UAW Union Heads Overwhelmingly Support Tentative Agreement Reached with Chrysler

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UAW Union Heads Overwhelmingly Support Tentative Agreement Reached with Chrysler

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Posted: 1:54 PM Oct 15, 2007
Last Updated: 1:54 PM Oct 15, 2007

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More details of a tentative contract agreement reached last week between Chrysler and its union are being released today in Detroit. But a spokesperson for UAW 1268 which represents nearly 3500 union workers at the Belvidere plant tells 23 News...he is not happy with the agreement. Last week thousand of employees walked out of 15 of Chrysler's 24 plants around the U.S. to strike after a contract agreement was not reached by the 10:00 a.m. deadline. An tentative agreement was reached 6 hours later. Employees at the Belvidere plant did not participate in the strike. The Belvidere plant is shut down for the next 2 weeks due to productivity issues

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Posted by: MIKE Location: ROCKFORD on Oct 16, 2007 at 08:22 AM
LITTLEJOHN'S OPINION CARRIES THE WEIGHT OF A PAPER CLIP AT BELVIDERE ASSEMBLY. HE AND HIS ADMINISTRATION ARE STUCK IN SOME KIND OF TIME WARP, CAUSING TUNNEL VISION LEADERSHIP. THIS LOCAL UAW LEADERSHIP IS THE SAME EXECUTIVE BOARD THAT SUGGESTED OR THREATENED THE MEMBERSHIP TO GAIN APPROVAL OF THE CURRENT 7 YEAR LOCAL AGREEMENT, DRIVEN AND CO-SPONSERED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF CHRYSLER. WITH LOCAL UNION ELECTIONS APPROACHING IN MAY/08, OUR ONLY HOPE FOR SURVIVAL LOCALLY IS TO REPLACE OUR SELF SERVING CURRENT LEADERSHIP WITH LEADERS WITH OUR FUTURES CONNECTED WITH THEIRS. OUR UAW LEADERSHIP IN DETROIT HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO PRESERVE THE RIGHTS THAT OUR PREDECESSORS GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR, WHILE OUR LOCAL LEADERSHIP TURNS A BLIND EYE TO CONTRACT VIOLATIONS, AND AN INCOMPETENT FACE TO THE BATTLE FOR CONTRACT SATISFACTION AND JUSTIFIED PRIVILEDGES. ALSO, I'M WILLING TO WAGER ALL THAT I HAVE THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT LITTLEJOHN THINKS, HIS OPINION WILL ONLY MATTER TO HIMSELF. WHAT WE NEED IS FO

Posted by: MIKE Location: ROCKFORD on Oct 16, 2007 at 07:55 AM
AS A CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE, MEMBERSHIP EXPECTS THE APPROVAL OF THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT SINCE IT WAS NEGOTIATED BY OUR NATIONAL UNION LEADERS WHO ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE OUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART. HOWEVER, LOCALLY, ITS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY. MOTIVES AND AGENDAS CHANGE BASED ON THE GRATIFICATION OF THE FEW, RATHER THAN THE SECURITY OF THE MASSES. LITTLEJOHN ADMITTED WEEKS AGO THAT HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GM CONTRACT AGREEMENT, BASED ON THE 2 TIER WAGE SYSTEM, SO OF COURSE HE WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER VERSION IF IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR A CHANCE TO CORRECT A LEADERSHIP DISASTER ALLOWED BY OUR WEAK, INCOMPETENT LOCAL PRESIDENT AND HIS EXECUTIVE BOARD. WHAT OUR LOCAL LEADERSHIP HAS FAILED TO RECALL IS THAT ALTHOUGH OUR PAY APPROACHES $3O/HR, IN 1994 WE STARTED AT 12.54/HR AND PROGRESSED. LITTLEJOHN'S MAJOR CONCERN SHOULD BE RIGHTING THE WRONG INFLICTED ONTO THE TEMP ENHANCED EMPLOYEES THAT WERE DENIED FULL TIME STATUS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF LOCAL 1268'S LEADERSHIP INADEQUACIES.