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Union eyed at Nissan plant (Congressman Bennie Thompson backing right to organize)
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120604/NEWS/206040325/Union-eyed-Nissan-plant?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Home|p
10:57 PM, Jun. 3, 2012
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Nissan North America metal finish inspector Angela Hartzog of Braxton has worked the night shift at the Canton plant for 8 years. / File Photo/The Clarion-Ledger
Written by Therese Apel
Elected officials and Nissan workers gathered in Canton on Sunday to discuss what it would take to establish a labor union at the plant.
Congressman Bennie Thompson called a news conference Sunday afternoon to say he supports workers' right to form a union.
"Many taxpayers in this state are saying that democracy should be the order of the day, and in a democracy, people have the right to choose," Thompson said.
Employees said they approached the United Auto Workers about starting a union at the Nissan plant.
FULL story at link.
