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Decker

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  1. $45 - $50 or $60 an hour for Trim Stock to Car, Body Assembler or Block Sander Classifications? This could be getting into some really new territory. With these other contracts being inked the sky (no shit) is really the limit…. “Delta pilots have officially ratified a new contract, with 78% of pilots voting in favor of it. With this contract, we’ll see pilots at the Atlanta-based airline getting a huge pay bump. This new contract is worth $7.2 billion in value over the course of four years.” This new contract includes significant pay increases, both retroactively and going forward: • Pilots will immediately receive an 18% pay increase, as of the day the contract is signed • Pilots will then receive a 5% pay increase one year after that • Pilots will then receive two 4% pay increases in the two years that follow • Pilots will receive a one-time payment of 4% of 2020 and 2021 pay, plus a 14% payment of 2022 pay • In the event that American or United negotiate a contract with better pay, Delta will get that pay matched, plus 1% On top of that, pilots will get quality-of-life improvements, which will make up roughly one-quarter of the value of the overall agreement. This includes things like 10 weeks of paid maternity leave, two weeks of paid paternal leave, significantly improved crew meals, improved health insurance, and more. Interestingly this contract also includes a provision that “establishes medical freedom protections.” Get this …Pilots at major airlines often make six-figure salaries. Pay rates under American’s new contract range from about $108 an hour for a new hire to over $417 an hour for an experienced wide-body captain, and are due to rise to match rivals’ pay once United’s agreement is ratified. Hmm 2025 model year Ford Explorer MSRP = $156,999.00….? Lincoln MSRP $250,000.00 Flight from Midway non stop to Tampa/St. Pete --- $2700 But hell everything is relevant, Right?
  2. I'm getting a lot of questions, but for a little clarity the 40% or plus wage increase will not most likely be an upfront or at the signing type of increase to every members hourly rage. This big 40% plus performance/promise is most likely some smoke and mirrors. It will most likely be spread out over the life of the contract. Lower paid members will see larger percentages of increases. While us legacy members will see a much smaller percentage of increases in our current hourly rates, if any. Over all lowest paid members might see the 40%. This will bring members over the life of the contract in line if not equal to legacy hourly rates. Again this is from an old retired bird and a soon to be retired old long hair. Both with Local, Regional and Con Con experience. Educated speculations. Don't let the performances overwhelm you, reality will judge the performance in this case. Look into our just barely IUAW presidents background, experience and labor law knowledge. Then realize we might have an IUAW president that was never a member of a local bargining committee? But, was a member of a Chrysler local with 1007 members. Possibly not even a servicing rep at his region? But, did do some time at the IUAW Chrysler division offices..... This may be a class act or not so much.
  3. I`m not trying to put any negativity towards the current IUAW President and the all but one (Browning) IUAW E-Board members and won`t even come close to the shithouse talk. All I have are question on the intended bases for negotiations. Business is always going to direct it`s efforts towards making the bottom line (profits) look as and/or in a light that favors the business. A business contracting anything from supplies, materials or labor will go into some level of negotiations. We have lived through some really bullshit level negotiations for the last 3, 4 or five contracts which have been very much one sided. Along with a big bunch of our negotiators doing time at federal daycare centers. Correct me if I`m not aware of the small details or incorrect in my referencing the current round of buying and selling labor. Since the reran IUAW Presidential election there has been militancy in the air about most everything. I`ll state I`m all for fighting for "right". Tiers, wrong. Multi level insurance benefits, wrong. Retiree`s being overlooked, wrong. I think most members can agree on my little list of "wrong`s". Our current IUAW E-board sure can add to the list of wrong`s and have. There are business rules of engagement, on the plant floor and at a table of negotiation. One long standing rule is consideration to what either side will agree on to receive on what either side want`s, needs or demands. Buyer`s of labor will want and/or need something in return for what the seller want`s and/or needs to receive in the way of compensation/benefits for the labor sold. After multiple Youtube/Facebook performances, I missed any give or take messaging. I`m sure some members are aware of the "unpublished" lists of give and take agreements. Yes it`s not a good business practice to show the give and takes prior to negotiations or like in the not so good contract