GM Facts and Fiction

[rpoz11]

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The UAW members have been paying into their own pension plan forever. That should not be taken away from them. I just don't think it's right to blame all of this on the workers. I live in Flint Michigan, birthplace of the UAW. Some of the workers have done NOTHING for years. I have said for years that GM needs to close the doors, lock them and start over. Tell the workers if you want a job, you will come to work every day, do an honest 8 hours work for 8 hours pay. No playing cards, sleeping, hanging out at the local tavern, no going home after 4 hours and having someone else punch you out, no doubleing up on jobs to get done in 2 hours, and lots more.

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We need to look at what the UNION representatives see before we jump here, please.

Would like to invite a UAW business representative to share what these members go through.

Their protection is for jobs, and when you continue to tool up more robotic systems, jobs disappear.

Question:
Do we know of any concessions negotiated to change what retirement contributions are in place, or what pension concessions considered or enacted?

Have they ever reduced the amount of what new hires receive; with less contract strength, coverage, health packages that the career workers are getting???

At the rate of layoffs and jobs lost, what is the percentage of $75.00 per hour workers left that are guaranteed that rate?

We really need to see the remaning numbers reflective to what the current contracts, regionally, gaurantee.

I can assume, that any US Federal Gov't. monetary assistance will include UNION contract restructuring!

Expect wage freezes... or other raise concessions,
in relationship with the current contract existing, to be considered, rewritten and/or forced if they are to continue as a UNION shop.

The UAW will continue to exist, but with a much different future job contract in place!
They will have to concede in order to save their JOBS!!!!