 PM

Sep 2023

I was able to go back to college and finish my degree. Everything paid for except books. No student loans to pay back.

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51 year member of UAW and [View all] multigraincracker Sep 2023 OP

I could have written this almost word for word. JohnnyRingo Sep 2023 #1

My husband was Local 755 IUE True Blue American Sep 2023 #7

K and R Diamond_Dog Sep 2023 #2

Don't forget the bologna sandwiches. gibraltar72 Sep 2023 #3

KNR niyad Sep 2023 #4

Right on! ✊🏽 n/a luvallpeeps Sep 2023 #5

K&R burrowowl Sep 2023 #6

Been there, done that! pazzyanne Sep 2023 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Beachnutt Sep 2023 #9

K & R mountain grammy Sep 2023 #10

45 years in my Union SouthernDem4ever Sep 2023 #11

CEOs and top executives now make obscene salaries. yardwork Sep 2023 #12

i say hogwash to that. AllaN01Bear Sep 2023 #16

Years ago moniss Sep 2023 #13

Amen to that. soldierant Sep 2023 #23

CWA member since 1974, here. Alliepoo Sep 2023 #14

CWA since 1971 and proud Deuxcents Sep 2023 #30

I was in a union when I worked as a nurse's aide for NM. Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #15

Solidarity! geardaddy Sep 2023 #17

Solidarity Wild blueberry Sep 2023 #18

Donuts are great along with those large boxes of coffee. Serves like 20. Prairie_Seagull Sep 2023 #19

KnR. Thanks for sharing. n/t iluvtennis Sep 2023 #20

SAG/AFTRA here. I support the strikers wholeheartedly. calimary Sep 2023 #21

1997 retired from General Motors tiredtoo Sep 2023 #22

Yes indeed and moniss Sep 2023 #27

Was once a UAW worker myself randr Sep 2023 #24

Because of my Ford UAW benifits multigraincracker Sep 2023 #25

I retired unofficially in 2006 with grow in. LiberalFighter Sep 2023 #28

On Yahoo RW Crap nwliberalkiwi Sep 2023 #29

Yahoo gives me gag reflex. dchill Sep 2023 #31

Union Strong Magoo48 Sep 2023 #32