The Graveyard Shift: ‘Vehicle City’ rebounds with third shift

Rock Center traveled to Flint, Michigan where the graveyard shift has returned at a General Motors plant, adding 750 jobs and giving hope that the auto industry’s turnaround will be long lasting. Flint, nicknamed ‘Vehicle City,’ has often been emblematic of the auto industry. The return of the third shift has rippled throughout the town, boosting jobs at suppliers and local restaurants. Nationwide, the third shift has returned at other GM plants and plants belonging to other automakers like Chrysler and Ford. NBC News Correspondent Mike Taibbi reports. (Rock Center)

MSNBC | February 15, 2012

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