ICYMI: Labor Leaders Hit GOP Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Over China-Made Vehicle Sales [Toledo Blade]

ICYMI: Labor Leaders Hit GOP Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Over China-Made Vehicle Sales [Toledo Blade]

April 18, 2024

Tony Totty, President of UAW Local 14: "[Bernie Moreno] Isn't On Our Side"

Columbus, OH - After Ohio workers in the Mahoning Valley "castigate[d]" Bernie Moreno for selling the Chinese-made Buick Envisions, which left a "lasting [negative] impact" on Ohio's auto industry, and lying about it, Toledo workers criticized Moreno for "sell[ing] Envisions for years despite knowing where they were made." Local UAW and USW members called Moreno's claims "the lies of a businessperson" and said that Moreno "isn't on [workers'] side."

The Toledo Blade: Labor leaders hit GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno over China-made vehicle sales
David Barkholz
April 18, 2024

• Local labor leaders supporting U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown's (D., Ohio) re-election bid held a rally in Toledo on Thursday to bash Republican opponent Bernie Moreno for telling untruths about selling China-made vehicles…

• On the campaign trail, Mr. Moreno said he refused to sell the China-made Buick Envision when he owned a Buick-GMC dealership near Cleveland… said Tony Totty, president of UAW Local 14, which represents 1,500 workers at General Motors' Toledo Propulsion Systems plant.

• But the record shows he did sell Envisions for years despite knowing where they were made, Mr. Totty said.

• "It's important for us as leadership to protect our members against the lies of a businessperson like this who isn't on our side," Mr. Totty said.

• At the rally Thursday, speaker Tiffany McKee, a Lima-area resident and staff representative for the United Steel Workers, said Mr. Brown has a strong track record of supporting Ohio workers, and his positions aren't debatable.

• "Sherrod has always had our back; he supports us and walks the picket line with us," Ms. McKee said. "Things like the infrastructure and jobs act he made sure there were real 'Buy America' provisions in that."

SEE ALSO: Ohio Workers Slam Moreno For Killing Ohio Jobs After Reporting Revealed He Lied About Selling Chinese-Made Cars; QUICK CLIPS: Ohio Workers Slam Bernie Moreno For Lying About Selling Chinese-Made Cars; Bernie Moreno Again Caught Lying, This Time About Selling Chinese-Made Buick Envision

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