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oldeguy,Nov 2 2009, 01:46 PM Wrote:UAW turned down the offer from Ford in the US. CAW accepted, and are losing a plant. Ford makes a profit.............................if I was a Ford CAW member, I wouldn't be too pleased with my employer.
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It wasn't the same contract that the two Unions were offered. The UAW one is worse in a few ways. Namely giving up the right to strike, which is really the union's only weapon. The right to strike is law in Canada. The company can't ask for us to give the right up.

We knew going into the meeting yesterday Ford was going to make a profit this quarter. Union workers don't begrudge our company making profits -- we want it because it guarantees the viability of our company and secures our jobs. Our biggest beef over taking concessions is that if the company is crying poor (and make no mistake -- it's still billions in the hole while GM and Chrysler shed their debt in the bankruptcy), then everyone should take the hit, including senior management. Last time I checked neither Mullaly nor Fields live in Detroit and fly home to Florida/California every weekend on the company's dime.