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Gary Walkowicz,was only local Uaw president to speak against IUAW last concessions that was voted down ,because he knew and I am sure the other local presidents ,knew Ford was going to announce a profit and then give salary there concession back,I wish other local had the balls to go against IUAW .Do you know that IUAW Get a healthcare from our union dues and another one from Ford and two Pensions ,and why did theycontinue to receive cost of living and vote themself a raise while we gave up so much in concessions .Does anybody know if IUAW cut their people when all those plants closed and those who talk about Gary should at least have the balls to put their name ,down so we can vote them out ,or maybe they are hired salary people.I think membership should Vote for the IUAW President like The TEAMSTERS ,who recently recruited railroad workers and truckers,thats power there ,pretty soom they have shipping.

You mean u miss that clipboard job ,Ryan Rett will go down down as the worst leader we ever had at local 551 ,He quit on u and took his money and left the company to me i think He made all our others leaders look like superstars,He always was all about Ryan R and he would not help the new chairman ,learn the job he just left and said u voted him in u get what u deserve .so all u guys and women who join the biggest loser health contest ,honor the biggest loser of all time Ryan Rett....now u can worship God and whats right for our local .UAW Production worker who voted no to ryan and yes to God fearing people God bless You and i am going to pray for u because ,there is some good in u .

The companies are laughing all the way to the bank ,while iuaw and uaw booed each other can anybody get a list of those delagates,so we know who they are ,when we vote Bob King out of office.or at least vote for other delagates,I like to who voted for who and why it's our democratic rights Ron i know u got a list.

I would have a Tinner made some cup similier to Stanley Cup and have every local uaw building have it for a week n hold it up to the sky and thank God and those people who die and got beat up for our rights for a better life ,smile again because international greed (money) and company greed would be no more ,and God would be there master and not money.When i died i am not going to want to see all that money and wish i work more ,at the plants,We would all wish we spent more time with our families .Amen to that ,

In a stunning role reversal, Gettelfinger told UAW employees Thursday that he would impose the terms of a concessionary contract that they voted down last month. That means reduced benefits for the union's own retirees and requires each UAW employee to take a two-week unpaid furlough or give up their 401(k) matching contribution next year. But he is getting 2 pension ,one from our union and one from ford.He screw us on thre way out and his sidekick Bob King will do the the same when he retires after he turns 65 after one term ,we need new young educated rep that are for us and not sleeping with the company.Don't elect elect Bob King Please he took enough of our benifits away then any other union leaders in history.Those people that died on that bridge ,I hope they haunt them the rest of their days of their life>God will judged their greed and the other Iuaw reps that went along with them may they all rot in hell.

