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With all due respect Fbf, I wouldn't call our o/t "massive." We have worked, I think, a Saturday and a couple Sundays so far this year. We'll see what the C489 launch brings...

Does anyone know if any HVC's have maintenance (skilled trades) people on site?

Steve, if you're talking about ppl leaving thru buyouts & retirements, we won't know for sure how many ppl will actually leave until the end of this year (in all the plants). As has been the case with every round of buyouts/retirement programs, some ppl do the math and decide it's better for them to keep working.

A sad time, indeed; what a rich history TCAP has. Maybe down the road, if the economy ever improves and we get back to selling 15m-17m vehicles in NA annually, the company will see fit to bring back a compact pickup, built and sold in the U.S. Best of luck to not only everyone who was still @ TCAP, but everyone in the supplier plants, too. If you're thinking about transferring, many of us are living proof that it can be done, and you can survive. Long live TCAP!

Yes; the democratic process worked, the majority of the membership voted to ratify. Now let's stick together, and make mgmt live up to their part of the new agreement. Oh, and one more thing: i was told i need to be a Cardinal fan! ;}

Always a pleasure to read your posts, sir! Ford's resident economists and analysts are still predicting that if the economy recovers, sales could once again return to 16-17 million units/year or more. If that happens, and our market share grows with that, it's not a pipe dream that we could use another U.S. plant or two. Keep Wixom and Twin Cities open! :}

Posting went up Thursday, at 13 plants/ worksites, for (4) pipefitters for LAP. Report time of October, no date.

What year? We heard Marky Mark will tell us to be glad we have a job, and here's a '99 Mystique w/ only 79K miles for each of us, if we ratify today! :shades:

At Indy, we heard that, plus a voucher for free food & drinks @ all Hooter's. For life. Damn, King & Settles effin' rawk! :happy feet:

Going thru a plant closing suuuuuks! I wish nobody---hourly, salaried, contract---had to go thru this. Having said that, I feel so fortunate to at least have the opportunity to keep working, keep my seniority, keep making a good wage, and have decent benefits. Thank you UAW! For those moving on---salaried, contract, and our hourly coworkers retiring or leaving the Blue Oval family altogether--- I wish you all the best. For those of us heading to new plants: let's be glad we have good jobs to go to, and work to endear ourselves to our new "families". Peaceout!

+1!

Your comments are encouraging, 44; I ordered one as well, a Titanium hatchback. And my kudos also to the folks @ KCAP---and everyone involved in making my '11 Escape. It's been a great vehicle; no problems!

Indianapolis Steering is closing late this year, early next. So we'll be outta da picture. But Raws, Sterling, Milan, Saline, & Sandusky---the company is gonna xsfer all the blue Tier 1's outta those plants? I don't see that happening.

We heard that plus: 30 bricklayers, 35 diemakers, 67 laborers, 21 instrument repair, and 375 electricians. No pipefitters, millwrights, or welders. Who needs THEM? =}

At Indy Plant, we were sized about 3 weeks ago. I was in our local Quality/Sourcing/Transfer reps office when he got the email about the jackets, and he and our local barg. committee got right on it. Nothing said about who was paying for them. We were told they will be union made in the U.S.

We heard all Saline employees are busy putting the Ford signs back up. :happy feet: :happy feet:

+1 Another possibility: put yourself in any union officials' shoes. If you knew--approximately--what the percent is, and you put it out, then mgmt comes back and lowers it---even a fraction---everybody'd want your head on a platter! It does kinda suk that we don't know how much we're getting b4 the election period---but we never have in the past. JMHO: splitting the check equally among TESPHE, FIA, and cash is a good way to get a decent check AND sock some away.

Good point, woody. Did you hear Bob King say---in an interview at NAIAS last month---that "we don't negotiate in the media." I agree. We shouldn't discuss our pay & benefits with the public, including the media. If reporters show up at our plant gates, or email us, facebook, etc. during contract negotiations, we should be polite but firm---the reporters don't tell us what THEY make, right? We expect that the ppl we elect to negotiate for us will get us a contract that's fair for everyone.

JMHO: the ppl in Safety, on both the union and management sides, change (retirements, layoffs, etc). Maybe whomever is currently heading-up the NJCHS decided to, in Safety reporting, include incidents in ALL plants, instead of separating out Ford & ACH.

Is that the same thing as the rapture? If so, can I have your house and your vehicles when you go? I promise to take good care of your stuff. Man, I love the rapture!

I think this is the right thing to do--in other words, just be honest. With our customers, and the general public. When there's a problem, admit it. And fix it. Remember the Toyota disaster last year? It seemed Toyota officials were either lying or being deceptive about the sudden acceleration problem. Their sales fell off a cliff. The F-150 is the top seller & the best truck, period. I think the best way to keep that goin' is to just be honest when there's a problem.

Turn in a Maximo ticket for electricians to install outlets. All seriousness aside, I wonder if it's possible to tap into the power to the parking lot lights? Brother Pioneer: any thots?

Last summer, my son and I visited Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. We flew in to Calgary, and drove to Banff. What a stunningly beautiful place! And the federal and local governments are spending a ton of money on roads, brides, parks, etc. Ya know---infrastructure. Driving around Calgary and Banff, I was amazed at the number of new Ford products on the roads; it was great to see. Canadians, and Ford, rule!