then i was elected to office and we raised the belvidere repeatedly with auto companies, knowing unions would make all the difference. the uaw worked like hell to keep the plant open and get these jobs back, and together we succeeded. instead of auto factories shutting down, auto factories reopened in a new state of the art battery factories being built to power those cars there. at the same. folks. the folks at belvidere, i say, instead of your town being left behind, your community is moving forward again because instead of watching auto jobs in the future, go overseas. 4000 union jobs with higher wages are building the future in belvidere right here in america. here tonight is uaw president sean fein, a great fan and a great labor leader. sean, where are you? stand up. and. >> and dawn. and dawn. simms a third generation worker, uaw worker at belvidere. >> sean, i was proud to be the first president to stand in the picket line. and today, dawn has a good job in her hometown, providing stability for her family and pride and dignity as well. showing once again, wall street didn't build