lowlights handouts in recent years. But, (yes always one) most members are seeing these YouTube/Book of Faces performances and are unaware or don`t want to except the fact that we as a membership are selling labor and that Ford motor company is buying. Have the last bunch of contracts screwed every last member? YES. Some just can`t see that these contracts have done just that. Seeing beyond that lousy 16 dollars an hour and shit for benefits is very hard for the majority of current members. I and a lot of higher seniority members do understand the majorities view point. The deception was played on the a large group of higher seniority members and with the help of the federal daycare center IUAW E-Board members this large group of high seniority members were unaware of the long term screwing going on. I can point to one specific fact LIB is directly tied to each members "hourly rate". Lump some`s and no increases, even those little 3%`ers are a business method with very little discussion till... the monthly retirement check drops. My point in this long ass rambling is this "we all got screwed". With that in mind these old eye`s see the division already in place, that was agreed on 3, 4 or 5 contracts, ago. If your not aware of the business technique just look around. Who is the majority of voting members in your plant or facility? Now put on the table an increase of 3, 4 or even 5 dollars and hour. Then put a 7, 8, ot 9 thousand dollar signing bonus on the table, who in the majority will even hear a complaint or lack of a contract benefit for any of the minority group members? The former district committee persons performances are fantastic, I wonder if there is enough business experience within the performer to bridge the division already in place. Has anyone else looked into the union background, experience and/or business knowledge with specific to negotiations, of the current IUAW E-Board? (other than Browning) Too often, in our current society people are put in positions of power/authority because of their connections and/or performances and it`s never taken into consideration their merit, abilities, knowledge or any past achievements. Sure hope the members list given in the performances, is the same list brought to the membership in the next contract highlights hand out. (that the buyer of the labor pays for)
  4. The "members" demands are a long list. Swinging for the fence is ok, I guess. But giving VEBA back? How would that work? The company starts covering the insurance needs for all retiree`s? Again? IUAW was paid cash and shares of stock to administrate the retiree`s insurance. Shares were sold years ago. Cash has paid great salaries to administor`s.and co pays never decline, I'd think every retired UAW would be better off with company paid coverage same as active members receive. But.... Hope the tiers leave. Hope all are covered with the same insurance. Hope the hourly rates are equal pay for equal work. Hope COLA returns without giving up Profit Sharing. A raise in LIB is so over due (the last increase was 2007) and I hope it finally happens. I hope a LIB becomes a reality all UAW dues paying members.
  5. Ford agrees to $9.2 billion US Government (Tax Payer/Employee) Loan Two Million EV`s by 2026.....?
  6. Is it just CAP? Lay off four weeks straight not to mention all the weeks prior and I guess it's a sign of the times. Over 200 quite and 80+ awol`s or possible people who just didn't`t give any notice. First day back from the layoff, move all the extras and group leaders from one department to Final Assembly just to move the line. Then the second day back and Final gets all the extras and group leader from a different department. Get all the air from the first days loaning department. Then the second day air is generated in the second loaning department. All the rework already at a huge number with full shifts. Any guess where those numbers are headed? Seeing as Chuck is pretty much the odd man out with the new IUAW activists/progressives calling the shots, wonder if Ford will be target?
  7. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/letters-to-the-editor-uaw-responds-to-ford-ceo-jim-farley-s-oped-defending-worker-pay/ar-AA1dEY9K?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=a2dfbcef037d41e9bdab5c9368da53a2&ei=20 Chuck puts the facts in place, instead of all that threatening talk we've been hearing lately. Hopefully the just barely international president leaves his "I'm a bad ass" stuff at home. Then too it might be different going into negociations without all those IUAW Eboard members at the table, that had deals that only benefited them and the companies.
  8. Hope the new UAWD opp`s IUAW has a plan and some negociating experience ready. The lead attorney of the IUAW said her good byes Monday. I'm sure this will all come into place with great benefits for active members. Since the last increase in LIB`s was 2007 I'm thinking the retirees should be in line for a monthly bump. Maybe something to offset all the inflation in the world today. But really with all the right boxes checked in our IUAW and the security of a democratic socialist governing mindset we will be just fine.
