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From what I have seen on this forum it is mostly company propaganda. If anyone has a difference of opinion, they are attacked. Am I right or am I right? I think I'll stick to facebook, where company people and crooked union members don't hide behind shady names and pretend to be factory workers to try to convince us to vote a certain way. At least the people on facebook have the balls to put their name to their opinion. Peace out!

Rank and File employees have not received a raise in over a decade. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation Calculator, if you made $28.24 per hour in 2003 and if your pay ONLY increased with cost of living you should be making $36.52 today!!! This standard of living wasn’t given to you, it was fought for by union members before us. It’s now our time to fight that battle! The elimination of COLA and the decade long wage freeze is costing you $17,222 a YEAR!!! That is $68,888 over the life of a 4 year contract!!! Still think a $10k sign-on bonus seems fair? It is absolutely insulting!! CEO pay to Worker pay has grown astronomically over the past 10 years. In 2014 the three top Ford Executives made a combined total of $47,674,648.00 in total compensation!!! Yes, you read that right! $47.6 million in compensation for THREE PEOPLE!!! If these three executives worked a 40 hour work week they would make on average $7640 PER HOUR!!! Still think $36 per hour is too much to ask for the people that actually make the product? Tier-two is unfair, unjust, creates strife, weakens moral, and divides unions! It should have NEVER been allowed in the first place! We demand an end to Tier-two IMMEDIATELY! We are our brother’s keeper!!! We are not asking for ANYTHING more. We are only asking for the standard of living we once had. Ford is on track to have the most profitable year ever on the backs of hard-working people like you. We agreed to give concessions in order to return the company to profitability. That time has come, and it’s time for the company to give something back! These goals can be achieved with 100% solidarity. They can’t do anything to us without our consent. Stand strong, stand united! SOLIDARITY!!!

Why vote NO??? Let our union rep tell you why!!! THIS IS A MUST READ !!!! This post is from one of our brothers on the bargaining committee at Dearborn Assembly: Ford contract -- If we don’t get it back now, when will we ever get it? The Ford contract is basically the same as the GM and Chrysler contracts, with slightly more bonus money. It does not repay us for all the concessions we have given up. It does not even bring us back to the standard of living we were at before the concessions started. Does not bring back yearly raises and COLA. This contract has 2 raises of 3% and 2 lump sum bonuses, plus other bonuses. But the standard UAW contract used to be a 3% raise every year, plus COLA (cost-of-living) and profit-sharing. Bonuses instead of raises mean less money in the long run. Does not end 2-tier. It will take 8 years to get to 1st tier, but it is a 4-year contract. People used to get to 1st-tier pay in 3 years or less, why not now? Even those who get to 1st-tier pay still don’t get a pension. They’re still 2nd-tier. This contract creates more tiers – lower pay for temporary workers and workers at Sterling, Rawsonville and Woodhaven. Does not protect permanent jobs. The contract allows the company to hire many more temporary workers, at low pay and few benefits. They can be used for daily absentee replacements, as well as other reasons. They could amount to 10% or more of the workforce, taking away permanent jobs. Does not protect pensions. There is no raise for retirees. It used to be that every contract would increase pensions a little to account for inflation. Plus retirees need help more than ever, since they are paying more out of pocket for health care, due to the VEBA. The pension increases stopped and the VEBA started during the concessions, but the concessions are supposed to be over, aren’t they??? Does not protect health care. The contract leaves the door open for changes that could limit our choices or increase our costs. The letter on Alternative Plans allows changes to our health care coverage after the contract is ratified. Does not improve working conditions. We used to have more break time. Maximum schedule used to be 10 hours per day, with overtime after 8. We lost those things with the concessions and alternative work schedules. We are getting none of those things back. Plus, they are increasing the number of mandatory Super Days for 3 Crew from 6 to 9. Where does this contract leave us? Yes, there is more money than in the last contract. But the legacy workers are still not nearly back to what we had before. The 2nd-tier workers are facing a future living worse off than their parents. Why can’t we get back to the pay and benefits we used to have? Don’t tell us the company can’t afford it! Why should we vote Yes on this contract? In 2011, Ford workers were threatened by the top union leadership that if we voted No, they would put us out on strike and we would get less. That was nothing but extortion. Ford has record sales and is making record profits. We have power over the company right now. There is no reason we can’t get what we need. We should get it now! That’s why I believe we should vote No! Gary Walkowicz Bargaining Committeeman, Dearborn Truck Plant gwalk32@att.net (313) 737-3166 labor donated 11/10/2015

