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  1. .? No offense taken. You make a good point,.If enough members stopped paying dues things probably would change in a hurry.Illinois is so liberal I doubt the state would ever become a Right to Work state.
  2. I have heard,second hand,from people who have been involved that if you opt-out from the union you may not be eligible for certain things,like a buyout for instance.I dont get the trashing of Michigan but hey okay.I will take Detroit,Mayor Duggan and the DPD Police Chief James Craig over the leadership of Shitago any day.GO LIONS!
  3. I know what ya mean.UAW membership is not what it was even 20 years ago,meaning it does not have the benefits.I was discouraged when the IUAW allowed Ford to gobble-up the extra $600 a week in Federal Money.I dont want to argue and I dont have all the answers because I am not a "suit" sitting in an office with a college degree down on Jefferson Avenue.The answer I got from my Local was,,,,"Well in the future if Ford needs to pay us SUB,then they will have the money".Okay,so the IUAW totally sided with the company with no fight at all.Couldnt even split the extra Fed money 50-50?Bottom line is Ford got subsidized from having to pay us the full price of SUB and,,,,get this,,,,with our tax dollars.Another point and this is from my personal circumstance and it involves the additional $1200 federal stimulus payment.I did not qualify because I worked O.T. and that extra money I "earned" placed me over the limit.Well the way I see those extra stimulus payments is like an additional Profit Sharing or Bonus check.Bottom line is our UAW contract,that we are told is so STUPENDOUS and places us so far ahead of the average Joe may not be so great after all.The pension is paltry and at age 65 you go on Medicare.The IUAW seemed more interested in cutting deals for themselves than representing us and this filtered down to the Locals,Union officers sticking their fingers the pie.When I need a clear answer about a program or retirement or a quick response from a union officer,GOOD-LUCK with that.The people that are put in charge of union administration are usually political appointees who dont know much,talk to you out of the side of their mouth and the answer always seems to be,"GO ASK THE COMPANY,ya know I go hunting with the Local President".Problem is if you opt-out you may not be eligible to participate in certain programs.Also you may be targeted and may have your stuff messed with or tires slashed.
  4. Okay,I dont know firsthand {fortunately} about prison but I doubt if these guys qualify for confinement in a Club-Fed .Prison is gonna be a shock for these guys especially at their age.I hear the "white guys" {sorry but prison is racist}are big on checking out your paper work.Meaning you will be scrutenized based on your charges and whether you squealed to cut a deal for yourself.Federal Prisoners serve 85% of their sentence even with good behavior.These guys are going in prison at a bad age.They are all probably gonna get tested and will have to fight.When they get to prison they wont be "shit" and the guards are NOT there to protect you so,,,,just take it and shut the F-up.There is gonna be some cryin! I like the You Tube Videos called Fresh Out.It is prison life told to you by the Big Herc.Look at that guy and be honest about what the F you would do if you had to go up against him.Aint no joke,,,,,prison.Humans incarcerated turn into animals.These executive-types go into Federal prison and they gonna get messed with.They gonna get stuff taken away from them.I could see some young buck blasting them with a stomach punch and hollerin at them, "GIVE ME YO COMISSARY".
  5. Oh PLEASE bust the UAW down to the local level-NOT all-just those that carried out "marching orders" from the IUAW. "If they dont like you,I cant help you",,,,,,"We dont stand in the way of anybody making a deal".Those are exact quotes, of what was said to me, by those who will remain anonymous along with the locals they represented.Many have heard these "be lucky you have a job" and "they can do that" and "hey,ya got paid didnt ya?"The locals are where all the corrupt policies agreed to by the IUAW get implemented.The locals and their friends in salary are so obvious it is nauseating.When asked by anybody who is being recruited by the UAW {namely Toyota} and asked if the UAW is a good deal for the average worker.I ask them,how is the company treating you now?Because if you vote in the UAW this is what happens.You will have a new group of employees called "union" employees.They will be different from the average non-salary workers.When it comes to union representation on the shop floor,how you are represented will depend on who you know,namely politics.The elected union reps who do the bidding of the IUAW stand a chance of one day,landing a job down at Solidarity House.Let me say that I have met some fine "union" people. I dont mean to paint ALL union representatives with the same brush.Get to Federal Prison you convicted ass holes.Lets see how tough you are without your posse surrounding you.
