Spring Hill UAW chief credits Obama for restart

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The Associated Press September 29, 2011, 10:18AM ET

The United Auto Workers leader in Spring Hill, Tenn. said restarting assembly at the General Motors Co. plant and creating some 1,700 new jobs two years after shutting it down shows the auto industry bailout was the right move and President Barack Obama deserves credit.

UAW Local 1853 President Mike O'Rourke said Wednesday there will be about 2,200 workers, including some who are already building GM engines at the former Saturn plant, and another 15,000 spinoff jobs in the surrounding Middle Tennessee region.

"Hey, that's pretty good news for the area," O'Rourke said.

He said the auto bailout saved 1 million jobs in the United States, and "hey, Obama was right."