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It's sad to see what this forum has become no mature, intelligent debates just jabs at one another. It's sad to see what this union has become. Two tiers, temps, wage freezes for the hard working blue collar people, but bonuses for white collar and CEO pay that is off the charts. Sickens me to the core. This is not what Bill Ford wanted for his employees nor is it what Walter Reuther wanted for his members. Our fore fathers fought like hell for the standard of living we are just rolling over and giving away. I will vote NO unless it is a contract that I can feel good about, and this contract is definitely not it. FYI: Weecountry, littlecountry, and CaptObvious don't even waste your time attacking me I will not reply to trolls.

Only uneducated people verbally attack others because they can't fight intellectually! Also, I agree CEO's and top executives should make good money, they earned it. But the amout they make in this day in time compared to the average worker is obsurd. And that is what I call greed. A blue collar worker that is working their fingers to the bone trying to scrounge up money for medical bills, groceries, house payments, etc is not the greedy one here. Also, you will probably say... go get a job somewhere else, blah, blah, blah... Corporate greed is everywhere and everyone is fighting for better wages across the nation. The only thing we are asking is to be restored to what we once had. Concessions given back, tier-two ended, and a wage that reflects what it should be, had we not endured a decade long wage freeze... Now, if you don't agree, that is your opinion. No need to go on the attack.

William Clay Ford Jr's total compensation for 2014 $10,683,359.00 or $5,136.per hour Mark Fields' total compensation for 2014 $14,949,161.00 or $7,187.00 per hour Alan Mulally total compensation for 2014 $22,042,128.00 or $10,597.00 per hour Also, Alan Mulally walked away from Ford with $300 million in total compensation for 6 years... These same 6 years, the workers that actually build their product got a big fat WAGE FREEZE!!! And yet, you call the employees greedy? It's not the employees squeezing every dime of profit from Ford, It's the outrageous salaries of the top executives. But yet you are upset with someone that makes anywhere from $31,000 to $50,000 wanting a raise? Ha, your anger needs to re-directed my friend! http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/07/news/companies/mulally/index.html

Let's list all the concessions that we gave up and compare them to what we are getting back. Does anyone have a list?

What are your views on The company trying to eliminate senior employees for the two-tier workers. 1. Will the senior employees ever get a raise, are they waiting on two-tier to catch up to our pay scale? 2. When the two-tier out numbers senior employees, what effect will that have future negotiations of our pay, benefits, and even retirement? 3. Having employees working the same jobs for different pay only creates a situation where the company is pitting union member against union member, how is this productive? Or moral? All comments welcome

LOCAL387 WOODHAVEN STAMPING AND WOODHAVEN FORGING REPORTS: YES - 50 NO - 563 92% NO! (NUMBERS COURTESY OF WOODHAVEN44) THAT BRINGS OUR TOTALS TO YES-4789 NO-9902

LOCAL387 WOODHAVEN STAMPING AND WOODHAVEN FORGING REPORTS: YES - 50 NO - 563 92% NO! (NUMBERS COURTESY OF WOODHAVEN44) THAT BRINGS OUR TOTALS TO YES-4789 NO-9902

LOCAL387 WOODHAVEN STAMPING AND WOODHAVEN FORGING REPORTS: YES - 50 NO - 563 92% NO! (NUMBERS COURTESY OF WOODHAVEN44) THAT BRINGS OUR TOTALS TO YES-4789 NO-9902

THANKS WOODHAVEN44 THAT BRINGS OUR TOTALS TO: 4789-YES 9902-NO

ANYONE KNOW WHEN THE POLLS CLOSE FOR LOCAL 600 DTP?

GM CEO calls pay cuts 'fair' He calls lower compensation a 'tough' decision David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington -- General Motors Co. President and CEO Fritz Henderson said Wednesday the Treasury Department's decision to cut his salary 25 percent, and those of other GM executives, was "tough" but "fair." COPIED FROM WWW.DETNEWS.COM