Richard Shoemaker
Richard Shoemaker
Richard Shoemaker is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate...
issues parties progress
The parties have made progress but there are still significant issues that have to be resolved,
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I think it's unfortunate that they've decided to look at other options that are available to them, but of course everybody has the right to do those things,
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We will concentrate on resolving the issues at Saturn in the near future, ... We're hopeful we can do that without confrontation. Only time will tell whether or not we're successful.
bring conclusion precisely rather sooner
We'd all like to bring them to a conclusion sooner rather than later, ... But precisely when we're going to be able to do that is anybody's guess.
active believe best clearly interests
We believe it is clearly in the best interests of UAW-GM active workers, retirees and their families.
company less public spend time urge
We urge the company to spend more time on negotiations and less on public posturing,
issues
there are many, many significant issues to be resolved.
america captains movement ought trade union vision whether
Whether it be in the trade union movement or the captains of industry, the vision that we have for America ought to be for a better America.
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We have said consistently that the only basis of finding satisfactory resolution to these matters is through the use of the collective bargaining process with Delphi, GM and the UAW at the bargaining table.
claim committed investing operations sold threaten
GM's claim that they are committed to investing in their American operations is belied by their actions. They continually threaten our locals with being sold or outsourced out of existence,
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He (Miller) would do well to let the people at GM run General Motors and focus on whatever the hell it is he's supposed to be doing with Delphi,
awarded nobel obviously pleased prize
We're obviously very pleased to have yet another Nobel Prize awarded to someone in our department.
shocked
I'd be shocked if it was done by this weekend.
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If the court rejects our agreement and Delphi imposes its last proposal, it will probably be impossible to avoid a long strike.