belvidere, illinois home to an a auto plant for nearly 60 yearsto before i cam plante to office, the plant was on its way hutting peg down thousands of workers feared for their livelihoods. fadingg. s elec then i was elected to office and we raised belvidere repeatedlyte with auto companies knowing unions would make all the difference. the uaw would worked like toiow keep the plant open and get these jobsou the back.an >> and together we succeeded. instead of all the factories instn, auto factories reopening, a new state of the art battery track is being buil t to power those cars. the same folks responsible for,u dare i say, instead of your town, be left behind. >> your communit ft behiny is movingd ag forward again because instead of watching auto jammed jobsai in the future, go overseas. >> 4000 union jobs with higher wages are building the future in belvidere right here in america. here, here tonight, uaw president shawn fanning,stand the great friend in the great labor tradition. where are you? there now? and don and don sam, the ation w third generation worker, uaw workeror, be