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Decker have you seen any of the Bronco prototypes at npdc yet?

I sent you an email today thank you

I have a friend that had an accident in his harley davidson F150 He took it out for a sunday drive and a texting teenager tboned the truck. He had it rebuilt 100% and the only thing he is missing is the Built by Dearborn Truck Sticker on the window. His OCD is driving him nuts that it isnt there. I was wondering if anyone could possibly mail me one?

Cap is losing the MKS and Taurus. They will both be moving to the Fusion Chassis. MKS will be the New Lincoln Continental which wont be built at CAP. As for the Taurus who knows. The police Taurus will still be built there. The Explorer will need to keep selling like hotcakes for CAP to keep 3 shifts.

Nevermind..

This forum is pathetic. Our local is pathetic. We can't make enough cars to keep up with demand yet the company wants to bring in more cheap labor which leads to more quality problems. I am sick of hearing the "our plant is in trouble" rhetoric. I have been hearing "our plant is in trouble" since day one! I am disgusted at the every day goings on with our union and the unlimited check writing. Trips for everyone! Just ask for the money! There are way to many "educational" extravaganzas going on for this committee and that committee. If we are in such dire straights for money at our local then we need to start belt tightening as well. There should be absolutely no trips for anyone if we are bleeding money locally just like international. In the 15 years I have been at this plant all I have seen and heard at our union meetings is begging for money to send delegates here and there and once that is taken care of its lets see how fast we can get the quorum count the lowest so we don't have to sit around here and listen to people bitch. We just cant seem to vote in honest moral people to control the dues money. The constant infighting between people, this group and that group it just sucks. Hearing on a daily basis that your local is the most crooked as they come. Why can't we seem to get a handle on our expenditures?? Why does there always have to be a "family member" or "friend" that needs to be "taken care of"?? There is absolutely no honesty in this local. Its all about who can get what from whom. I come to work every day. I don't ask for favors. I have never had an Awol. I am in constant pain but don't run to medical like most people do. I have respect for the job I have. I would make a great candidate for our local. But I refuse to run because of the constant onslaught of people that are poisoning our very name. I do not wish to be associated with that. I would feel like I'm fighting a losing battle on a daily basis if I don't "tow the line". These people that are raiding our checkbook for their own personal and friends and family gain make me sick. I can only imagine what is going on at the IUAW with their checkbook if this is just what its like at the local level. It sucks to compare the two but I call it as I see it. There are a few good guys in our local and I will keep my opinion to myself on that because I know the bandwagon jumpers will massacre anyone that is put out there. I'm just saying I am highly disappointed and embarrassed at what's going on and I hope change for the better is on the horizon.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/4A5E444FA580E4E1CA257B3200008B77 I dont know what they make hourly compared to us over there on the other side of the pond. But that is a pretty sweet profit sharing check they get.

Heres the deal. Those of us that are smart know that the UAW would never strike any of the big 3 in this day and age. So asking me to shell out more money to be in a "better position" with the strike fund is ludicrous.

Our soon to be President Elect http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131107/AUTO01/311070123/Dennis-Williams-nominated-lead-UAW "In 1998, Williams was appointed to the national bargaining department. Three years later, he became director of UAW Region 4, overseeing nine north-central states, including Wisconsin and Illinois. He negotiated painful concessionary contracts with Caterpillar Inc. that included the union’s first voluntary employee beneficiary association, or VEBA, to take over responsibility for retiree health care from the company. The Caterpillar trust ran out of money"

We were told by Jimmy Settles that it was to go toward the strike fund.

CAP visit by Jimmy and the gang..lots of talk about raising dues after giving themselves raises sorry that math dont add up to me.

Well all im saying is the writer of this article seems to have some info about taurus/mks goin to flat rock so thats why Im asking. http://www.freep.com/article/20130829/BUSINESS01/308290020/Ford-Fusion-Flat-Rock-Mustang-auto-plant-Toyota-Camry

I know we need more capacity for the Explorer but 3 shifts worth? Are we shutting down for retooling for a future product? Come on people spill the beans!

The construction outside the plant is the main reason over 1500 people did not vote. I voted on my day off but anyone that had to make a left turn after the shift was over just didnt want to take the time to go all the way around. I am definitely afraid that these people that didnt go vote are the future of our plant and I hope we make it long enough so that I can get my 30 in and get the hell out.