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Ford/UAW Contract, 2,215 pages, 22 Pounds of UAW Rules and Regulations
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| December 12th, 2008
| unknows
Posted on 12/13/2008 4:11:17 PM PST by Leisler
Ever wondered what a UAW contract looks like? Here is all 22 pounds of it (in this case, Fords 2,215 page 2007 master contract; Coke can is for scale and because I was thirsty).
Ill tell you this much, those 2,215 pages dont include much regarding efficiency and competitiveness. What youll find are hundreds of rules, regulations, and letters of understanding that have hamstrung the auto companies for years.
If youd like to read the contracts for yourself, here they are:
Fords 2007 Contract:
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KEYWORDS: automakers; fordmotor; uaw; unions
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:11:18 PM PST
by
Leisler
To: Leisler
that’s a lot of inefficiency padding there...
To: Leisler
THAT’S FREAKING RI-DICULOUS!
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:16:10 PM PST
by
OL Hickory
(Where is the America I knew as a boy?)
To: Leisler
"In the event the Plant Engineering Department decides it is unable to perform the work in question, the local union will be so advised and if the Union so requests, a meeting will be arranged by the Plant Industrial Relations Manager for the purpose of having advance discussion with the union as to the reasons why plant forces cannot perform the work. 3. In the event such advance discussion with the union results in the Company deciding it cannot perform any of the work or only part and the union concurs in this result, a memorandum concerning the results of the meeting will be prepared by the Company and a copy provided to the union. In addition to the written information outlined above, if part of the project is to be performed by Ford forces, that portion should be so identified in the memorandum. It was also agreed that the parties would urge the adoption of the above procedure in all locations where a mutually acceptable outside contracting clearance procedure does not now exist. In addition, it was agreed that in those locations...."
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:16:49 PM PST
by
Leisler
("Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Democrat forever. " Lenin)
To: Leisler
BREAK THE UNION NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:17:03 PM PST
by
hamburglar
(The result of spreading the wealth around is spreading unemployment around.)
To: Leisler
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:17:57 PM PST
by
neverdem
(Xin loi min oi)
To: Ancient Drive
UNIONS ARE A CANCER THAT MUST BE EXCISED>>>>>>>>>>>THEY HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR USEFULLNESS AND SHOULD BE DESTROYED...Unions have destroyed the steel industry and the airline industty.......KILL THEM NOW !!!
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:20:12 PM PST
by
hamburglar
(The result of spreading the wealth around is spreading unemployment around.)
To: Leisler
I use to work at a UAW plant. I couldn’t grab the mail and throw it on a colleagues or my secretary’s desk. ‘Cause that would be taking work away from a union employee. If I bought a fan at Wal-Mart ‘cause my office was too warm, I couldn’t plug it in ‘cause that was union electrician work. And I certainly couldn’t move my desk to get to the plug...that was reserved for union laborer classifications.
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:21:02 PM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Leisler
The suits at Corp HQ recently arranged for some union electricians from a sister plant to spend a week, and share and learn. By Tuesday afternoon, they’d already refused work that was beneath them. “We’re journeymen. We refuse such drudgery. Get yourself an apprentice to check individual connections in cabinet terminal strips.” By Wednesday morning, the Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical non-Workers had flown back to their job-banked, feather-bedded North-Central Shangri-La.
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:22:21 PM PST
by
flowerplough
("The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.")
To: Leisler
Oh, good. I was looking for some light, holiday reading.
I was going to go out and buy James Patterson's new book, "Cross Country", but this will do.
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:23:53 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(Appreciate me now and avoid the rush.)
To: Texas Eagle
It’s free, or 15 billion. Not sure.
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:25:32 PM PST
by
Leisler
("Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Democrat forever. " Lenin)
To: Drango
That is why nobody who know cares much about what happens to these people.
To: truthguy
So, union drone, care to comment on this?
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:31:45 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: hamburglar
I don’t know they were ever all that useful.
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:31:52 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Leisler
Maybe I’m reading it wrong, but it says you get paid 100% of your salary if you are let go (for up to 2 years) if you come in and do BS work. If you just don’t feel like coming in you get 85% of your salary.
Also- You can just not show up for 4 days at a time with no reason and theres nothing they can do to you. Only when it hits 5 days can they write you up and then you can still go get a “doctors note” after the fact-then all is ok.
To: Leisler
Employers have rules and regulations to protect themselves don’t they?
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:37:26 PM PST
by
Tempest
(Obama is not my president.)
To: icwhatudo
Well some execs get MILLIONS of dollars if they’re let go after just one year...
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:38:32 PM PST
by
Tempest
(Obama is not my president.)
To: Leisler
To: Leisler
Add to that the 3 foot tall pile of government, OSHA, enviromental,etc. regulations.
We have become a joke.
Why even bother anymore?
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:40:18 PM PST
by
mowowie
To: Tempest
Yeah, and Jeffrey Dahmer killed and ate people. Does that mean you should be allowed to as well?
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posted on
12/13/2008 4:42:15 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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