Ron Gettelfinger
Ron Gettelfinger
Ronald A. "Ron"Gettelfinger was the president of the United Auto Workers from 2002 to 2010...
agreement believe reach
We do not believe that they want to reach an agreement.
road
We have not got down the road that far,
believe fire force offensive people statements work
Those are the very kind of inflammatory statements that really fire up the work force and make people believe that they're not appreciated, ... That is very offensive to people.
approach clearly definitely taken
The approach that he has taken is clearly, clearly one of angering the membership, ... But I can tell you one thing: He has definitely solidified the rank-and-file of our union.
agreement focused
Right now I'm just focused on this agreement,
absolutely move ready
No, absolutely not. We've done our share. We're ready to move forward.
issue mistake
Make no mistake about it, we will make a big issue out of that in the (bankruptcy) hearings,
cannot facing people serious stand time
We cannot sugarcoat what we're facing as working people and as a nation. These are very serious times, and it is time for us to take very serious actions. If we don't stand up, who will?
difficult issue prefer
We have a concern, certainly, ... We would prefer to not see Delphi go into bankruptcy, but it is, as we all recognize, a very difficult and challenging three-party issue there.
active best coverage enjoyed health industrial workers
UAW-GM active workers and retirees have long enjoyed some of the best health-care coverage of any industrial workers in America,
concern handy items laundry list
I've got a pretty handy laundry list of items that are of concern to me. I think you probably know what a lot of them are.
final situation until wait whether
Whether or not we can stabilize a situation that's deteriorating, I'm not sure, ... We'll just have to wait and see until what the final analyses are.
general involving situation unique
We've got a pretty unique situation involving General Motors . That's why I'm optimistic.
cannot general itself shrink shrinking
We have said consistently that General Motors cannot shrink itself to prosperity. In fact, shrinking General Motors only exacerbates its problems.