uawfactoryrat

If you get the material in the mail to change the current way to vote please don’t discard it. Let your vote directly pick our board, President and Vice Presidents, regional directors !!!! Not the current way of cronyism. One group has decided these reps for over 40 years with no opposition. That’s why all these guys are untouchable and unaccountable. Make them earn our vote, let them have competition at election time for each job like at the local level!!!! Even though the Feds prohibit the Uaw from putting out information on how we should vote. I see local union reps are voicing “their opinions “ in mass texting. Of course they say we should keep the same system that gets them down town without any say directly from us. Don’t listen!!! Vote for rank and file individual votes. NOT CURRENT DELEGATE VOTING SYSTEM!

If you get the material in the mail to change the current way to vote please don’t discard it. Let your vote directly pick our board, President and Vice Presidents, regional directors !!!! Not the current way of cronyism. One group has decided these reps for over 40 years with no opposition. That’s why all these guys are untouchable and unaccountable. Make them earn our vote, let them have competition at election time for each job like at the local level!!!! Even though the Feds prohibit the Uaw from putting out information on how we should vote. I see local union reps are voicing “their opinions “ in mass texting. Of course they say we should keep the same system that gets them down town without any say directly from us. Don’t listen!!! Vote for rank and file individual votes. NOT CURRENT DELEGATE VOTING SYSTEM!

So whats the poop on who/what started the fire outside in between the racks? Was it someone smoking or set on purpose?

Why should hourly get less profit sharing because some engineer designs a bad part , or a supplier gives us a bad part. So we have to recall 500,000 cars and it costs us a billion dollars. So less profit less bonus. GM ignition wasn't UAW's members fault but they will get less money.

Reason 1. They get a crap load of money 2. If we get universal healthcare why would they need to pay for our healthcare? They keep the money? 3. They can borrow from the fund just like they borrow from our strike fund to blow on failed organizing. 4. more money secures their lavish lifestyles. Don't bundle a raise and better profit sharing with you controlling my healthcare. I don't want the sheep and cronies you bring downtown near my healthcare. If its such a great deal for me have it be in a separate vote!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait until they want you to vote yes on a contract that gives tier one a raise and a nice signing bonus.......oh ya the union will get a few billion and handle our health care. Uh no thanks........I don't want them handling my healthcare let alone in retirement. Yes I want a raise..no I don't want them handling my healthcare!!!!!!!!

I'M SO F-ING TIRED OF I DO THE SAME JOB AS YOU AND YOU MAKE MORE. DAMN IT YOU KNEW THAT COMING INTO IT. YOU KNEW IT KNEW IT KNEW !!! STOP CRYING ABOUT IT. YOU SHOULDNT HAVE TAKEN THE JOB. WHILE I NEVER EVER LIKED 2 TIERS, DIDNT THINK IT WAS FAIR , IT WAS DONE TO SAVE THE COMPANYS. WE WERE SAVING OUR JOBS. WHEN I GET A RAISE THAT I HAVENT RECIEVED IN 10 YEARS THEN I WILL RALLY TO GET YOU UP TO FULL PAY. I SURE AS HELL AM NOT GOING TO LOBBY FOR YOU TO GET MY PAY WITHOUT A RAISE FOR ME. I KNEW WHAT I WS GETTING INTO 20 YEARS AGO. IT TOOK ME 4 YEARS TO GET TO FULL PAY. DO YOU THINK ANYONE WOULD CRY FOR ME IF I SAID "I DO THE SAME JOB AS YOU, WHY DO I HAVE TO WAIT 4 YEARS TO GET YOUR PAY" THEY WOULD HAVE SAID WHAT I SAY TO YOU, SHUT UP YOU KNEW IT GOING IN, IF YOU DONT LIKE IT QUIT. SIR YOU ARE AN IDIOT.

Ya I know...I bought a laptop and two weeks later they offered 200.00 rebate. I'm never buying a HP again !!! Then my I phone I bought two months later,it there was 150.00 dollars cheaper, they screwed me!!! I'm never buying one again!!! Then I bought a house and then 3 months later interest rates went down, A-holes how dare you, I'm never buying a house again!! Worst of all, Kroger had buy one get one free hot dog buns the NEXT DAY..the NEXT DAY after I bought some. I WILL NEVER, NEVER , NEVER GO TO KROGER AGAIN ! SIR YOU AND AND YOUR FATHER ARE MORONS! We are all dumber for hearing you say something soooo stupid? No one knows when prices will be slashed or dropped. You thinking because you are a employee you deserve to get a phone call telling you to hold off buying a truck until they can save you money makes you sound like an idiot. Sorry to be so harsh but you posted the stupid comment. I suggest you wait a few days before you post one of your rants so you can have someone proofread your work so you don't seem so dumb.

:rant:How could the uaw or caw let ford produce a car not touched by ford hourly employees. I looked through the contract and came up scratching my head! Unbelievable, designed by ford but no union employee will lay a finger on it? Hell, at least Saleen built the last one and delivered it to Wixom and they put the engine and trans in and called it a ford. Sorry union, lost some faith in you guys. Please don't let me down on the new contact. I wont give up on you guys if you get back most of the things we gave up and a raise for all. You guys get one every few years how about one for us 1st tier. :rant:

I know its been a big prob. Had my replaced once, now they are peeling again. dealer says out of warranty, any one call Ford and get them replaced ?

Hell no, idiots killed Wixom. They purposely withheld product and let the towncar design get old and dusty. Gee lets keep open wayne and map while making a car in map that the plant is too small for. Trucking parts 1000 feet in semi's only to be loaded and then unloaded again pure upper management smarts. All while only utilizing a 1/5 of the wayne plant..... awesome. Could of done it all under one roof at Wixom.

What was the big meeting at iuaw about rumors in Chrysler plants

You guys can blame yourselves. They have been watching you for years. taking turns letting people go home hours early, ect ect. You can come back and say Im a hater but you know its true. ask the people who hang brakes or used to. They used to trade off letting people go home after last break, since they opened MAP. I tried to tell them they are going to cut people. Ohh know they wont do that they said. go over there now its all fucked up, they cut heads and stopped that. People always get greedy and mess up a gravy job, its your fault they are cutting rough road. How can the union fight for you when they know you are going the job with less people so you can go home.

Ok truth is you have about a 10% chance of doing so, 40% if you know someone chairman or higher. Also the contract, pension and pay is different so you better read their contract and figure out their health care as a worker and retiree. I really don't think you know what you are in for. My opinion it will never happen and you are better off here.

Fact...this is Union busting plain and simple. The UAW as we know it is gone. If we dont adapt and learn from this we are done. I hope this is a wake up call to many. I hope this ends all the nepotism, cronyism, and failed actions from the top that have only weakened us.Dont get me wrong, they mean well. We have to go back to the days of Walter and promote the brightest, most passionate, and the most active brothers and sisters. Not the sons,daughters, siblings and friends who only are there to get a double pension and perks. If we are to survive we need the best, not the ass kissers who will vote blind. The company doesn't load up their staff our way, they put the best in there to attack us. We need to do the same !!! I feel bad saying this, but as we can see.We cant afford to do it the old way anymore!