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[|Bob King] has been the vice president of the UAW in 1998 and then again elected in 2002. He was elected to a third term as vice president on June 14th, 2006. Bob King made agreements with a lot of major automotive suppliers and allowed more than 36,000 unrepresented workers to join the UAW.

The United Auto Workers' [|membership] crashed to the total of under 600,000 members since its previous high of 1.5 million members in the 1970's. The UAW has allocated $60 million from their strike fund to help collect new members. Health benefits for union members helped reverse the decline of the auto industry. The UAW also helps pay for the cost of health insurance. $1,500 of the cost of each car helps to pay for health insurance.

[|Barack Obama] stood up for the UAW. He has made a commitment to the auto industry. He wants to help the auto industry for the upcoming years of the 21st. He wants to help providing funding for the Advanced Technology Manufacturing Incestive Program (ATVMIP). It offers low interest loans for automakers to make investments to help reconstruct their companies. President Obama will invest $150 billion in clean energy to create fuel efficient cars to help the nation be free from the low abundance of oil.

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