Recall another blow to Toyota's reputation Some say the Japanese company has sacrificed its legendary quality in recent years to reach the goal of becoming the world's No. 1 automaker. The largest recall in Toyota Motor Corp. history will probably put a serious dent in the Japanese automaker's pocketbook. But the hit to Toyota's image could prove even more damaging. The company's reputation as a builder of reliable, trouble-free vehicles has been tarnished by a series of quality problems, including the recall of more than 4 million Toyota and Lexus cars and light trucks to fix a defect that could cause runaway acceleration. On Wednesday, Toyota unveiled an elaborate plan to fix the problem that ultimately could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Also this week, Toyota said it would recall 110,000 Tundra pickup trucks because excessive rust on the frames could cause the spare tire to fall into the roadway and create a hazard for other vehicles. Earlier this month, Toyota suffered another blow when none of its vehicles were named top picks in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's tests of 2010 model cars and light trucks. It's a humbling comedown for an automaker that in the early years of this decade routinely had the fewest recalls among the six largest players in the U.S. auto market. In 2000, for example, Toyota recalled a mere 8,379 vehicles, according to government data. The litany of quality and safety issues has led some industry experts to wonder if Toyota's rapid expansion in the 2000s, which enabled it to pass General Motors as the world's biggest automaker, came at the expense of the company's legendary engineering and quality control prowess. Toyota executives have conceded as much, acknowledging as far back as 2005 that the company needed to get "back to basics." And after a fatal August crash of a Lexus ES 350 in San Diego was blamed on runaway acceleration, Toyota President Akio Toyoda issued a public apology. "Customers bought our cars because they thought they were the safest but now we have given them cause for grave concern. I can't begin to express my remorse," Toyoda said in a statement. At risk, some say, is the very trait that made the automaker No. 1. "There's nothing else to the brand," said John Wolkonowicz, an analyst with consultant IHS Global Insight. "It's not built on eye-catching design. It's not built on a cutting-edge driving experience. It's not built on performance. It's built on quality and low cost of ownership." So far, there's little evidence that the acceleration-related recall, announced Sept. 29, is driving buyers away from Toyota, which, like its competitors, is suffering through the worst market for auto sales in decades. The recall covers various model years of eight Toyota and Lexus vehicles, including the Camry sedan and Prius hybrid. But the uncontrolled acceleration problem clearly has spooked some of the company's customers. "Until they're able to specifically determine what caused the problem, no one in my family is going to buy one of their products," said David K. Winnett Jr. of Torrance, who traded his wife's 2007 Lexus IS 250 for a Buick Acadia after she experienced a runaway acceleration incident in early August. "It's just too risky." The IS 250 is one of the models included in the recall. Automakers recall millions of cars each year in the U.S. to address various problems. The issues can be life-threatening, such as the defective tires that led to Ford Motor Co.'s recall in 2000-2001 of millions of Firestone tires sold as original equipment on Explorer sport utility vehicles. Or the problems can be trivial. Honda Motor Co. recalled more than a million vehicles in 2006 to replace owner's manuals that contained an erroneous phone number. The runaway acceleration problem is just the latest in a spate of quality missteps that have plagued Toyota in recent years. In 2005, the automaker had to recall more than 2.3 million vehicles. Among the problems were steering defects in certain pickup trucks and SUVs and a software glitch that could cause some Priuses to stall or shut down. In 2007, Toyota settled a class-action lawsuit filed by customers who complained of oil sludge buildup in their vehicles' engines. And even before this week's Tundra recall, the company had been dealing with complaints that its Tacoma and Tundra pickups were rust-prone. Two years ago, Consumer Reports magazine -- often accused by U.S. automakers of unfairly favoring Asian brands over American -- suspended its practice of automatically giving new Toyota vehicles a positive recommendation. The action came after the magazine's vehicle testers decided that the brand's history of dependability could no longer be relied upon. From the L.A. Times Toyota widens recall to target gas pedals in 3.8 million vehiclesToyota to replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles Toyota: Staff to stay put in California|dailybreeze.com Toyota to recall 110,000 Tundras over rust|dailybreeze.com Toyota recalling about 110,000 Tundras and replacing gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled...|dailynews.com Toyota to replace 3.8 million gas pedals|chicagobreakingnews.com Toyota to replace gas pedals|chicagotribune.com Toyota Recalls Recalls 110,000 Tundra Trucks Over Rust|foxnews.com Recall another blow to Toyota's reputation Some say the Japanese company has sacrificed its legendary quality in recent years to reach the goal of becoming the world's No. 1 automaker. "Toyota has spent the last five or 10 years concentrating on being the biggest instead of the best, and that's a shame," said Jake Fisher, senior engineer at the nonprofit Consumer Union, which publishes Consumer Reports. That kind of negative perception could ultimately erode the price premium that Toyota has long enjoyed in the U.S. because of its reliability, said Mark Oline, an auto industry analyst for Fitch Ratings. The results of the Insurance Institute's latest crash tests were especially galling to the automaker, which last year had 11 top safety picks among its Toyota, Lexus and Scion nameplates. The institute, which is funded by insurance companies, conducts independent tests that it hopes will lead to improvements in auto safety. For this year's tests, it added a tough roof-strength requirement that winnowed out several vehicles that had achieved top safety scores in the past. Toyota said the institute's statement that the automaker had been "shut out" of the top safety picks was "extreme and misleading." The company noted that most of its models weren't tested for roof strength and were thus ineligible to be named top picks. Toyota's quality stumbles have helped open the door to competitors, particularly Korean automaker Hyundai. And domestic automakers such as Ford may also be able to attract former Toyota loyalists whose trust in the Japanese brand has been eroded. In 2004, 92% of first-year Toyota owners were willing to recommend their car to a friend, according to research by Art Spinella at CNW Marketing Research -- a virtual tie with Honda for first among mainstream vehicle brands. Toyota's "recommendation percentage" fell to 88% this year, trailing Ford, Chevrolet, Honda, Volkswagen and Hyundai. Rising concern about runaway acceleration has created an opening for kitchen-table tinkerers like Donald Cook of Ventura. Cook, a veteran auto mechanic, is marketing a $159 device called the Decelerator, which he says will override a vehicle's electronic throttle control during a runaway acceleration episode, reducing a wide-open throttle to idle speed. Cook is specifically targeting Toyota owners, mentioning the recall prominently in the online ad for his device. Toyota had no comment. Automakers typically don't divulge how much they spend for specific recalls, lumping the costs in with warranty repairs and related expenses. Toyota said it hadn't calculated how much the current recall would cost. But based on the solution the company announced Wednesday -- which includes a software upgrade, replacing some floor mats, and modifying and later replacing gas pedals -- the cost could easily exceed $250 million, said Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety. In any case, the damage Toyota is facing could be the kind that doesn't show up as a line item on a financial statement. "It takes a very long time to establish a reputation for safety and reliability," said Fisher of Consumer Union. "It doesn't take very long to lose it." martin.zimmerman@ web Link to story http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyo...02.story?page=1

