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BrianLaws
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject: UAW Local 961 "NO" |
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Granny
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: Holiefield's former local rejects contract? Wow! |
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I liked this opening statement
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Michael Lee Victor
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:22 am Post subject: |
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That's kinda like a Preidential candidate not even winning his home state! |
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chryslerguy55
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Within the past week the automaker has gone to Local 1268 in Belvidere, which has a large percentage of temporary workers, and worked to "sweeten the pot" for them, the Free Press was told.
The temp workers are being promised the same $3,000 signing bonuses due permanent workers if the contract is ratified, plus preferential treatment if permanent jobs come open, a person familiar with the proposal said. |
Sweeten the pot? Think they are worried, lol?
check out this article
http://www.freepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071021/BUSINESS01/710210700/1014[/quote] |
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Michael Lee Victor
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"Sweeten the pot" by giving ETEs preferential treatment "If permanent jobs come open"? They could make us all permanent instantly with a stroke of their pen! What do they mean, if they "come open?" This is ridiculous.
They can talk all they want about sweeteners, but if it's not in black & white in the contract, it's all smoke and mirrors. Ain't buying it, and I am voting NO. Only regret is I have but one vote. Too bad we're not in Chicago on this one (vote early and often). |
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BrianLaws
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Even though I am not an ETE, I feel this fits.
SCREW ME ONCE, SHAME ON YOU! 
SCREW ME TWICE, SHAME ON ME!  |
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chryslerguy55
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Thats the whole problem, almost all the contract is smoke and mirrors. When you see what they didnt print in the highlights it gets clearer.
 We just have to hope everyone reads all of it, not just the highlights. |
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Catnip
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I am curious as to how anyone has received the "sweeten the pot" information. Haven't we been on layoff for the last 2 weeks? Are there people from the company calling etes to give these offers? It just doesn't make any sense. |
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JPaint
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This is just a propaganda campaign by the International to try to win votes from those that may not be as educated to the issues as we are. They're telling the press that they're going to give us something (3k bonus) that they've promised all along! As far as the "job openings," are you kidding? What jobs are going to be open when we're looking at a potential shutdown of third shift? As was said above, they could make us all full-time easy enough. If they want to get the votes, that would be the way to do it. It wouldn't get my vote, but it would certainly get others. |
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mom22
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:59 pm Post subject: local votes for national contract as of 10.21 @ 8am |
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This is what I've been sent thus far, interesting!!!!
Oct 21, 2007 8:36 AM
Subject: Unofficial 2007 UAW-Chrysler Vote Summary
Body: 8 locals with 11,600 members, completed their voting
5 locals, covering 8,950 members, rejected the offer
3 locals, covering 2,650 members, accepted the offer
UAW Chrysler Contract - Local by local results
Against:
Local 110, 2,800 members; Saint Louis, MO, assembly;
79% against.
Local 122, 1,500 members; Twinsburg, OH, stamping;
53% against.
Local 136, 1,750 members; Saint Louis, MO, assembly;
80% against.
Local 961, 1,400 members; Detroit, MI, axle; 53.5%
against.
Local 1183, 1,500 members; Newark, DE, assembly; 54%
against.
For:
Local 72, 450 members; Kenosha, WI, engine; 78%
for.
Local 372, 1,100 members; Trenton, MI, engine;
undisclosed percentage
Local 1435, 1,100 members; Toledo, OH, machining;
undisclosed percentage
Get out the vote!
These 3 large Chrysler assembly plants employing 8,000
potential voters are scheduled:
UAW Local 7, Detroit, MI, assembly; voting day -
Sunday
UAW Local 1700, Sterling Heights, MI, assembly; voting
day - Wednesday
UAW Local 1268, Belvidere, IL, assembly; voting day -
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chryslerguy55
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UAW Local 1700, Sterling Heights, MI, assembly; voting
day - Wednesday
UAW Local 1268, Belvidere, IL, assembly; voting day -
to be determined
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good luck and dress accordingly, The weatherman say hot air coming your way,lol |
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SLPN
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| chryslerguy55 wrote: |
good luck and dress accordingly, The weatherman say hot air coming your way,lol |
If it is anything like St. Louis and they have an info meeting. Just come 1 1/2 late. All they do is waste time reading the highlights. We only had 10min of questions until it was start time.
We were there for 2 hours and really no time to ask any question. That is there plan just to waste your time and didn't give you enough time to ask all the question you want too. |
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