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Can tariffs protect the auto industry?

By Evan Dawson,

Published December 4, 2024 at 2:37 PM EST

Three men wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a man at left is bald and is wearing a red short-sleeved polo shirt; a man at center has short dark hair and is wearing glasses and a blue sweater; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a black button-down shirt and jeans. — Dan Maloney and Ray Ryerse on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, December 4, 2024

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Can tariffs protect the American auto industry? The next presidential administration is preparing to make some major changes to economic policy.

We talk to union leaders from the UAW and the IBEW about how they want the working class strengthened.

In studio:

Dan Maloney, president of the Rochester Area Labor Federation, president of the Rochester Labor Council, and president of UAW Local 1097
Ray Ryerse, business manager for IBEW Local 86

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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Julie Williams

Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.

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