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      <title>How Flint, Michigan Got Its Name and Its Growth Years, 1855-1920s</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:33:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are vintage photos of Flint from 1899-1924 and a bio of its earliest years before their major problems began... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/vintage-flint-michigan-photos/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Several Older Model Cars in Michigan Are Being Recalled For Deadly Airbags</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:45:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[GM is recognizing the significance of the Lions' quest for their first-ever Super Bowl appearance and is making adjustments so employees can get in on the historic hype.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/gm-adjustshift-for-detroit-game/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>GM Ordered To Recall Almost 6 Million Trucks And SUVs For Airbag Safety</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:22:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The recall is because of the faulty Takata inflator that could cause shrapnel to explode from the airbag in a crash.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/gm-ordered-to-recall-almost-6-million-trucks-and-suvs-for-airbag-safety/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Around 930 Temporary GM Employees Were Made Full-time Monday</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 03:38:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The news came to employees in 30 of the 52 UAW staffed facilities.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/around-930-temporary-gm-employees-were-made-full-time-monday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Michigan GM Plant Planning Mass Layoffs</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:09:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rough news for GM employees comes in the middle of the holiday season <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-gm-plant-planning-mass-layoffs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Wahlburgers Flint Apologizes to Claim Made by UAW Members</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:05:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Facebook post that went viral yesterday has prompted a response from the company. <a href="https://wgrd.com/wahlburgers-flint-apologizes-to-claim-made-by-uaw-members/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A Facebook post that went viral yesterday has prompted a response from the company. <a href="https://wgrd.com/wahlburgers-flint-apologizes-to-claim-made-by-uaw-members/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Mitten Pizza Brings Pizza To GM Employees On Strike In Wyoming</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:43:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The posted on Facebook: "We stand by these hard workers 100%." <a href="https://wgrd.com/mitten-pizza-brings-pizza-to-gm-employees-on-strike-in-wyoming/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The posted on Facebook: &quot;We stand by these hard workers 100%.&quot; <a href="https://wgrd.com/mitten-pizza-brings-pizza-to-gm-employees-on-strike-in-wyoming/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>BREAKING: More Than 49K GM Workers Will Go On Strike Tonight</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2019 16:46:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The decision was made this morning at a meeting in Detroit. <a href="https://wgrd.com/breaking-more-than-49k-gm-workers-will-go-on-strike-tonight/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:28:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady won a 2015 Chevy Colorado for his Super Bowl XLIX MVP efforts in a 28-24 win Sunday over Seattle.
However, he plans to give the truck to safety Malcolm Butler, the Patriots rookie who made the game-saving interception. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-new-englands-tom-brady-tries-to-figure-out-how-to-give-his-super-bowl-mvp-truck-to-malcolm-butler-audio/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady won a 2015 Chevy Colorado for his Super Bowl XLIX MVP efforts in a 28-24 win Sunday over Seattle.
However, he plans to give the truck to safety Malcolm Butler, the Patriots rookie who made the game-saving interception. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-new-englands-tom-brady-tries-to-figure-out-how-to-give-his-super-bowl-mvp-truck-to-malcolm-butler-audio/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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