Unite convener Rob Williams said that Linamar, which is holding a 90-day consultation with staff, has a responsibility to the workers.

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"We're not seeing a dramatic escalation in wages so I discount the worker shortage a bit, " said Rob Williams, director of the Florida Migrant Farmworker Justice Project.

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Ms. DICKSON: I think it's important to understand, and Rob Williams has often been misunderstood, particularly in the early '60s he was labeled as a violent crusader by the press, and that's not a fair or very nuanced representation of Rob Williams.

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