Pam Richards

It's been a month since Pam Richards turned down a Japanese car on an Ohio lottery TV show because the car wasn't union-made, and still the adulation continues. Talk about twin peaks. She's not only the heroine of American organized labor, she's the darling of the American auto industry. She's been given two new cars and a third is on the way. She's done more than 100 radio, television and newspaper interviews.

It's been a month since Pam Richards turned down a Japanese car on an Ohio lottery TV show because the car wasn't union-made, and still the adulation continues. Talk about twin peaks. She's not only the heroine of American organized labor, she's the darling of the American auto industry. She's been given two new cars and a third is on the way. She's done more than 100 radio, television and newspaper interviews.

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