The robust Kokomo auto industry could come to a screeching halt this week due to a possible United Auto Workers strike.
KOKOMO — A rally allowed people in the city to show their support to auto workers before the likely work stoppage.
"We have been taken advantage of for too long and it's about time we stand up and fight for our rights," said Kym Dieselberg, a union worker employed at several Stellantis factories across Kokomo in the span of two decades. "We've got to stand together back to back, arm to arm, and show these people we're here," said UAW Local 1166 President Dave Willis."We've got stuff to do and we've got stuff to prove."
The national push for change is led by a local voice: UAW President Shawn Fain is a Kokomo native who started his career at the Kokomo Casting Plant and Local 1166.
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