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  1. I believe fmco was referring to upholding the written language in our UAW contract with Ford. It is only fair, and IS the UAW's job to enforce that language. In the past 2-3 contracts, the UAW has NOT enforced certain aspects of the contract and letting Ford "slide" on some of the agreements they had agreed to. To quit Ford for not abiding by the contract is just ridiculous. Also, to let Ford just do what they want, especially if it goes against what was agreed to, is just being naive and spineless. During the hard times, we accepted Fords need to bypass some of the language stated in our contract for their survival. But now, it seems that we are being taken advantage of while Ford rakes in the money and the UAW leadership stands idle when certain aspects of our contract need to be questioned and/or upheld.
  2. Are you shitting me???? So if next contract, Ford cut your pay to $20/hr.... would you still be happy cause you still make more than the average earner? FYI...the average earner does not make enough $$$ to comfortably support a family of 4. For that matter, they cannot comfortably support themselves and their spouse.
  3. You say Dennis Williams, UAW president is not well informed??? With automakers making record profits in North America, Williams held his fist high and proclaimed, "It's our time." Just so you are properly informed ....http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/chrysler/2015/09/30/uaw-didnt-get-through-members/73095526/
  4. "Just heard from a friend" ?????? Well there ya go.....I heard from a friend last year during contract talks that "this was our time" and with all the things we gave up over the last 2 contracts to help our employer survive was finally going to pay off.
  5. Yeah, I hear ya. They do the same with skilled trades. The philosophy that "a tradesman is a tradesman" and any tradesman can do another tradesman's job equally well. Tradespeople get trained to do a specific job well while adhering to stringent safety guidelines for their job. Then they want to throw you to work in another trades job and expect the same good job and safe work practices that they harp on in the conference room safety meetings. On the job, those exact safety practices of which they speak, are circumvented because of the lack of manpower of the proper trade for the job.
  6. That article speaks extremely conservative, and even they say autonomous cars will hit the road in 9 yrs. or by 2025. . There are many analysts that say autonomous vehicles will start appearing on the road in 2020. The article basically agrees with my assessment, with the exception of the volume of autonomous vehicles. My opinion is in between the two. As far as electric vehicles, the public never wanted them. It was the extreme cost of gas that urged some to think they needed them. Government kinda mandated the research of alternative fuels which made auto companies comply with regulations. I think the majority of people want autonomous vehicles and it is a legitimate evolution to automobiles where the electric car is just not a viable option for everyday, normal use.
  7. Ford is investing in this technology. Are they a leader in this technology? Not at this point in time. A fad???? Are you kidding???? I will guess you were fooled with the pet rock and do not want to feel foolish again, hence your inability to recognize plausible future technologies. Autonomous vehicles will be 50% of the traffic in 10 years. 85% in 15 years. http://www.driverless-future.com/?page_id=384
  8. Please....bring that fancy certificate to the floor with you. I am sure it will help with actual maintenance work on the line. Plus if you fcuk up, it will shield you from disgrace. Everyone will be so impressed with the certificate, you will be the man that everyone will go to for answers. Your mom will be proud that you tell everyone what to do. The future of Ford Motor Co. awaits your arrival to the maintenance group. Just for extra incentive, I DARE YOU TO BECOME A TRADESMAN.
  9. How rude.....Workingstiff asked a question on a subject he is not quite clear on. He did not ask to be tested on material he read. If you know the answer...let him know. No need to be a tool about it
  10. The media is also stating that this is a record profit sharing for hourly. To avoid being dumped on......I could be wrong....I repeat, I COULD BE WRONG.....but I kinda remember a profit sharing of $10k+ back in '98 or '99. And that was when I was production worker. Anyone else remember that or am I wrong?
  11. Admitting that you can not handle or understand your job requirements, plus asking/associating yourself in a helpless manner to us feeble, uneducated, and lazy hourly workers, you have put on display your inability to be intellectually superior to the ignorant minions you were appointed to manage. Using my 6th grade education and 21yrs at Ford, plus 12yrs experience outside the automotive sector, I have come to the conclusion that you will soon be promoted. Congratulations....I am sure that when it comes time for you to decide to promote an individual, you will make sure he is more ignorant than you so as your job will not be challenged.........and the ineptitude continues.
  12. You have got to be kidding me.........You really think that you can enter a legally binding contract with a set timetable. Then break your contractual obligations within that time limit and balk your way to the end of the contracts lifespan.........and it is OK?????? Is this Bernie Madoff?? Have you not figured out why you are in prison yet?
  13. Sorry...I strongly disagree. Using your reasoning, if your bank calculated your payments on a mortgage taken out 5 years ago due to incorrect accounting, do you really believe you should not be payed back or adjustments made because they are not that good at figuring out monthly payments??? Ford made an honest mistake, but that does not relieve them from contractual commitments. Their honest mistake from 2011 thru 2014 reduced our profit sharing, spelled out in legally binding contract, by a couple thousand bucks for each and every member.
  14. I agree that it is a good thing to have union representation. But, the majority of the good things we currently enjoy was the work of the "old" UAW, including profit sharing. If the new "UAW" truly represented the workforce, they would question the non payment of the portion of profit sharing owed to the membership due to inaccurate accounting practices going back to 2011 when the accounting problems started by inaccurately stating pension liability. The amount would be significant and was lawfully earned by the membership under the contract that was in place at that time.
  15. QUIET....I am trying to sleep.....you sound like a roman slave hauling 10 ton boulders to build a pyramid while being jealous of the stone cutter who sits there chiseling the boulders you haul. If it wasn't for the stone cutter, you would have nothing to haul and therefore you would not be needed. You would then be used as entertainment in the coliseum and end up being lion food.
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