What's really hurting the auto industry

The UAW union!!!!

This is the Ford / UAW contract!

The GOP members in the US Senate, our Sen Voinovich excluded of course, tried to force changes in the labor contracts. This would have made the 3 auto companies more competitive. The bill failed because the dems want to continue to receive their campaign checks from the UAW. If the union members had to take a pay cut, there would be less money going into the UAW's coffers and less money being funnelled to the dems. They really don't care a hoot about the "workers", THEY JUST WANT THEIR MONEY TO HELP THEM STAY IN OFFICE.

How flexible can a company be with a contract like this? This sounds like something the federal government would come up with.


"In the event the Plant Engineering Department decides it is unable to perform the work in question, the local union will be so advised and if the Union so requests, a meeting will be arranged by the Plant Industrial Relations Manager for the purpose of having advance discussion with the union as to the reasons why plant forces cannot perform the work. 3. In the event such advance discussion with the union results in the Company deciding it cannot perform any of the work or only part and the union concurs in this result, a memorandum concerning the results of the meeting will be prepared by the Company and a copy provided to the union. In addition to the written information outlined above, if part of the project is to be performed by Ford forces, that portion should be so identified in the memorandum. It was also agreed that the parties would urge the adoption of the above procedure in all locations where a mutually acceptable outside contracting clearance procedure does not now exist. In addition, it was agreed that in those locations...."