Since this is my first diary, let me give you some background information. I'm a homemaker with two children and a husband of 13+ years, who is a good man and a regular poster on Street Prophets.
Not too long ago he had a good-paying Union job at a local manufacturing plant that makes automotive parts; mainly for GM, but also for Ford. Like a 'good' Union Man, we tried top buy American-made/ Union-made products, including our current vehicle, a Ford Taurus.
But when Katrina hit and gasoline pices topped $3.00 a gallon, his comapny found themselves scrambling for orders-nobody was making cars like they used to, and therefore, didn't need parts. My husband was laid off indefinately, and unlike the lovely $40,000 deals car-makers at GM and Ford plants offered their workers, he was given a slap on the butt and an empty promise that he'd be recalled once they got the 'new' line in at the plant.
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