johnsocal
09-07-2006, 04:26 PM
It will be interesting to see how this plays out with Ford and GM issues with a UAW and vice versa.
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&guid=%7B324E8C25-38BA-4AE9-9716-4FAE7D318F53%7D&keyword=
UAW chief says no health-care deal in works with Chrysler
By John D. Stoll and Stephen Wisnefski
Last Update: 3:53 PM ET Sep 7, 2006
DETROIT (MarketWatch) -- United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Thursday that the union currently has "no deal" with DaimlerChrysler AG's (DCX) Chrysler Group related to heath-care concessions, despite a series of media reports suggesting a tentative agreement has been forged.
Gettelfinger, in an interview following a speech to the Detroit Economic Club, said that "there is no deal, no deal" with Chrysler because the UAW does not see a financial need for concessions at the No.3 U.S. auto maker. Local UAW officials, representing workers at various Chrysler facilities in the U.S, had been told that a tentative pact had been agreed upon between the UAW and Chrysler and the union leadership would discuss the agreement at a meeting on Friday.
Gettelfinger confirmed there is a meeting for Chrysler-UAW officials on Friday, but said "they got bad information" when asked why local officials believed a tentative deal had been struck and that the entire Chrysler UAW-represented workforce would potentially vote on the deal next week.
In a meeting with reporters, Gettelfinger said the UAW and Chrysler will continue to meet "on various issues." However, UAW financial analysis of Chrysler proves that at this time, the auto maker is not in need of cost concessions on par with those given to General Motors Corp. (GM) and Ford Motor Co. (F) in 2005.
"We were looking for a way we could perhaps address some of their concerns, but we did not find a responsible path to follow," Gettelfinger said in relation to Chrysler's request for heath-care related cost concessions.
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&guid=%7B324E8C25-38BA-4AE9-9716-4FAE7D318F53%7D&keyword=
UAW chief says no health-care deal in works with Chrysler
By John D. Stoll and Stephen Wisnefski
Last Update: 3:53 PM ET Sep 7, 2006
DETROIT (MarketWatch) -- United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Thursday that the union currently has "no deal" with DaimlerChrysler AG's (DCX) Chrysler Group related to heath-care concessions, despite a series of media reports suggesting a tentative agreement has been forged.
Gettelfinger, in an interview following a speech to the Detroit Economic Club, said that "there is no deal, no deal" with Chrysler because the UAW does not see a financial need for concessions at the No.3 U.S. auto maker. Local UAW officials, representing workers at various Chrysler facilities in the U.S, had been told that a tentative pact had been agreed upon between the UAW and Chrysler and the union leadership would discuss the agreement at a meeting on Friday.
Gettelfinger confirmed there is a meeting for Chrysler-UAW officials on Friday, but said "they got bad information" when asked why local officials believed a tentative deal had been struck and that the entire Chrysler UAW-represented workforce would potentially vote on the deal next week.
In a meeting with reporters, Gettelfinger said the UAW and Chrysler will continue to meet "on various issues." However, UAW financial analysis of Chrysler proves that at this time, the auto maker is not in need of cost concessions on par with those given to General Motors Corp. (GM) and Ford Motor Co. (F) in 2005.
"We were looking for a way we could perhaps address some of their concerns, but we did not find a responsible path to follow," Gettelfinger said in relation to Chrysler's request for heath-care related cost concessions.