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Unemployed Auto Workers Face Fund Depletion Crisis
Chrysler and GM furloughs hit 40,000 workers as supplemental benefits run dry. Willie Harper, a 25 year old, notes income dropping from 142 to 77 dollars weekly plus state pay, leaving a 107 dollar weekly disposable income. Union leaders fear wider unrest as funds end and other automakers follow suit.
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