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The Republicans were in control of our National Gov. for 8 years and we are living the results . Enough said. George W,s assault on the voice of the working man AKA (unions) has resulted in the biggest devide between rich and poor in this nations history. The big oil people are raking in billions a quarter and this administration still has you bashing the unions. Karl Rove and Fox news have taken over the country. For years organized labor created a middle class standard of living worth going to work for. With the decline in union numbers went the decine in the standard of living for all working class people and you still believe that the unions are to blame. Please

They'll blame the UAW, The only reason any of us are still working for Ford Motor Co.

If you are in an appointed union position there shouldn't have to be a by-law to make you go to meetings. Believing in the UAW and its causes should be an instrument for choosing people for these positions.

Go to your local job center and see how many of these good jobs are left. Corporate greed is at an all time high. If you don't think so check out Fortune 5oo's top 1000 companies and how much money they made last year. Then come back and blame the welfare system. Thank you to GW and his band of pioneers. Its the poor guys fault. Thats hogwash

Do you think every poor person in our country wants to sit around and collect welfare. Turn off Rush and Fox and join the real world

The same mindset that you complain about is the one that has set you up to be able to work overtime and make over 75 grand. Those so called "richest poor people" you speak of could have been hired by Ford Motor Co. instead of you. You are all living in a "me" mindset. If it wasn't for orgaanized labor you wouldn't be writing on this site. Don't forget it

I'm pretty sure poop is from Lima. Got too many facts wrong in the post. Could poop be running for chairman

Good info. Just wanted to let the folks in Lima know their options. There was some confusion on the plant floor. Thanks

Lima is a stand alone plant. No in zone to worry about. He asked about Lima. If he decides to return to production at time of lay-off, he will be called back by senioity in his trade. End of story

As was stated before, in Lima you retain your recall rights to your trade by date-of-entry.

You still have recall rights to your trade

How many 1973 hires were working from 1980 until 1985 or 86. Everyone that hired in the 70's is reliving the negative cycle of the automobile industry for the 2nd time. Give these people a break. They know people that hired in 4 years before them that have been retired for 5 years while they have 10 to 15 more years to go. Doesn't seem right to me

I have a friend (not at a UAW shop) that was told last week that the place he was working is closing at the end of the month. He will get hooked up with the Dept. of Job and Family Services. While he collects his un-employment they will try and help find him a new place of employment..The best jobs that they have on the books right now pay about 12 bucks an hour. That's reality. It is time for people on this forum to start paying attention to what the UAW negotiated JSP program has done for them. Hell, this guy would have moved his family for one of our jobs BEFORE HE LOST HIS!! We make great wages, great bennies and have a JSP program that gives us two oppurtunities to continue this lifestyle if we so choose or they offer us thousands of dollars to move on and look for other work. No where else in the world does this happen. All I can say is thank you UAW for the job security that has been negotiated for me

Amen Wake-Up. And the "old" that cared more about co-workers having a job than how much overtime they could get if that guy or gal wasn't there. Or the "old" that knew that dealing with change was difficult but understood that the UAW leadership had the best interest of the membership on thier minds when tough decisions were made. Never in history has there been such an assault on organized labor as there is today. I am afraid that there are going to be a whole bunch of people that learn the hard way how important the UAW is to all of us. I don't know if many of you have looked around your communities to see what other job oppurtunities are out there but an entry level job with collective bargaining rights will still be in high demand. You can bet on it.

Who do you think made this all possible for you to transfer and get lump sums of money to do it. I promise you that it wasn't Ford Motor Co.. It was that joke union you speak of. If it was up to Ford Motor you would be back in Va. collecting unemployment.