August 13, 2012

An Open Letter to President Bob King

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Brother King, We, the undersigned UAW members and retirees, are writing to urge you to lend the immediate and full support of our union o...
July 29, 2012

No "equality" -we make the sacrifice!

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by Scott Houldieson Did You Really Expect It Back Without A Fight? When you give away the farm do you think the one you gave it to...
July 24, 2012

When the time comes, let’s not forget this.

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by Gary Walkowicz It’s outrageous that the arbitrator could rule against us in the Equity of Sacrifice grievance. In the Feb...
May 20, 2012

Greetings from UAW Local 3000

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by Jeff “Spike” Brown I work at AUTOALLIANCE PLANT (AAI) in Flat Rock, Michigan. AAI opened in 1987 as the Mazda plant. We are a joint...

Colombian GM workers demand justice

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Those of us who recently attended the Labor Notes conference in Chicago met Jorge Parra, a GM worker from Columbia and president of ASOTRECO...
October 19, 2011

You know it is a bad contract...

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by Alex Wassell When a flyer by the “Local 869 Leadership” includes the punch line but we did not lose anything else . Yes, your member...
October 13, 2011

Does Bob King have a Political Agenda?

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by Nick Waun On Friday, President Obama along with the South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited GM’s Lake Orion Assembly. They anno...
October 8, 2011

Shared Sacrifice Requires Shared Gain As Well

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by Scott Houldieson Brothers and sisters, we have a tentative agreement between Ford Motor Company and the International UAW. Look it ov...
September 20, 2011

GM took the workers' money and doesn't want to give it back. They want to make the concessions permanent.

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by Gary Walkowicz The tentative GM contract means this: GM will give the workers a signing bonus of $5,000 (before taxes), plus thre...
September 19, 2011

Why I Will Be Voting No!

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by Nick Waun We have yet to see this year’s tentative national agreement with General Motors. It would be nice if they posted it ...
September 12, 2011

What they’re saying about the contract doesn’t add up to what we need.

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by Gary Walkowicz 2nd-tier needs more than a small raise. They’re talking about a raise of a couple dollars an hour for 2nd-ti...
August 29, 2011

They’re Holding Our Grievance Money Hostage

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by Gary Walkowicz The “Equity of Sacrifice” grievance is scheduled for arbitration September 15. But many people believe that the mon...
August 13, 2011

Don't Sell Your Children Out!

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by Nick Waun Since the tiered wage was introduced, it has been with us like the tail on a dog. And long after the dog died, the tail has ...
August 8, 2011

If we don’t get rid of 2-tier, we will all be 2nd tier one day.

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by Gary Walkowicz In 2007, when permanent 2-tier jobs were negotiated at Ford, GM and Chrysler, it may have been the biggest pay cut ...
July 25, 2011

No Wage Increase Means A Wage Cut

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by Gary Walkowicz UAW President Bob King said that the union leadership supports profit-sharing, but not wage increases, for Ford, GM a...