Looking to raise awareness of job losses from carmakers and auto suppliers, the United Steelworkers’ 11-state bus tour visited Ford Motor workers in Louisville yesterday.
In all, the campaign deployed four buses, traveling from Michigan through Indiana, Ohio and states as far south as Texas. The tour was promoted in part by a telephone-message campaign in affected states.
Buses carry Steelworkers officials, as well as representatives from the Alliance for American Manufacturing, a lobbying group based in Washington, D.C.
The goal is to raise awareness of job losses among automakers and suppliers, said Kevin Baird, the group’s regional coordinator who was riding the bus traveling through Kentucky.
The alliance asserts “more than 7.2 million paychecks are dependent on U.S. autos, including health care, education, service, retail and other jobs.”
