Jobs with Justice Blog » auto show http://www.jwjblog.org Building a movement for workers' rights & economic justice. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Flash Mob at DC Auto Show Targets Chrysler http://www.jwjblog.org/2010/02/flash-mob-at-dc-auto-show-targets-chrysler/ http://www.jwjblog.org/2010/02/flash-mob-at-dc-auto-show-targets-chrysler/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:00:23 +0000 jwjnational http://www.jwjblog.org/?p=1299 On January 30, 2010, consumers and union members performed a hilarious flash mob dance at the Washington, DC auto show to protest Fiat/Chrysler’s broken promises.

The $14 billion taxpayer bailout of Chrysler was meant to help save good jobs.  Instead, Chrysler is threatening to throw professional auto delivery drivers onto the unemployment lines and replace them with less experienced independent contractors and “alternative” carriers, some of which are using flat bed trucks or other transporters that are not designed to protect cars over long distances.   More than 5,000 jobs are at stake.

You can help the Teamsters and their consumer allies to end Chrysler’s dangerous new transportation policy in three ways:

  1. Watch the video.   Fiat Chrysler may be forced to back down from their plans to jeopardize car safety and union jobs if enough people view this video.  It’s better than writing a letter.
  2. Send it to your address book or post it to all your friends  on Facebook or MySpace, AND ask them to get their friends to do the  same thing.
  3. Go to the consumer sight www.CarBuyersBeware.com and find out more on how unscrupulous

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