Post by TonyV on Jan 26, 2010 11:33:57 GMT -5
From UAWLAP.org:
Protesting Ford's flagrant contract violations!
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Wednesday of this week we attended the National UAW Ford Council and voted
overwhelmingly to support Vice President King's recommendation to file policy
grievances in every UAW Ford and ACH bargaining unit signed by every member
protesting Ford's recent announcement to restore certain non represented salary
compensation and benefit programs. Vice President King reported that top UAW
leaders had immediately protested Ford's announcement and have held numerous
meetings expressing our strong disagreement and anger over the announcement.
We are outraged that after UAW members have sacrificed so much to keep Ford
viable that Ford would so irresponsibly violate the terms of the letters of
understanding in the 2007 UAW Ford National Collective Bargaining Agreement and
the 2009 Modifications dealing with Equality of Sacrifice and Equity of
Sacrifice.
The UAW and Ford have accomplished important goals by working together. Most
importantly through our collective bargaining efforts we have kept numerous
plants open and put major new investment and products in our plants in the
United States when other auto companies were closing multiple plants & shipping
work for countries outside of the United States. Many communities have been
saved by our members' sacrifices to keep products and investment here in the
U.S.
Also, through the great work ethic and cooperation of our UAW Ford members
working with Ford management at both the plant and national level the Quality of
Ford products has risen to best in the industry. The fact that we were able to
accomplish dramatic improvements in quality at the same time we were going
through tremendous churning of the workforce due to retirements and buyouts is
unprecedented in any industry and a huge tribute to UAW Ford hourly members who
accomplished this in their day to day work.
We cannot allow Ford to make the huge mistake of undermining the morale of the
most important players in their path to recovery. Alan Mulally has led this
recovery under the theme of One Ford, One Team, One Goal. It is a flagrant
violation of the language and principles of our UAW Ford Contract and ill
advised in the midst of this recovery to restore compensation and benefit
programs for one group without equitable restoration to all.
We are asking every member to stand in solidarity and sign the policy grievance
protesting Ford's flagrant contract violations!
In Solidarity,
Steven M Stone Rocky Comito
UAW Plant Chair UAW President
Link to the post:
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Protesting Ford's flagrant contract violations!
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Wednesday of this week we attended the National UAW Ford Council and voted
overwhelmingly to support Vice President King's recommendation to file policy
grievances in every UAW Ford and ACH bargaining unit signed by every member
protesting Ford's recent announcement to restore certain non represented salary
compensation and benefit programs. Vice President King reported that top UAW
leaders had immediately protested Ford's announcement and have held numerous
meetings expressing our strong disagreement and anger over the announcement.
We are outraged that after UAW members have sacrificed so much to keep Ford
viable that Ford would so irresponsibly violate the terms of the letters of
understanding in the 2007 UAW Ford National Collective Bargaining Agreement and
the 2009 Modifications dealing with Equality of Sacrifice and Equity of
Sacrifice.
The UAW and Ford have accomplished important goals by working together. Most
importantly through our collective bargaining efforts we have kept numerous
plants open and put major new investment and products in our plants in the
United States when other auto companies were closing multiple plants & shipping
work for countries outside of the United States. Many communities have been
saved by our members' sacrifices to keep products and investment here in the
U.S.
Also, through the great work ethic and cooperation of our UAW Ford members
working with Ford management at both the plant and national level the Quality of
Ford products has risen to best in the industry. The fact that we were able to
accomplish dramatic improvements in quality at the same time we were going
through tremendous churning of the workforce due to retirements and buyouts is
unprecedented in any industry and a huge tribute to UAW Ford hourly members who
accomplished this in their day to day work.
We cannot allow Ford to make the huge mistake of undermining the morale of the
most important players in their path to recovery. Alan Mulally has led this
recovery under the theme of One Ford, One Team, One Goal. It is a flagrant
violation of the language and principles of our UAW Ford Contract and ill
advised in the midst of this recovery to restore compensation and benefit
programs for one group without equitable restoration to all.
We are asking every member to stand in solidarity and sign the policy grievance
protesting Ford's flagrant contract violations!
In Solidarity,
Steven M Stone Rocky Comito
UAW Plant Chair UAW President
Link to the post:
uawlap.org/building-chairpersons-report/protesting-fords-flagrant-contract-violations.php
Link to UAWLAP.org: uawlap.org