Thank UAW FOR VOTED DOWN THAT IUAW SLEEP WITH THE COMPANY TRIRD MOD OF 2007 CONTRACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!REMEMBER THEY GET A SECOND PENSION AND BETTER HEALTHCARE THRU OUR UNION DUES ,ALSO THEY WORK FOR US ,WE DON'T WORK FOR THEM THAT SECOND PENSION COMES FROM OUR UNION DUES ,SO CAN WE VOTE OURSELF A RAISE ,LIKE DID 3 YEARS AGO.THAT SECOND PENSION INCLUDES COLA ,WHERE'S OURS.LOL

Ron gettelfinger said this is win win for the IUAW 2ND PENSION AND THEIR BETTER HEALTH CARE PLAN THEN OURS AND fORD CEO BONUSES AND OTHER PERKS .HEY RON GETTEFINGER HOW ABOUT A WIN WIN (WIN) FOR THE UAW WORKERS WHO SWEAT AND WORK WITH ALL KINDS OF INJURY RELATED WRIST GUARDS,ELBOW BANDS AND BACK BRACES AND WORK THRU THE PAIN TO FEED THEIR FAMILY.DO U HAVE THAT PROBLEM RON ,MAYBE U DO HAVE SOME PAIN BECAUSE THIS LAST VOTE DIDN'T PASS ,SO THEY MITE TAKE AWAY SOME OF YOUR PERKS FROM ALL THE IUAW.WHY WAS IUAW RUNNING OUR LOCAL MEETING PRIOR TO THIS VOTE AND PREACH TO US WHY WE SHOULD VOTE YES ,OUR CHAIRMAN AND HIS PRESIDENT ,VICE-PRESIDENT JUST LET THEM DO WHATEVER THEY WANTED ,AT OUR LOCAL A IUAW REP .WAS TOLD TO SIT THAT HIS 5 MINUTES WHERE UP AND HE KEPT PREACHER ,FINALLY OUR CHAIRMAN BUTTED IN AND THEN WE HAD SOME GOOF BALL FROM OTHER LOCAL MAINTENACE PLANT ,TELL SKILL TRADES WHY THEY SHOULD VOTE YES ,HE SHOULD MINED HIS OWN LOCAL PROBLEMS NOT TRYING TO GET IUAW JOB .wHY DO WE HAVE LOCALS AND THEY HAVE NO SAY IN THE VOTING THESE IUAW OFFICERS IN ,I LIKE TO SEE THEIR PAY AND HOW MANY ARE WORKING AND COLLECTING 6 DIGITS NUMBERS .WE NEED HEAD COUNT WITH ALL THE PLANTS THAT CLOSED ,DO WE REALLY NEED ALL THOSE IUAW WORKERS MAKING THAT KIND OF MONEY ,INCLUDING THEIR CLERKS. AMEN

most people don’t know that our UAW International Reps. live in a world apart from us. A world where they are insulated from ever worrying about money or losing benefits. They have a far superior contract covering themselves than the workers they represent. They are covered under the standard UAW contract as we all are, plus they have a second retirement plan, over and above the first one, that is funded by our dues. Their health care plan is superior to the workers they represent. Some of the other perks are they get COLA on their second pensions. They qualify for their second pension after as little as five years on staff. There is never a concession contract for these International Reps. It only gets improved upon. Provisions like car allowance improvements, towing, oil changes, expense accounts, raises on pensions, and benefits each contract are taken for granted by International Reps. I think the pain and suffering is being experienced only by our active workers and retirees; definitely not by our International Reps. Our International Union Reps definitely need to quit asking our members to give concessions while they continue to add to their nest egg. If Ford Motor Company really wanted send a positive message to their workers , creditors and the general public of how they are serious about turning the company around, They would have demanded a concession from management. How about 15% from upper management, 10% from middle and 5% from lower for starters? Before they made the decision to try and milk the blue collared workers again. Maybe that could have save them about a billion a year?

