ratification

  • More Concessions? Ford Workers Tell UAW: ‘No!’ ‘No!’ ‘No!’
    Ron Lare
    Nov 21 2009 - 1:59am
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    “No!” “No!” “No!” It started with a simple question, “Can you hear me?” Bob King, a United Auto Workers vice president, was inside Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant, near Detroit. He was ready to tell a crowd of rank-and-file members why they should vote for more concessions to the automaker, the only U.S. car company showing a profit.

  • Ford Workers Should Be Applauded, Not Ridiculed

    Editor’s note: Ford workers rejected a proposed concessions package last week that included a six-year wage freeze for new hires (who make half of current workers’ pay), combining of skilled trades, and giving up the right to strike for contract improvements. Ford had made some weak assurances of continued work and offered a $1,000 bonus.