In the Spirit of Solidarity,
I would like to personally congratulate United Auto Workers Local 129 on fifty years of existence. Considering all the numerous changes that our country and the economy has faced and endured in those fifty years, it is obvious that we have been blessed just to still be standing after all the years. Since our inception in 1956, millions of marriages have dissolved, businesses have failed, companies have gone bankrupt, partnerships have been broken and even governments have been overturned. In those fifty years, our country has seen thousand of changes. We have seen a man land on the moon, racial wars and barriers overturned, political awareness, affiliation and participation increase, and we've even seen a president and great civil rights activist assassinated, But yet we still stand. We've dealt with riots, wars, political protests and the hurt of our soldiers lives lost overseas. This country has seen the United States grow into the greatest economical power in the world, but yet has still faced at times an uncertain economy. But yet we still stand. Our music has changed, evolved and been reinvented. This country has faced many health concerns from heart conditions to cancer to AIDs and Alzheimer’s. But yet by the grace of God We still stand. Even as recent as this year it has been reported that a foreign automobile manufacturer has overtaken General Motors as the number one manufacturer in the United States. Delphi is now threatening strikes and bankruptcies that could affect all of us, and we have finally come to appreciate the fact that it is good to have a union. A union that has been able to withstand all these adversities and remain strong through the times, The UAW historically has provided a very good living for millions of workers while allowing them to raise families, educate their children, receive proper health care, and retire comfortably. Through the last fifty years of these struggles, our Local has been a proud participant of this great union and played their part to helping its members to progress. Sometimes, we, like the country, the economy, and any other business, seem to fall. But I want to encourage all of you my brothers and sisters that there is no shame in falling; the only shame is in not getting up. I encourage you to help us get up and stay up together. Let's buy American, support American and continue to support the union label.
Maverick Gayden, Lear Unit Chairperson
Maverick
Gayden
Committee
Representatives
Natalie Vela
Reggie Guy
Julia Jordan
Bobbie Hudson
Sheila Porter
Shearon Daniels
Richard Hale
Curtis Brown
Michael Owusu
Agyenmang
Carolyn Boss
Jimmie Bush
Willie Davis
Arlington, TX 76018
(817) 419-3026
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