If Ford Motor Company really wanted send a positive message to their workers , creditors and the general public of how they are serious about turning the company around, They would have demanded a concession from management. How about 15% from upper management, 10% from middle and 5% from lower for starters? Before they made the decision to try and milk the blue collared workers again. Maybe that could have save them about a billion a year? The company execs are laughing all the way to the bank with their million dollar bonuses. My thoughts on concessions are that concessions lead to elimination of jobs and the unions’ ability to function. Can anyone show me one new UAW job that has been created by concessions? As to the redefining of the union, I think that if our union leadership does not wise up and quit buying into all of the company lies, it will only be a matter of time before the company wants to do away with union representation entirely.

I thought if Uaw back President Obama jobs will stay here that what our iuaw Ron n Bob promise when we went to vote for Obama Last election.Can we refinance that we borrow at that high interest rate now that we our doing good ,lets pattern bargain what the banks gave to Gm n chsyler.People our losing their houses and IUAW DON'T CARE ABOUT US ONLY THEIR SECOND PENSION N THEIR BETTER HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS

prove it ,quit the scare tactic,ford just announce another billion dollar profits for the third quarter thats three quarter in a row ,let see what happen in 2011 we do have a contract that we open twice n save them over 500 million dollars.then then they announce new plant worth about 500 million being built in china .Also japan is getting ready to built a third battery plant there .How come we don't have one built in the GOOD ALL GOD BLESS USA ,AL Gore where r u i thought we were going green too.

Any first year law student would heartily laugh at the supposed product and job "guarantees" in this proposed amendment. How many times have you ever signed a contract with a bank, where you agreed to give them easily definable, fixed monthly payments and in return they only agreed to "discuss" the possibility of giving you a car or a home... maybe it'll be a Yugo maybe it'll be Ferrari.... maybe we'll give it to you... maybe we won't. This scenario has never happened because it's totally absurd. The word "discussions" should never be used in any contract highlights. The word "discussion" holds about as much contractual value as a product guarantee from the likes of your "cousin Larry", who's a cleaner that knows someone down at the glass house. If Ford really wants us to grant more concessions to the contract that they agreed upon just 2 years ago, the very same one that we already renegotiated once. They really need to stop treating us all like adversarial, 6th grade dropouts and respect the fact that we want actual product and job guarantees and not empty promises to "discuss things", and loophole riddled contract language. The line between Ford upper management and our IUAW leadership has now become as thin as our job security. It's becoming very difficult to justify paying Union dues to people that allow the Company to run roughshod over them. I realize we are in a global economy in which manufacturing companies are leaving the US as fast they can, and it is a daunting task for our IUAW officials to just keep the jobs we have, but at some point they need to take a stand and resolutely say "enough is enough". With regards to this proposed amendment, I'll use the same answer as Alan Mulally used at the Big 3 congressional hearings.... when asked if he'd take a pay cut if federal aid was given to Ford Motor Co.... Mulally eloquently stated "No thanks, I'm fine where I'm at". I think the IUAW and Ford both need to take a good hard look at why this deal failed in such spectacular fashion. Maybe after some serious soul searching, a hint of research and some actual feedback from their constituents, then maybe they'll come up with a real proposal. I beleive Mulally's eloquently stated words "No thanks, I'm fine where I'm at".were the rallying cry for defeating this absurd concession package.They will live on in history with these immortal battle cries Remember The River Raisin,Remember the Alamo,Remember the Maine.Remember Pearl Harbor and now No thanks I'm fine where I'm at.Thanks Allen your stirring words rallied the troops to victory.

