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meford4u,Mar 8 2009, 11:43 AM Wrote:The question now begs from all of you, what are you willing to give up to "help" the economy?

Apparently i am willing to give up 80 hours vacation time(we lost 40 in the original contract) pay $30 a month for health care, have my wages frozen for 4 years and have my annual bonus' taken away.

Does anyone remember the CAW fighting the co-pay and changes in the health care system when the Conservatives tried to bring in "for profit" hospitals?  Now they think it's alright for their members to co-pay?  I don't get that.

The one plus side to this agreement that I have to commend the CAW for listening to the members is the following..............The agreement is contingent on the company receiving government financial assistance.
If Ford doesn't ask for a governement bailout, then none of this affects us.  But that begs the question now, why wouldn't they ask for the bailout?
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I'd certainly be willing to forego those things on your list; but fortunately for the economy I've never had them in my 30 years on the job.

OTOH saying now that "giving up" these things is now a benefit to the economy suggests that when they are in place they are a drag on the economy. Not sure I'd go there if I was you.