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QEIT, I support your right to vote as you please. As for shitting on the constitution what part of allowing someone to break a law, any law for a potential vote isn't shitting on the constitution? QEIT its not hard to see with a little fact checking, those that are breaking the law are the ones being deported back to where they came from. QEIT have you looked into just the recent individuals brought into custody in Minnesota? All had criminal charges, 90% had felony charges like rape, murder and child sex offenses. Which is in addition to being in our country in a law breaking situation. All four of my grand parents were born in Europe and all came through Ellis Island. QEIT have you ever looked into that process of clearing immigrants there? First thing the immigrants had to prove was abilities to work. The physical and mental health was questioned. At any point the authorities could just stamp their paperwork, undesirable. No court fillings, no attorneys just get back on the boat. Long story made short the Clintons (both), Obama and Biden made the speeches that demanded deportation just to get votes from their useful idiots but, as always flipped the script to do the same thing.. They looked the other way with plans to buy votes with yours and my taxes dollars by opening the boarder and paying for housing, food and send medicare and social secrurity money to those potential votes. None of which passed through the laws established for immagration processing. Ever send a dollar to any organization that supports Homeless Vets, QEIT? Again I fully support your right to vote, to have your opinion and right to disagree. From when my post that stated my opinion, months ago, I see things have really changed on many fronts. As of the first of January 2026 policies have kicked in that are working very well. Pray for the citizens of Iran and pray for the day they will be free to pray as they wish.

I guess the Ford Foundation is ok with the Dearborn invasion. The foundation is helping the cause in Minnesota. "The Sunrise Movement, which has shifted from climate activism into anti-ICE agitation in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Sunrise operatives on the ground in the Twin Cities are circulating lists of hotels housing ICE agents and coordinating late-night disruption campaigns—often involving noisemakers—aimed at coercing hotels and other local businesses into refusing to serve ICE personnel. Sunrise has received $2 million from Open Society since 2019, $150,000 from Ford in 2024 and $550,000 in 2025, and $250,000 from MacArthur in 2024, according to grant databases and tax filings."

Good Luck Dearborn, I did see some American`s in Dearborn protesting this type of hate of America.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO1KydlCG3L/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link This is Dearborn. Willy Clay Ford what are your thoughts?

Ford Moves World Headquarters but will Ford be able to assimilate to Dearborn?

Hmm seems like we have another drama unfolding with the just barely IUAW president. Now Local 140 votes unanimously to bring charges against the candidate who had all that support from those democratic socialist groups, like unite all workers for democracy. As for the Monitors substantiated charges those charges start on page #7 of the his filed report. "Monitors Twefth Report". Grab some popcorn could be interesting. Costly too, imagine running another E-Board election.

I`ve been away from this forum site for some time now, have noticed its pretty much an orphan site. So not sure if this will get any reaction from the membership, but I`m sure some members saw this coming. Monitors-Twelfth-Report.pdf Reading the file is interesting, a president making statements like "I'll slit their fucking throats" is something like I heard Williams say on different occasions but, not the almost persident of change/reform.... The same IUAW President that stood with a woman candidate for US President and gave all his membership support to beat the bad orange man. But threatens an elected woman of the IUAW E-Board?

Glad to hear you're doing better my friend. So many of the experienced ones are going by the end of the month or gone as of 01 Dec. that it is even more of a total mess then ever before. VO has always been more or less distant or in some fantascy world mind set but now VO is such a revolving door and those that come to CAP refuse to return. Then the in house VO engineers literaly stay locked up in the offices up stairs. Then literally walk to and from the parking lot with heads down and speaking to no one. My department is rewriting the book of failure. From process coaches that refuse to work in certain zones to the on going civil war between maintenance and production. Attendance is so bad that all RDW`s are 12 hour days no matter what production goes. As for going back, to help? to assist? to advise/apply all those years in the same department in the same plant? I`m not sure they want help, need assisting and as for experience that is not a positive aspect anymore. I now can say what I just thought of for years, Ford has a virus that no mask or any kind of vaccinasion will cure. The complete loss of employee accountability (hourly & salaried) and the mind set of I don`t have to do that or I'll use FMLA to work when I want employee`s (hourly & salaried) is so wide spread that I see no fixing what LL5`s and up don`t realize is so broke.

Hey paint guy, hope you're doing better. I took the walk Wed..... Saturday the text messeages kept coming - where you at, need you in spill out, the VO guys want you to come to the new plasma cell. I never returned one text, Sat. or Sun. Dam that felt good Things are strangers than anyone could have guessed. Plant manager did such a great job, the promote to the level of incompentency played out again... she will take over for the retiring Director. Paint has been through two LL5`s in the last year One LL5 stepped down to ME then it was found out he couldn`t even access MAXIMO. The ME that the step down LL5 kicked out of Paint went to Body, had no issues in Body as the ME was contemplating not retiring, till he was told to train the step down LL5 as the ME for body. The Body ME retired. The second LL5 hired off the street, had a good story but well he fell for more fantasies than a 5 year old at Christmas. Anyway the latest LL5 is now at a desk as a maintenance process coach. The Body LL5 (former Paint LL5 that stepped down years ago) was instructed to oversee both Body & Paint. Full time LL5`s naaa Paint & Body doesn't need that. Paint gets another LL5 Jan. 01, Paint has a new ME, he knows what needs to be done but, will the troops let him do what he knows how to do??? Body gets the part time LL5 back full time but he gets a step downer for the Body ME. If I ever get it put together it might be interesting reading to big three auto employees. Hope things are going better for you paint guy.