  9. Ok... CAP has all the boxes checked but we are completely lost. We have people in orientation classes that use to go to the floor for a day maybe before never returning. But now we have people ask in orientation how much they will be getting paid and about benefits, after the answers are given, they get up and walk out. New Process Coaches unsure of their jobs and get a bucket full of lies from newly appointed team managers. LL5`s leaving for every other company. HR is frequented by former Belvedere former employees, then are overwhelmed in days. VO and NMPD sending advisors that have never walked on a plant floor. But have a backpack full of new CAD that will fix all that CAP gets wrong. It's like giving a uniform to a person and sitting them in the driver seat of a tour bus. Then go into denial when the driver gets lost before leaving the parking lot. I hope CAP is the only lost process in the assembly process but if not Ford is doomed to repeat history.
  10. For all those Ford employee`s that have a woman, young female adult or daughter in their life.... we should be so lucky to have this type of message come from our corporate leadership. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/04/20/egard-watch-company-ad-n2622190 Woke, is not the truth.
  11. Inclusion promotions, equality in no experience, accountability for no one and now add in a man that was a district committee rep at a 1071 member local before spending the last bunch of years as a an IUAW VP office helper, now the president of our international union. At his first presidential speech he asks "are you ready to rummmmmbbbbllllleee". I kinda expected some WWF wrestlers to jump off the stage. This at the special bargaining convention.... We are going to see some real interesting times not to far down the road.
  12. Ford has worked hard to become in step with the woke ideology. There's every form of diversity plugged into every position of authority. Ford holds hard to the excuse generation process so as to hold no position of authority in any way accountable for any decisions made. For the last two or three model year launches the results of the launch processes can prove the basis of the lack of one category of diversity that Ford has forgot or purposely over looks to fulfill the woke mindset. The diverse background and/or thinking has left Ford. Then of course Ford has forgot how experience plays in any position of authority. Is Ford`s positions of authority repeating its mistakes, again?
  13. Ahh contract years are always interesting. But, then the things about Ford having just plain poor decision makers slips out. Ford Cannot Manage Itself (msn.com)
  14. Chicago uses the new assembly process also. Contract truck drivers with three unit trailers to transport units to one of 5 storeage lots. Allow units to sit long eough to receive the chips, scratch's and dents then load the units back on the three unit trailers to be moved to another storeage lot or back to the plant the plant. Then the new production process starts over every shift. But thanks to orders we have sold all Police/Service units we can produce. for the 2023 model year. Now there isn't much thought of delivery dates. FTT is still being generated for all the pretty charts and visitors. I suggested we keep a tally of FTISL... first time in storage lot
  15. The CFO sends out warnings to the Ford salaried team members. Pack up all your suit cases now and hit the turnstile or possibly leave a big suit case behind next year. Hmm the reason for this warning is the possibilities of a market dive. I`m sure the bottom line that the CFO is glued to has some barring on the warning, also. Then why no warnings from the IUAW? Market dives and bottom line will effect VEBA, Ford/UAW Retirement Benefit`s and oh yeah negotiations. Wait never mind, I forgot the IUAW is busy training new EBoard members.... Has Ford ever stopped falling into the black hole since Mulally left? "Ford CEO Farley, tells retired engineers fixing quality will 'take several years'. Why discuss quality with retired engineers? Kinda like talking to 5 year olds about unicorns...... maybe he`s begging them to come back?
  16. Economy was what? Union members working OT? Disposable spending at its highest in years? Did everything to get rid of what? As far as sitting down for dinner or drinks naa I don`t think he`d be first on my list but one thing for sure the "would have done" list sure would be better than our current state of affairs.
  17. Union Worker Lash Out After Biden Betrays Union Works...... imagine that.... Democrat's & Union`s go together like fools and their money.....
  18. Well the knuckleheads and their rumors have Ford not only giving away golden eggs but the goose too. Signing bonus that will pay off mortgages, insurance coverage that cover anything and your dogs & kitties too, retirees finally getting the rumored (for decades) $3500 a month (after Taxes) and the alternate work schedule & all the tier are Hiss Torr Eee.... so the story goes. The next contract will be very interesting, I am sure.
