http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_347_Life_After_The_Auto_Industry.mp3 Angela Davis was an autoworker who took a buyout - now she's living her dream of becoming a nurse. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_347_Life_After_The_Auto_Industry.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_347_Life_After_The_Auto_Industry.mp3 <h4>Life After the Auto Industry</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/4999f3b24e220d470028c29a716c5c3f" alt="Angela Davis" />Angela Davis</p><p>This is the second week of labor and health care talks between General Motors Corporation and the United Auto Workers. But those talks don't concern third generation autoworker Angela Davis. <br /></p><p>This summer, Angela took a buyout from Chrysler, ending her 11 year career at the plant. Now Angela is in college, continuing her education to become a pediatric nurse. Dick Gordon talks to Angela about why being laid off was part of her ultimate dream and how Chrysler gave her a fair head start as the company prepared for layoffs.<br /></p><ul><li>See <a title="Angela Davis' kids" href="resolveuid/13859a7505f1d080a6ab06e1003f2475" target="_self">Angela's kids</a><br /></li><li>Read an <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB118947456678423358.html" target="_self">article</a> about autoworkers becoming nurses</li><li>Learn about a <a href="http://www.henryfordhealth.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&amp;id=46335&amp;action=detail&amp;ref=674" target="_self">displaced autoworker to nursing program</a></li></ul><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /></p><h4>Rough waters<br /></h4><p class="imageleft"><a title="Ed Montgomery's ship 2" href="resolveuid/f53c077b2a39aa5328df448ed8a50458" target="_self"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/0e24f3637540d57099c2de2f119091a1" alt="Ed Montgomery's ship" height="84" width="100" /></a>Ed's tugboat - <a title="Ed Montgomery's ship 2" href="resolveuid/f53c077b2a39aa5328df448ed8a50458" target="_self"><br />larger &gt;&gt;</a></p><p>Captain Ed Montgomery had his first bout with cancer in the spring of 2005, and as an ex-fighter and a tugboat captain, he was never one to show much emotion.  <br /></p><p>But being diagnosed with cancer three times has changed the way Ed feels about life. As his battle raged into the winter of 2006, his wife Jeannie became the tough one. Ed was most shocked, though, by how one friend in particular really came through during the dark times. "Big Butch" works closely with Ed on the docks. Butch checked in regularly with Ed, and even came to the hospital to keep Ed up to date on the shipping news.<br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/1a242b490adc644933dc8781ea2ddfe9" alt="Ed Montgomery" height="100" width="100" />Ed Montgomery</p><p>Ed is now in remission. Both Butch and Ed talk with Dick about how guys relate to other guys during times of crisis.<br /></p><ul><li>Read <a title="Ed's E-mail" href="resolveuid/4b71a65cf21b9a4632d2b485f82db46e" target="_self">the e-mail </a>Ed wrote to friends that inspired this story</li><li>Read a <a title="Cancer's Gift" href="resolveuid/6835ef61cb91952b0a6d693cbd635c78" target="_self">poem</a> Ed wrote about his experience<br /></li></ul><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></p> Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:00:00