mr. ron gettelfinger. i came to congress with a promise of standing up for workers' rights, a day when mr. gettelfinger had when working for the ford motor company. he enhanced a vision of organized labor. ron's eight years as president of the u.a.w. has ushered in a number of defining accomplishments for the american worker. he fought vigorously to assure worker protections in major trade agreements. while understanding that a reformed health care system will better serve america's work force and our entire country. ron's success is defined a willingness to work with industry and construct bipartisan agreements that achieve results, a strategy i admire and wish we would see more of here in congress. as we emerge from the worst recession, worst economic crisis since the great depression, ron's leadership has been stall wartwart. as americans see thousands of jobs overseas, ron made sure that good-paying jobs stayed here in the united states of america. at a time when workers' rights were in jeopardy, ron n