  19. Non Legacy have no side to be thrown too. It was said, it would be a good thing, for us to help the poor auto industry stay in business by agreeing to these benefits. Legacy members, LIB`s most likely will be as stagnant as they have been for years.
  20. IMO, the first five items are possible. Number six is something that would take a bit more work. Seeing as pensions within the auto industry are now less and less of importance at the negotiation's because the group of members eligible is getting smaller by the day. Number one on my wish list would be a complete one time payment of all monetary pension benefits. Next months IUAW elections could make things very different from past negotiation's.
  21. CAP is lost.... but we got our boxes checked. Box cars full of money sent to the plant through 2019 for the 2020 model. Was it spent as it was reported out to be? Not so much. ABB has the all-new equipment completely assembled in their facility and running. Send it to the plant and dam the naa we don`t need that or let's hold off on these thingy's, starts. ABB engineers state the programing wasn`t set up for the CAP changes. CAP engineers state umm what? programing? Shit ain`t ran as planned since day one. CAP engineer`s "Ooooo" that looks cool. Buy it!!! Special Order----> 250K stacker - 25K charger - 30K extra battery.... hmmm it can`t be used with Magna Drums... Opp`s What you mean it`s non-returnable? You can`t make this shit up
  22. Ok when the tables are set with all the popcorn, chip`s, cookies and bottled water free for the taking at the entrance of the plant, most just grab and go... There was this kind of set up at CAP this week. A small booklet was there for the taking "UAW - FORD JOINT TRUSTS". Reginal UAW Rep`s said their howdy`s and how are you`s but little in the way of what the exchange was other than it is in the last contract. In the booklet it lists 14 committee`s in the Trusts Governance with two main headings as LMC and VEBA Trusts. VEBA Trust Fund? This Trust Fund is listed as covering Tuition Assistance Program, ESSP, Joint Apprenticeship & Training and the Voluntary Employees` Beneficiary Association. After the last few less than favorable contracts and the facts now in place these contracts were negotiated by current inmates, I`ve lost a lot of interest in keeping up with the fine print. So it was news to me that the retiree`s health care insurance VEBA (handed off to the IUAW with a big bucket of cash and stock) is such a large umbrella for all these different trust`s. Are all the programs being funded by VEBA in general? Could that be why the co-pays for meds and office visits go up for retirees`? August of 2022 what a coincidence, when do the fine cigars and high back chairs get rolled out in Dearborn for the gathering of those with our best interests in mine?
  23. If your on the waiting list for your not built yet Lightning it will now set you back another $8500..... Our comedian CEO forgot to let everyone how this stuff will be so expensive and hard to get, just to put your next fad together. Oh the other thing our CEO might touch on after your done signing the second mortgage for your EV is the fact "fast charging cuts the average battery life span by close to half". Footballfan you are so correct the cash cow is falling apart. One underlying facts is the glass house still believes the old line "if you`re a manager you can manage in any department". We have process engineer`s with associates degrees in marketing from on line universities. As for any background or experience in actual automotive manufacturing that isn`t even asked in the interview process. Then most customers have no idea they are paying not only for the product but they are the unpaid R&D team.
  24. 4 or so months away from the first members voted in IUAW executive board. 13 months away from contract expiration. Inflation at a 40 year high, recession or whatever it's called started. Then..... this. https://twitter.com/SenJohnKennedy/status/1556378108445564928 Everyone on one side of the isle "everyone" votes to raise taxes. Imagine that. With those UAWD`res at the constitutional convention making all those great "DAM the CONCESSIONS" rants and not really sure there is another convention for their demands (Collective Bargaining Conv.) but they all have our best interest in mine. Hmm it`s starting to come into focus.... sales decline, companies start the whining, IUAW throws out something we`ve heard before "It`s the best we could negotiate". All while the UAWD National Chairman takes his mid-day nap and dreams of a union that puts in place the best socialist paradise ever....
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