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Podcast: Indy Audio
Episode: UAW Local 3039 President Jeff Purcell: Auto Workers’ Strike Reaches NY
Description: On Friday, Sep. 22, United Auto Workers President Sean Fain announced the strike was being expanded to 38 parts distribution centers across the country belonging to General Motors and Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler.
One of the parts distribution centers that went on strike on Friday at noon is in Tappan, NY, in Rockland County, north of the city. We are joined by Jeff Purcell, president of UAW Local 3039, which represents roughly 80 workers at the Stellantis’ Tappan facility.