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Updated: 10:42 AM Sep 4, 2009
Belvidere Chrysler Plant Reopening With a Catch
1,700 Belvidere Chrysler workers return to the plant Wednesday, but not to restart production just yet. In an exclusive interview, Belvidere's local UAW president says the employee recall comes with a catch.
Posted: 11:24 PM Jul 7, 2009Reporter: Alice Barr |
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6 Comments 
Marcus is right ! I started in chassis ,and there were no easy sit down jobs there ,none the less time to walk away from your job ! John ,the temp couldn't handle the job ,otherwise he might still have had a job ! People like John are idiots that just paint poor pictures of the ones who bust their behinds to make a good vehicle !
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to you the temp, maybe your job was easy because a lot of you could not get the rhythm of the line so you were put on none standard jobs to keep you busy and yes they were easy jobs but for the rest of us who didnt get those special jobs know they have put in an active day of work. Unfortunatly you didn't secure a full time job, so you must resort to discrediting us for what you could not get. I am gald I have a union to help us employees.
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I'm happy to hear the plant will be starting back up again. I just bought a 2009 Caliber and Love it. Looking for another one too! My prayers are with all the workers and thier families. You all do a great job!
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are you kidding me? i was a temp there for 2yrs. those jobs are easy. i found nothing hard about them. a lot of people work in no air condition on cement floors for 12hrs a day. they are not working and still get paid. if i get laid off i get unemployment only..no compensation from the company...these UAW employees are spoiled.
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I worked at the Belvidere plant for over 34 years starting there in 1967.Thank God for the U.A.W..The U.A.W. has made many improvements in the working conditions, but it is very hard work just being on cement for 8 or more hours a day. The plant is not air conditioned. All the time you are sweating putting in your time, you are thinking about when you can reach that magic time to retire. I would challenge anyone that thinks that it is easy work, to just try it if you are lucky enough to get a job in any auto plant. Again, thank God for the U.A.W.
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People really just don't understand how hard these jobs really are! Pres. Gedney said it best when he challenged anyone to work there 30 years and feel that we "should just be happy we have jobs". Granted, we are happy for our jobs, but we work HARD for what we get, and we have lost alot!
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