justnthrmushroom

Can anyone confirm or deny that the Local 1520 hall is for sale or sold?

Same story at STAP. Little to no parts available in stores and running out of salvageable parts.

Awesome!

WTF? This better go to a vote! Or did I blink and miss it?

Profitable world wide is only beneficial outside North America and does not maintain North American jobs.

Because some details would need to be worked out as closing the plant is a huge undertaking. I would first like to see a solid, in stone closing date because apparently the September 2011 date has not even been signed off on.

Until the CAW changes it will continue to be decimated. The CAW national, and to an extent the locals, have become complacent and rather predictable. The union is now run more like a business than a trade union. For example the national seems to be more concerned with diversification and income. What I'm getting at is CAW went from wild to mild. Just a thought but, did the union itself buy into neo-liberalism?

If you're so embarrassed to work with people who have opinions and refused to be shepherded by snake oil salesmen, QUIT.

I've personally worked at several other places. You're correct in the pay and benefits were...umm are good. But, the beloved union is not innocent. Let me correct myself. The union, being the membership, is innocent in fact sometimes naive. The leadership which is meant to be responsible to the union only saved ... well nothing. But, sold everything including the principle of solidarity.

I already like this Lindsay person. God forbid a member actually speaks their mind a union meeting! The nerve of her not to tow the party line! Our leadership needs to grow a pair and stop being so damned predictable at the bargaining table. http://www.reuters.com/article/Autos09/idUSTRE5A403B20091105 Oh, this just in... it looks like Ford wants to go back to the bargaining table with the IUAW.

Excuse me but the Union did not sign our pay cheques the company does. Yes, the Union did negotiate the rates and benefits to a greater extent. But, face facts that if the company could not afford the rates and benefits they would have been lower. What I'm getting at is it's easy to lead in prosperous times. But, the true measure comes during difficult times. The CAW National failed to do a damn thing for STAP and conceded too much elsewhere for "commitments". The closing agreement was not patterned. The only thing the National managed was to be duped into greater concessions by a superior foe.

That's correct.

Someone should haul them both up to labour relations for a safety infraction. Isn't that company policy?

Every time there is to be a ratification vote it needs to be monitored and counted by an independent third party. This does two things: first puts the trust of the membership back in the process and secondly places the union in a position beyond reproach ( at least with respect to voting). Not to mention no more "Rush to Ratify" rally's.

Right on the money. Police departments told Ford before that they did not want the Fivehundred (aka Taurus). It just does not measure up to police use.