Ron Gettelfinger
Ron Gettelfinger
Ronald A. "Ron"Gettelfinger was the president of the United Auto Workers from 2002 to 2010...
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.
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?
action felt major move
We felt there was a need for us to take some action, ... This is a major move on our part.
agreement announce difficult ford motor pleased proved reached tonight
We're very pleased to announce tonight that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Ford Motor Company... during what proved to be a very difficult and challenging set of negotiations,
blatant busting insult union
blatant union busting and an insult to every American worker.
accept america country daily few fight meet notion privileged rest struggle
We don't accept the notion that America is a country where a privileged few live well while the rest of us struggle to meet our daily expenses, ... We're going to fight for something better.
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,
absolutely move ready
No, absolutely not. We've done our share. We're ready to move forward.
agreement focused
Right now I'm just focused on this agreement,
issue mistake
Make no mistake about it, we will make a big issue out of that in the (bankruptcy) hearings,
bow scare tactic using workers
I think he is probably using that as a scare tactic to try to make the workers bow to him or something,
country people
People who live in gated communities in this country need to think about where we're headed,
biggest care case general health mistake problem
I think we're making a mistake if we think in the case of General Motors that health care is the biggest problem that they've got.