Ron Gettelfinger
Ron Gettelfinger
Ronald A. "Ron"Gettelfinger was the president of the United Auto Workers from 2002 to 2010...
active agreement asks care continue coverage excellent health receive sacrifices today
Like the U.A.W.-G.M. health care agreement, this tentative agreement asks every U.A.W. member, active and retired, to make sacrifices so that everyone can continue to receive excellent health care coverage today and in the future.
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His statements fly in the face of everything these workers stand for,
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has focused squarely on issues and on doing what's in the best interests of workers and their families, refusing to be drawn into divisive personal squabbles.
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He himself (Miller) got a $3 million signing bonus, he gets a $1.5 million salary, he gets $4 million at the end, ... And then you talk about what you want to force down the throat of people who are working for a living.
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.
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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.
agreement believe reach
We do not believe that they want to reach an agreement.
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.
corporate deal interests represent resources time
Unfortunately, this is not the first time that the UAW has had to deal with a court-ordered corporate restructuring, and we will vigorously use our experience, expertise, and resources to represent the interests of UAW workers.
agreement believe benefits continue decades ensuring essential good provide sound step toward wages
We believe the tentative agreement is an essential step toward ensuring that G.M. is a competitive and financially sound corporation that can continue to provide good wages and benefits for decades to come.
road
We have not got down the road that far,
financial frame headed report time waiting
To try to come up with a time frame on where we're headed would be unfair. We're still waiting on the report back from our financial advisers,
strike
It would be presumptuous for us to say that there would be a strike and it would be just as presumptuous for someone to say there would not be.