Workers are determined these new green jobs wont be worse jobs, as the bbc s north America Business correspondent Michelle Fleury found out when she visited lordstown, ohio. Stretching across 64 acres. Altium sells a Battery Factory in lordstown, ohio, is far from the picket line. But this site, a partnership between car maker General Motors and korean battery supplier lg, is at the forefront of the United Auto Workers fight to protect workers through the move to electric cars. Connie ziegler is a Maintenance Technician here at the only american Battery Plant to be represented by a union. Seeing those machines move and make a cell. I was like a kid in a candy store. I was so excited. She loves herjob, but says shes had to fight for pay and benefits. Battery plant workers earn a fraction of what traditional auto workers make. We want that job security. We want that, the fair, fair wages. 16 an hour is not fair. 18 an hour was not fair. You know, and we want the safety. Safety was not th
When he came out of Northgate, he was unemployed and unable to work.
He said: I didn t have to worry about bills or looking after a family when I was inside. But the real world gave me a shock when I came out. I didn t want to have to sign on to benefits or keep taking medication - because my friends weren t doing that and it seemed unmanly. I was in my 30s, but I still felt so different to the people around me.
Then, Mr Humble became the victim of an abusive relationship for around 18 months. As a drinker, his partner left him feeling on edge and emasculated.
When he came out of Northgate, he was unemployed and unable to work.
He said: I didn t have to worry about bills or looking after a family when I was inside. But the real world gave me a shock when I came out. I didn t want to have to sign on to benefits or keep taking medication - because my friends weren t doing that and it seemed unmanly. I was in my 30s, but I still felt so different to the people around me.
Then, Mr Humble became the victim of an abusive relationship for around 18 months. As a drinker, his partner left him feeling on edge and emasculated.