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.
active agreement asks continue coverage excellent receive sacrifices today
The tentative agreement asks every UAW-GM member, active and retired, to make sacrifices so that everyone can continue to receive excellent health-care coverage today and in the future.
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.
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.
general involving situation unique
We've got a pretty unique situation involving General Motors . That's why I'm optimistic.
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.
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,
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 believe reach
We do not believe that they want to reach an agreement.
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,
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.