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Hey Locals, what days are your ratification meetings and voting days? KY Local 862 KTP/LAP: Sun Nov 10, 7a-10p All the same day, (6) 1 1/2 hr meetings All on a holiday weekend with 1 shift running a full 10+ hr shift. All at 1 of our union halls, the farthest from the biggest plant. Hmm, why not have the meetings on the Sunday but allow the voting at both Halls on a Tues/Wed? The IUAW allowed until Friday Nov 15th. What about the rest of you?

Tradesmen, I'd like to have a Tradesman from each plant that has AWS name your plant, and what version of AWS you have. In other words are you on a 4 on-4 off, a 5-4-3-2, etc. Did you have a choice on your version? Thank you, KTP

Looking for information! What is the policy/language on working or not working overtime with restrictions? Is there language? Does it depend on the restriction? Plant by Plant basis? Does it fall under available work? Production can not work OT with restrictions at my Plant, but maintenance is allowed if there's work available (Groundman, etc.) . I've known other Plants that neither could work OT with restrictions. Anything?

Don't be a Hater, go back to school and get an education and become a Tradesman.

Congratulations Sister Settles! Your actions are splintering this membership; I believe the Company set you up! They expect you to sell this mess just like they expected Gettlefinger to sell the last one! IMO Ford can rely on the IUAW to do what they couldn't do themselves! Grow a pair and let King know He's out of touch with this membership!

Brother Settles visited KTP about a month before the contract to get a feel of what the workers wanted. He slinked in at late evening, talked to a few people and was long gone. Assembly line workers were waiting to speak to him. Thanks SISTER Settles.

The employees at Kentucky Truck are being forced to vote inside the plant for the first time! In an area right outside the Dbl glass doors leading to Labor! WTF!!!! The electronic machines will sit there for 2 days! One month on the negotiating team has tarnished our Chairman if he's really ok with this!

Agreed! Most of us had family that went through the strikes at Ford to gain what we gave up; it's time to get some of it back. I'm not calling for a strike, but this current offer needs to be sent back and stamped NOT ACCEPTABLE! We can't afford to make our temporary concessions permanent! Alan Mullaly is definitely calling the shots, this definitely smells like Boeing Boy! If we would not have given concessions and the company would have been forced to declare bankruptcy, a Federal judge would have taken control of the company and put it into receivership; thus the Ford Family would have lost their company. By not restoring some of our temporary concessions Ford Motor Company is telling me that they never needed the concessions, or are at least totally non-appreciative. IUAW, are you stupid? You're on the verge of a Spring Revolution from your membership! Ford made patsy"s out of you! So embarrassing! Please don't waste our dues money in Voting Booths, Lost Time, Travel, etc for this garbage.

Kentucky Truck says NO! http://scottrlap.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rumors

One seniority--HIRE IN DATE----for all things including trades. That would get several hundred YES votes at my plant without a dime increase.

What a Dick

Hey Frank. Evansville may be out of the KTP/LAP zone but is amalgamated with the 2 of them, UAW Local 862. Don't worry, with your seniority you'll eventually have a decent job; although not as good as you have now!

Support Boeing, UAW workers, and The United States of America! http://www.realamericantankers.com/

Would you care to elaborate?

What you meant to say was that WE ALL just crapped out at the table in Vegas, er more like California. How is paying an entire Assembly Plant to sit for a week a big win? The 2011 Super Duty launch was scheduled for Monday with the 6.7 Ford Turbo Diesel Engine (codename Scorpion) to be the centerpiece. The truck reportedly met all U.S. mandated EPA Standards with it's new Urea system but not California Regulations. The new mandated Urea system is used to scrub pollutants from diesel exhaust; the engine is designed to run at a reduced capacity if the owner fails to fill the Urea tank (uses about 5 gal per 12,000 miles?) Supposedly (Rumor Mill) California wants a kill switch if the tank is not filled? This is a shame if it is indeed the reason, it's a GREAT truck. Yes we all like to be off with pay, but not like this. With ToYo and Honda on their heels having your most profitable vehicle and employees on idle isn't the best business case.

Louisville workers are being canvassed to follow product.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.87436e906866c2a0fc6850afd6ffeb25.2a1&show_article=1 Please contact your Senators and encourage them to support Boeing (THE AMERICAN CO) with UAW workers to get this contract. Anti-Union Senator's Shelby and McCain must be stopped. Now excuse me while I go to the restroom and take a big healthy Shelby!

Oh no, like Atlanta used to be... Sorry about your luck. :titanic:

Salaried employees CAN return after retired and even work in the same position. It's very popular with teachers around the country. Exp. http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/200...850001097985.tx

May God Bless all of you at KTP. We all mourn your loss.

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journa...;pub=&desc= Louisville Courier-Journal

You MUST be a first generation Ford worker. I wouldn't be able to show my face at the family gathering with that attitude.

They'll be offered Chicago first, but since they're still open they don't have to bid. Very few would probably take it; some are from the "Region" (Northern Indiana/Chicago). You're gambling that the Ville gets product. Hopefully, everyone will get their product.

IUAW told Indy to expect April 2010

The last time I asked our Chair he said that the dollar we deferred to VEBA is still being deferred. ?????