Bob Chernecki
Bob Chernecki
absolutely bargaining commercial committee decent demands difficult division environment extremely fact hard highest history improve level membership operating per profit quality reason recognize refuse sales vehicles worked
There's absolutely no reason for this corporation to refuse to recognize the Sterling workers' demands for a decent settlement. Sales are at their highest level in history and profit is way up, in fact the commercial vehicles division was responsible for 42 per cent of DaimlerChrysler 's operating profit. The bargaining committee and the membership have worked extremely hard in a very difficult environment to improve quality and productivity.
dispute given
It was a very long dispute which didn't have to happen, given the profitability of the corporation.
share
The corporation ... didn't want to share it with the workers.
agreement area bottom collective line progress virtually
The bottom line is that we have made progress in virtually every area of the collective agreement.
happened people reason upset
There's no question, people are upset at the corporation about what happened here. There was no reason for this dispute.