Say it ain't so.... close to 800 UAW members going to get a 6 week Thanksgiving & Chirstmas vacation. I know let's build all electric (progressive) units and the left wing will just make for a huge demand. Right.... Happy Times for the just barely IUAW prez now maybe call a strike at another American manufacturer.

Isn`t this the trend, in the Ford process, how many hold positions and have very little if anything to show as accomplishments for the company or employee`s or for the stockholders? Farley is just another golden parachute recipient waiting to jump. Just possibly, he was mugging for the Chinese Corp. that builds the unit he thinks so highly of, in hopes of a safe landing after he open`s the golden parachute? After all these year at one Ford facility, in one department I have seen for a decade or so, and it continues today the complete elimination of the need for accountability or pride in what an employee accomplishes. So really Farley is just another in the line of non-leaders since Mulally left. Then there is the union leadership, (leadership?) he is way too busy selling a candidate to voice any company opposition. One thing for sure many of the union membership see right through his candidates lack of accomplishments.

Walgreens - 1200 plus stores closing 7 Eleven - 450 plus stores closing Added to the list of Biden&Harrisnomic`s successes The economy is just fine.... They have everything we need....

"Fact is, if he's endorsing the Democratic Party, then that's who he thinks will be best for our industry. And historically, the data supports that claim, regardless unbridled fears of electricity." "if he`s endorsing" come on man.... he`s got both ears up her butt. Really... "historically, the data supports that claim"? come on man... the last 3 1/2 years of history smacks non sheep in the face every time we pay for anything, watch your savings go bye bye or try to send kids to school. Then "unbridled fears"... who cares about EV`s burning for days, insurance costs or if you buy one and let`s not forget plug the dam thing into your house electric supply then just get a slight surprise when you get your first bill from NIPSCO. Actually, the fear is just the reality of what is going on in the streets. Just recently I was leaving Hubbard place (River North) to get something across the street with my daughter when all hell broke out. A carjacking and purse/phone jacking, CPD and Hampton security got the medics called in. But the thing that stuck in my head was the Kammie&Wally support button on the purse/phone donating individual.... come on man, the "crime is down in Chicago". Some sheep are starting to realize they are addicts, they`ve been main lining Hopium laced Fantasy way too long. Especially when reality grabs their purse or breaks into the house or etc etc etc. After flip flopping from Reagan to fantasy, it`s been 12 years clean for me, hopium laced fantasy just wasn`t cutting it. Our society and country will reflect the choices made next month, good luck QEIT with your choice.

There are a few question you will need to take into consideration either finding answers or being realistic with your own personal situations. The LIB`s got a $5 or so increase in the last agreement. This will apply to each year of service at the time of retiring under this agreement. Not any retiree`s that started the annuity payments prior to this current contract. So if you agree to an education incentive in a prior contract most likely your LIB would be at that contracts LIB level. My LIB under the current agreement is $59.05. Then another question you have to consider is, what was the total years of service you were granted in the educational incentive? Then prior to the current agreement my LIB was $54.05. If you are in an agreement that was prior to current agreement then most likely your LIB would be the $54ish per year of accredit company service. One fact of the annuity payment process is that the only way anyone will receive a full 30 year payment is with 30 years service. So at the point you took the education incentive how many years of service did you acquire? Multiply those years by the LIB that was in place at that time. that will give you a ball park "total" monthly payment. Then when you have that total monthly payment in mind, you'll have to secure another question, will you be eligible for a bridge benefit. Bridge benefit would help by around another 800 or 900 a month till age 62. Most incentives did not allow for a bridge benefit. Then there is the SS Administration.... at 62 you will pay a penalty of somewhere in the area of 26% decreased monthly benefits. Then (there`s always lots of thens) if you start your annuity payments prior to 62 you will pay another age reduction in the way of 20 to 25 percent less than the total amount you get for the years of service. 20 years service = ballpark $1000 the reduce that by 20% = $800 a month payment from the retirement annuity. I hope things work out for you, I think you will be doing the best for you if you sit down with the totals that reflect the truth. Not guesses are rumors. The pentanes/reductions are an eye opener and so few want to talk about them so start pushing for good info. Start with a face to face visit at a SS Administration office. Good Luck

Hmmm Teamsters; Presidential Support Trump - 59.6% Harris - 34.0% But hey our just barely president is kissing Kamy`s butt like no tomorrow...