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UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tennessee have signed cards seeking union representation

Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 11:46 am

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More than 1,000 workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote to be represented by the United Auto Workers union.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The factory in Chattanooga employs about 3,800 people who make the VW ID.4 electric vehicle and the Atlas family of gas-powered SUVs.

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VERBATIM: It’s the first plant in the nation to reach that milestone in the UAW’s quest to organize more than a dozen nonunion factories. The union says the workers signed on in less than a week. In November, VW gave workers an 11% pay raise at the plant after UAW members ratified new contracts with Detroit automakers. But the union says VW’s pay lags behind what workers make at UAW-represented auto plants.

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Greg Clugston SRN News White House correspondent

Four GOP presidential candidates to square off in fourth debate

Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 7:05 am

Four candidates have qualified for the fourth Republican presidential debate. It’ll be the smallest debate stage so far this year for the Republican party. The RNC says Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Chris Christie have qualified for this evening’s debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The candidates will be squaring off just under six weeks before the Iowa caucuses. As he’s done before, front-runner Donald Trump is skipping the debate. He’ll be holding a fundraiser in Florida instead.

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White House continues push for more Ukraine aidTue, Dec 5, 2023 at 12:51 pm
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Bob Agnew SRN News U.S. Senate correspondent

Son of U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer [R-ND] Charged With Manslaughter

Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 3:36 pm

The son of North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer [R-ND] has been charged with manslaughter after engaging police in a high speed chase that lead to the death of an officer. Police say 42-year-old Ian Cramer crashed the family’s SUV into a parked police cruiser on Wednesday after an hour long chase. Cramer faces 4 counts in all-manslaughter, fleeing a police officer, reckless endangerment, and driving with a suspended license. Senator Cramer has asked for prayers for the family of the fallen officer. He says his son has a long history of mental illness, and suffers at times from paranoia and hallucinations.

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Senator J.D. Vance Says WaPo Op-Ed Invites “Open Rebellion” Against U.S.Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 3:26 pm
Senator Kevin Cramer’s Son Involved In Deadly Police Pursuit CrashThu, Dec 7, 2023 at 5:33 pm
GOP Senators Call For Resignation Of FDIC ChairmanThu, Dec 7, 2023 at 5:31 pm

Bernie Bennett SRN News U.S. House correspondent

Michael Harrington SRN News religion desk editor

The FDA promotes transgenderism

Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 11:32 am

The FDA promotes transgenderism

VERBATIM: The agency is encouraging the Research Institute for Gender Therapeutics to conduct tests on a new puberty-blocking hormone for boys, suggesting that government approval for such a drug might be forthcoming in the future. So far, the Food and Drug Administration has NEVER approved a medications SPECIFICALLY to help children live as the opposite sex. The drugs currently used for that purpose are actually designed to treat actual diseases. Michael Harrington, SRN News.

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