Huge local turnout for a congressional town hall in Pennsylvania shows how small-town social fabric remains strong and vibrant.
’s staffers thought they’d need around 250 seats to accommodate the number of people who would attend their town hall meeting.officials from the United Autoworkers Local 3033 and company representatives from Cleveland-Cliffs, and for Kelly to discuss the fate of the Butler Works facility down the road.
Jamie Sychak, president of the UAW Local 3303 that represents the nearly 1,500 workers who are employed at the plant, said the outpouring of support is a testament to the sense of community in Butler and the surrounding small towns. As Sychak explained, a little over a year ago, he was shown a draft letter about an Energy Department rule proposal on efficiency standards for distribution transformers that would force a transition from the steel made here for the transformers to amorphous steel that would be imported from China, Japan, and Vietnam.
“The people here are the heart and soul of our country — they’ve been showing up and doing this for generations,” he said.“We can’t just keep shipping jobs overseas — there is no upside for any of us for that to happen,” Kelly said. It is that connection to the community, not just financially but also as volunteers, that enriches the region. While so many large cities have do-goody nonprofit organizations or government programs that help support small youth and community organizations, it is often unions such as the UAW, or the Elks, Rotary Clubs, and Kiwanis, that keep these smaller towns cohesive and a reason not to leave.
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