Ron Gettelfinger
Ron Gettelfinger
Ronald A. "Ron"Gettelfinger was the president of the United Auto Workers from 2002 to 2010...
bow scare tactic using workers
I think he is probably using that as a scare tactic to try to make the workers bow to him or something,
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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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His statements fly in the face of everything these workers stand for,
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This isn't a regional issue because the Big Three employ advertising, design, engineering, manufacturing, sales and service workers all over the country. The failure of any one of these companies would be a disaster.
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Subject to acceptable resolution of outstanding issues and satisfactory finalization of contractual language, the UAW GM National Negotiating Committee, the UAW National GM Council, and the UAW Retired Workers Advisory Council have unanimously endorsed this tentative agreement,
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has focused squarely on issues and on doing what's in the best interests of workers and their families, refusing to be drawn into divisive personal squabbles.
agreement believe reach
We do not believe that they want to reach an agreement.
agreement believe benefits continue decades ensuring essential good provide sound step toward wages
We believe the tentative agreement is an essential step toward ensuring that G.M. is a competitive and financially sound corporation that can continue to provide good wages and benefits for decades to come.
approach clearly definitely taken
The approach that he has taken is clearly, clearly one of angering the membership, ... But I can tell you one thing: He has definitely solidified the rank-and-file of our union.
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Like the U.A.W.-G.M. health care agreement, this tentative agreement asks every U.A.W. member, active and retired, to make sacrifices so that everyone can continue to receive excellent health care coverage today and in the future.
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To try to come up with a time frame on where we're headed would be unfair. We're still waiting on the report back from our financial advisers,
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Unfortunately, this is not the first time that the UAW has had to deal with a court-ordered corporate restructuring, and we will vigorously use our experience, expertise, and resources to represent the interests of UAW workers.
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We've got a pretty unique situation involving General Motors . That's why I'm optimistic.
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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.