UAW, Teamsters protest Toyota in Washington

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http://www.freep.com/article/20100128/BUSINESS01/100128035/1318/UAW-Teamsters-protest-Toyota

Posted: 12:34 p.m. Jan. 28, 2010

The UAW and the Teamsters union protested outside the Japanese Embassy in Washington today calling on Toyota to reverse decisions to close a California plant and hire nonunion carhaulers.

Roughly 100 supporters gathered as UAW Vice President Bob King and Teamsters President James Hoffa delivered a letter for Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama calling for a meeting with Japanese officials and Toyota.

The Japanese automaker announced last year it was closing the plant in Fremont, Calif., after General Motors pulled out of the joint venture under its bankruptcy. The plant is the only Toyota plant organized by the UAW, and has about 4,700 workers.

"It's betrayal of these loyal workers in Fremont to close the plant and then announce plans to build a new plant in Mississippi," King said.

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1. toyota loves those docile union hating workers.....

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2. Car companies would keep slaves if it were remotely legal

Unfortunately unless Toyota gets it's house in order real quick, it's not going to be able to keep the Fremont plant open or build a new one in Mississippi.