Chicago assbly.551 voted it down 749 no to 245 yes Skilled trades 145 no to 12 yes Hvc 17 no to 7 yes Chicago Stamping voted it down local 588 ,not sure about these numbers but they oare close 435 no to 138 yes

A retire police officer said he carry a loaded gun and never had to use it ,but would have use it if he had too to save his life ,so a right to strike clause is our loaded gun at the bargaining table in 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How many jobs have we lost prior to this vote no ,here's y we lost , 1) Ford doubles its capacity in Mexico while it claims it has too much capacity in the US and Canada. Unfortunately, the higher ups in the UAW do not use this point when accepting more concessions. A starting point to ratification would have been to promise to move some engine and assembly work back to the US from Mexico- especially some Fusion work. 2) Every concessionarry agreement created between the UAW and the company has resulted in plant closings and layoff annoucements literally the same week. Can we expect more now? Who is to say, but with the track record of the prior negotations, layoffs would have happened anyway with or without an agreement. 3) What happened to the agreement that was voted on less than two years ago? Ford is merely offering to uphold some of what they promised in the 2007 agreement. What is wrong with this picture? An agreement is an agreement- one party (Ford) does not attempt to modify it without giving something above and beyond what was promised two years ago. In fact, look at how many things Ford management reneged on- the new flex body shop at Wayne Assembly plant for one, and numerous product commitments. 4)A retire police officer said he carry a loaded gun and never had to use it ,but would have use it if he had too to save his life ,so a right to strike clause is our loaded gun at the bargaining table in 2011. 5)Pray for IUAW they supported abortions in our health care and bob king supported gay marriages

Fax to me from chicago assmbly plant 551 they voted it down 75%to 25% production No Votes 749 - yes votes 245 Skilled Trades from chicago assmbly 551 they voted it down 91% to 9% trades 551 No Votes 145 - yes votes 12 Also Chicago Hvc voted it down NO Votes 17 - yes 7 I heard Chicago Stamping Plant voted it dow not sure of numbers 400 something No and 100 something yes

Fax to me from chicago assmbly plant 551 they voted it down 75%to 25% production No Votes 749 - yes votes 245 Skilled Trades from chicago assmbly 551 they voted it down 91% to 9% trades 551 No Votes 145 - yes votes 12 Also Chicago Hvc voted it down NO Votes 17 - yes 7 I heard Chicago Stamping Plant voted it dow not sure of numbers 400 something No and 100 something yes

A retire police officer said he carry a loaded gun and never had to use it ,but would have use it if he had too to save his life ,so a no strike clause is our loaded gun at the bargaing table in 2011

Ratification Vote Results So Far Brook Park, Ohio (Local 1250) – voted Yes by 61%. Wayne (Local 900) – voted Yes by 51%. Sheldon Road (Local 845) – voted No by 80%. Livonia Transmission (Local 182) – voted No by 52%. Kansas City (Local 249) – voted No by 92%. Sterling Axle (Local 228) – voted No by 80%. Rawsonville (Local 898) -- voted No by 52%. Auto Alliance (Flat Rock) (Local 3000) -- voted No by 73%

heres why on GettRelfinger no sooner became President of the UAW when he began a crusade pushing for abortion coverage in benefit packages. Christian Conservative union members shot that one down fast. Clearly, union officials are not only on the wrong side of the bargaining table but also on the wrong side of the Bible. Gettelfinger’s predecessor, Steve Yokich quietly included the partners of homosexual workers into the workers benefits package. Now these same-sex homosexual partners of active workers, who have nothing to do with the auto industry, are receiving full health care benefits that now surpass the retirees who built the UAW. Someone needs to explain to these union officials, in terms they will understand, that regardless of their personal feelings, abortion is cold blooded murder and men marrying men and women marrying women has nothing to do with labor. It is a moral issue. “ legacy cost” infuriates me. They forget that our retirees worked a lifetime to earn their negotiated pension. As far as Gettelfinger resorting to legal means to concession away our health care, this is wrong, wrong, wrong. For the life of me, I can’t figure out what would make the president of the UAW take such a position. , most people don’t know that our UAW International Reps. live in a world apart from us. A world where they are insulated from ever worrying about money or losing benefits. They have a far superior contract covering themselves than the workers they represent. They are covered under the standard UAW contract as we all are, plus they have a second retirement plan, over and above the first one, that is funded by our dues. Their health care plan is superior to the workers they represent. Some of the other perks are they get COLA on their second pensions. They qualify for their second pension after as little as five years on staff. There is never a concession contract for these International Reps. It only gets improved upon. Provisions like car allowance improvements, towing, oil changes, expense accounts, raises on pensions, and benefits each contract are taken for granted by International Reps. I think the pain and suffering is being experienced only by our active workers and retirees; definitely not by our International Reps. Our International Union Reps definitely need to quit asking our members to give concessions while they continue to add to their nest egg.