Post by almost30 on Sept 30, 2011 6:06:21 GMT -5
According to the UAW the story on WDIV Channel 4 in Detroit is false.
www.clickondetroit.com/video/29343635/index.html
Here's what the Union says:
Today, you may have received false and misleading information indicating that we have reached an agreement regarding an economic package. These false rumors are irresponsible and unfair to our members. They are designed to intentionally create false expectations.
We are very disappointed with the Detroit media, particularly WDIV Channel 4 and reporter Rod Meloni for their unprofessional and irresponsible coverage of the UAW Ford contract negotiations.
It is shameful that a news outlet with such a large audience and the ability to affect thousands of working class families chose to resort to such lazy, gossip-geared tactics rather than make a single phone call to anyone directly involved with the negotiating process. It is extraordinarily careless for a news organization to give credence to this kind of hearsay.
We have made a concerted effort to communicate factual information with our members as soon as it becomes available. We have embraced a culture of unprecedented transparency that has benefited not just our members but the media as well. WDIV’s attempt at sensationalist journalism is dishonorable and counterproductive to the lives of the 41,000 men, women, and their families represented by the UAW Ford Department.
To our members, I apologize for any harm that may have been done by this reckless news report, and I reaffirm to you that all information related to negotiations will come directly from the UAW Ford Department.
In Solidarity
Jimmy Settles
Vice President/Director
UAW National Ford Department
www.clickondetroit.com/video/29343635/index.html
Here's what the Union says:
Today, you may have received false and misleading information indicating that we have reached an agreement regarding an economic package. These false rumors are irresponsible and unfair to our members. They are designed to intentionally create false expectations.
We are very disappointed with the Detroit media, particularly WDIV Channel 4 and reporter Rod Meloni for their unprofessional and irresponsible coverage of the UAW Ford contract negotiations.
It is shameful that a news outlet with such a large audience and the ability to affect thousands of working class families chose to resort to such lazy, gossip-geared tactics rather than make a single phone call to anyone directly involved with the negotiating process. It is extraordinarily careless for a news organization to give credence to this kind of hearsay.
We have made a concerted effort to communicate factual information with our members as soon as it becomes available. We have embraced a culture of unprecedented transparency that has benefited not just our members but the media as well. WDIV’s attempt at sensationalist journalism is dishonorable and counterproductive to the lives of the 41,000 men, women, and their families represented by the UAW Ford Department.
To our members, I apologize for any harm that may have been done by this reckless news report, and I reaffirm to you that all information related to negotiations will come directly from the UAW Ford Department.
In Solidarity
Jimmy Settles
Vice President/Director
UAW National Ford Department