Auto worker rejects non-union car prize

RISINGSUN, Ohio Because of the car she wouldn't take, PamelaRichards has just picked up one free set of wheels and is about toget another.

The 39-year-old auto parts worker and member of the United AutoWorkers union became a hero of the union movement for turning down a$17,600 Honda Accord on an Ohio Lottery game show because it was madeat a non-union factory.

"She stood her ground and refused to accept that Honda. Thattakes a lot of character," said Frank Horney, president of HuntingtonChrysler-Plymouth, who told Richards to select "the best" from hisshowroom.

Later this week, she will get another vehicle, from the AFL-CIO.She said the labor federation …