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UAW Rejects Ford's Latest Concessions Refusing To Grant Same Status As GM And Chrysler

Agent009 submitted on 11/2/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:40:58 PM

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The United Auto Workers confirmed today that an overwhelming number of rank-and-file members at Ford Motor Co.

rejected concessions intended to reach near-parity with General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC.

The official tally: 70 percent of production workers and 75 percent of skill trades voted against the measure, the UAW said in an e-mail statement.

"The ratification process proves once again that the membership is the highest authority in our union, and we are respectful of the final outcome," the e-mail said.


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UAW Rejects Ford's Latest Concessions Refusing To Grant Same Status As GM And Chrysler

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100tnega

dumbasses.

— 100tnega (View Profile)

Posted on 11/2/2009 4:08:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

1UAW

http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/japanese-auto-unions-seek-pay-hikes-in-annual-wage-talks

— 1UAW (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2009 10:29:00 AM | | Votes: 0   

100tnega

FUAW?

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Posted on 11/2/2009 4:16:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

LexSucks

The UAW should be "rejected".

Unions are the types that will shoot themselves in the nose to spite their face.

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 11/2/2009 5:34:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

thstone

Would any of us agree to cut our compensation while the company that we worked for was posting $1B in profits for the quarter? Not me.

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Posted on 11/2/2009 5:45:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

100tnega

No. My skillsets are transferable.

But if I was a Sr. Cow Milker and my only skill set was milking cows, then yes I might consider taking a pay-cut if it meant retaining my job. Besides, does a Sr. Cow Milker really a large flat screen TV, inground heated pool and a Ford Cobra?

— 100tnega (View Profile)

Posted on 11/2/2009 6:15:15 PM | | Votes: 5   

delan

^....+100 if I could.

— delan (View Profile)

Posted on 11/2/2009 10:43:57 PM | | Votes: 3   

1UAW

So as you sit and type your comment do you truly think that people that build cars for a living can only do just that? Do you know anybody that build cars? I dont know what you do for a living but with proper judgement I would not say its thw only thing you know of.

— 1UAW (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2009 12:21:00 AM | | Votes: -2   

kornholio

Maybe Ford should shift production to Canada where the Union was much more reasonable to deal with.

— kornholio (View Profile)

Posted on 11/2/2009 8:35:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

1UAW

I dont here any of you guys giving up your hard earned money when your company has done better than toyota this year.

— 1UAW (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2009 12:39:50 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

Joe_Limon

Union workers didn't work hard to get their salary. No where else in the world can a high school education grant someone immediately into middle class. If Union babies were as valuable as the wages they were getting paid they could always look elsewhere for work, there are still jobs it's just that they require more education/value/experience to get. I dunno how you can think that it's crazy for management to have power over firing and how much to pay the employees. Bad management doesn't fire useless employees and pays everyone equally. Good management fires useless employees and pays people based on value to the company to encourage it's employees to be more productive.

— Joe_Limon (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2009 11:40:14 AM | | Votes: 4   

Invisible

-1UAW, the profit Ford made is not entitled to the UAW. That profit needs to be invested in research and development, advertising, future product. The profit needs to be invested, interest earned, not wasted on employees that are screwing the company out of every cent.

— Invisible (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2009 11:50:47 AM | | Votes: 3   

agent507

I can understand that people generally will not agree to cutting compensation. But, in times where you can be more than happy to have a job, I think we need to think about it twice. What is the long term benefit, when I still get my "used to" high salary, but in a not too far distance my company could face bankruptcy, or job cutting, for cost reduction?

In a free market, it is all about competition. And if my two biggest rivals - GM and Chrysler - have the advantage of paying less for the same tasks, than it for sure will annul the rules of free market, and will lead to problems. Dear UAW, think about the big picture, please. It does not mean, because Ford made profit, you should not discuss measurements with them. Obviously other companies got these concessions, and the people working there can still make a living. Once the economy finally turned around positive, you can still go back to the “old” rules. It is always a giving and taking.

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Posted on 11/3/2009 2:58:47 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

johannas

This article has no mention of the binding arbitration clause which may have turned off many of the members. Coupled with the proposed limited-striking aspects, the concessions made earlier this year and Fords recent headline making profits, it's not that surprising that the Union members are skeptical.

— johannas (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2009 8:05:50 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

1UAW

True, we at GM voted for the wage freezes and snti-strike cluase. We have not had a national strike in over two decades and it was highly unlikely that we would have to have one now. "Lets all work for nothing so the companies wont fail" None of you guys wont just give up salary you worked hard to get.

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Posted on 11/3/2009 10:20:27 AM | | Votes: -1   

Invisible

-1UAW, you guys now own GM. How does striking against yourself work anyway?

Does it work like this. The UAW strikes and demands more and more billions from the hard working Americans and Obama continues to give the UAW what they demand. I realize Obama made many many promises to the UAW, and that Obama's career was spent working for the SEIU.

— Invisible (View Profile)

Posted on 11/3/2009 11:56:38 AM | | Votes: 2   

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