Cal, What the #$%^@#$%^& is going on? This is NOT what I want to hear from my union. As a retiree I expected better. MUCH better.
Somehow, some way, International has GOT to get serious about bargaining for the rank and file. The last thing I want to hear from my union (former union??) is sympathy for the company. It started with Bieber!!!! this blathering about being team players and working together and you know what? Cal, we haven't had a decent contract since!!!!!
All of these Quality Network , Team Concept, and the other flavor of the day-ism's have done only one thing. RUINED THE UAW. You folks have got to WAKE UP. These joint programs are nothing more than a way to emasculate the union! I have been preaching this to the choir for 25+ years THEY can't beat us at the negotiating table so they try something new,ie: Joint programs, make the UAW leadership feel all warm and fuzzy so they will agree with our problems. Cal, I don't need you to represent the COMPANY man... I need to to represent ME.......ME, MAN, the dues paying rank and filer!!! that's who y'all work for NOT GM.....now lets get back in there and tell em there ain't no @#$%^& contract without fully paid health care by the company or the government NOT the union. Once you go along with this dumb assed VEBA idea the Automakers have NO incentive to help us win national health care. NONE. and what is this anti union crap Gettlefinger is spewing about two tier system for new hires? Where is the Solidarity in THAT Cal??? I have never been more angry with a union in my 66 years. NEVER. You men are NOT doing a good enough job! Get some backbone my brother!!! GM is NOT going to go out of business over health care costs, they are going to go out of business because they don't want to fire their own incompetents! GM is going to go WITH FORD and CHRYSLER to Washington and demand relief from Bush and Co.IF you keep holding their feet to the fire, The International UAW has apparently decided to sell out the rank and file out of fear of losing the union. Cal tell me when concessions ever saved a company here in America? You can not name ONE. No Chrysler went into trouble a second time and was rescued by Daimler. NEVER Cal, that's when! Do you really think Bushie is going to let GM or FORD go belly up? It ain't gonna happen Man
Y'all gotta do better!
J. Frobe
Westland Mi
Local 659 retired