  6. Dennis gonna get his "Cheeks Busted" an if he rats den he gonna get his "Wig Split"!
  7. Liberal Democrats dont bother me so much its the "Leftists".The wing of the Democratic Party that want Socialism.Listening to them there is not ONE thing right with the USA.Leftist Mantra:You are entitled,Blame everybody else for your problems,What happened over 150 years ago is a major issue today,Get emotional,Tear down statues {we cant just relocate them to museums?},loot,riot,fry the police like bacon.As for the union,I along with others was not paid during the down week.No check= No fun.Of course,the union,first words are,"well there was some confusion in management".I swear,at every plant I have been at, the UAW covers for management just as much as they represent their members.I have never seen management held accountable when they screw up an employees payroll.That being the case I think some bosses mess with an employees time as a way to harass workers they dont like.Forget the UAW political advice,Biden is a stooge.He would not be running anything.A vote for Biden is a vote for a larger,more powerful,totalitarian government called socialism.Once again,the USA is not Denmark.What works in Scandanavia may not work in the USA.In the USA a hard working person can move up the economic ladder.Under socialism you will get taxed endlessly if you dare make over,,,say,,,$75,000 or $100,000 a year.On the other side,those who aspire to do as little as possible hit what they consider The Jackpot, a "free money" check from the Government.That Government check aint "free",somebody else is working and paying taxes to pay for your "free money".
  8. The USA will deteriorate into a form of Socialism.I question if it is even possible for the USA to emulate Norway and Sweden which by the way are capitalist nations.Dont we already have enough massive government programs in the USA?Also this new theory of economics that says governments can print money out to infinity is suspect as well.If that were the case then try this,no taxes for anyone who is dumb enough,I mean willing to get a job and earn.That sounds like it would boost the economy but it wont work,why?Because if that were the case then what would back government debt?The antagonist/protesters blocking freeways and rioting?The passive-aggressive,homeless drug addicts?Taxes and the ability to tax production are the underpinning of government issued securities.I better say something about the company or I am gonna get flagged as being political.Uhhh,its gonna be HOT today inside that factory.Doing a 10 hour shift.I make a little too much to get a penny from the government so I gotta earn mine as well as pay for others on top of it all.I hope the roads aren't blocked by antagonist/protesters on the way to work.Good-Luck!
  9. 2020 the beginning of the end for Capitalism and individual freedom.It appears that well funded and well organized groups are behind the social unrest the nation faces.Under socialism/communism you must comply with the government which gives the ruling class enormous power and OF COURSE they don't like like the average comrade.Under socialism and communism why work harder to try and get ahead only to be taxed more?I am entitled to everything anybody else has who happens to have more than me!Oh and also the UAW may end up under Federal Control and that would be a good change! Imagine down at IUAW Headquarters instead of making deals that benefit themselves our union is working on the issues facing the ordinary members.Imagine that attitude trickling down to all the Locals that no longer will deals be blessed! Solidarity is a good thing for a union.
  10. The USA is running a huge deficit.Any "free money" check a fortunate person receives today will result in a bill being handed to future generations.There is no other way to stimulate the economy?Maybe encourage work?Maybe balance the budget?Maybe end this Covid hysteria?You are sure its fiscally okay to just keep adding zero`s to the deficit indefinitely?Taxes never go up?Inflation never happens?There is no moral hazard with all these "free" handouts?Everything should be "free" {for the Planet} unless of course you have, earned money ,then you should have to pay for everything! One option my generation never had growing up was the option to stay at home receive a basic universal income and attend school for as long as we desire.Look at what happens,historically, to all the "useful idiots" after the dictators finally get absolute power.
