Ron Gettelfinger
Ron Gettelfinger
Ronald A. "Ron"Gettelfinger was the president of the United Auto Workers from 2002 to 2010...
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We've got a pretty unique situation involving General Motors . That's why I'm optimistic.
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Delphi's contract proposal was not designed to be a framework for an agreement but a road map for confrontation,
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Make no mistake about it, we will make a big issue out of that in the (bankruptcy) hearings,
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blatant union busting and an insult to every American worker.
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His statements fly in the face of everything these workers stand for,
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It would be presumptuous for us to say that there would be a strike and it would be just as presumptuous for someone to say there would not be.
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Right now I'm just focused on this agreement,
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The tentative agreement on health care matters is the result of an in-depth analysis of G.M.'s financial situation and many weeks of intense discussion between the U.A.W. and G.M..
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The tentative agreement is an essential step toward insuring that General Motors is a competitive and financially sound corporation,
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UAW-GM active workers and retirees have long enjoyed some of the best health-care coverage of any industrial workers in America,
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We're very pleased to announce tonight that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Ford Motor Company... during what proved to be a very difficult and challenging set of negotiations,
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Whether or not we can stabilize a situation that's deteriorating, I'm not sure, ... We'll just have to wait and see until what the final analyses are.
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We have said consistently that General Motors cannot shrink itself to prosperity. In fact, shrinking General Motors only exacerbates its problems.