  11. And that is just what ya know about.Its obvious form how the unions cozy up to management that the union higher ups are cutting deals for themselves.This one time at the learning center I ate like 3 donuts and must of had like 4 cups of coffee-all free! Does that make me a hypocrite? Oh well tear down my statue if there is one!
  12. All I am asking for is EQUAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONTRACT,in other words fairness.I have seen rules arbitrarily and capriciously enforced.Supervision can harass and intimidate,write hourly employees up for anything,mess with our payroll and with no repercussions.I have been asked my advice by someone who had a chance to join a union,"is it a good thing?".It all depends on how the non-union company is treating the workers , BUT know this.Once you vote in a union,you create an entirely different class of employee.You will have salaried,hourly and union officials.The union officials will be popular and form cliques that help them get re-elected.The union officials may have "deals" going with the company that keeps them from representing your best interest.I have seen in the 80`s,about 3 union officials at once,confront psycho-salary individuals and "act out" in a directly reflective manner to the "bad ass" supervisor.I have seen a union president tell a supervisor that if he continues to commit transgression that he will "put him on the street".I have seen,3 times,trades stick together and lets just say,,,,give the job a little extra,,,,hand on wrench time.The union is us sticking together.The union is not us acting, independently ,showing off,in order to become the bosses favorite.Thank you F.B.I. for helping us workers get a fair shake.
  13. Let me tale ya all sumptin.I am gonna {and I know I aint the only one} wake my stinkin ass up at 4 O`clock in the morning on Monday.My friend aint nothun and I do mean nuthin that feels good at 4 O`clock in the morning.I am gonna drag my sorry ass into the factory,on LOCK DOWN,and do me a 10 hour shift.I use to and I know of people doin 7 on /7 off, 12`s.So here we is doin all this while the head of our union has sold us out!You the only one who has responded to this topic.Okay,all is good.I am glad most people are happy with their current situation.Trouble I have, is that I can see past, all the bullshit and I don't like it.It aint all hopeless.Things can get better but its a struggle.We deserve better for all we bring to Ford Motor Company AND the IUAW.They will never admit it but they need us!
  14. I read online that Gary Jones is 'singing like a canary' and is implicating his predecessor,Dennis Williams.I hope they clean house all the way down to the Local`s.It is obvious now that the workers have been sold out by the UAW.With lucrative,deals in place between the company and the head of the UAW,a goal of the UAW would be to keep the deals rolling,NOT, stick up for the rank and file.In plain words,from that point on, the Company OWNS the UAW.Deals destroy solidarity."They can do that",,,"be lucky you got a job",,,,"If they don't like you, I cant help you",,,,''we don't stand in the way of anybodys deal",,, are all phrases I have heard from my union representatives at 2 separate locals. Maybe after all the criminals are convicted the Government will institute some type of oversight.Then maybe ethical and principled individuals will be able to get elected and represent the dues paying Rank and File in a more fair way.Let me say that I understand not all and every elected UAW official is rotten and there are some good union people who get elected.My current local is responsive and helpful.We need to get the UAW back on track.
  15. Just enjoy this new Socialist Utopia.All the kids are.They get to "earn" the next grade without actually going to school ,in Michigan.I know,online learning.Okay lets say that every child has attentive parents.What about the discipline of waking up,being on time,dealing with "others",listening to authority?You know,maturity.The Queen, Governor in Michigan is strongly supported by the teachers union.Teachers still get paid and kids just graduate and taxpayers get the bill.I am wondering when I "may" be allowed get a hair cut?Stay Home and Stay Safe, but the virus wont disappear?Ford ate my "free" fed $$$ and I don't qualify for stimulus $$$.I do get taxes deducted from my paycheck.A government check,no work and "free" stuff! NO civilization in the history of the world has been able to print money indefinitely.
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