nonunion slug

Yes, but in the salaried world, most salaried workers think they are the best worker ever and Ford Motor Company needs them to survive (LOL!) or they are too afraid to even talk about a union. Many think they are the next in-line for supervisor, manager, director and VP or they are so afraid, they take whatever supervision and management does to them. It would be great to have a union and get improvements, but I don't see that happening.

This statement is very simplistic. Yes, as a salaried employee, I have received some merit increases. However, every year, I receive an increase in the costs of Benefits, that I have to pay for. Most years my pay increase doesn't cover the benefit increases. With my merit raise, I take home less pay than the year before because I have more that comes out of my paycheck for benefits. So, if I had a choice I would rather have no merit pay increase and not have to pay for benefit increases. Also, hourly profit sharing has been more than GSR (General Salary Roll) employees. I would trade my profit sharing for yours any day of the week. I think hourly employees believe all salaried employees are making a killing. You are wrong.

It's great to have high expectations and wanting and probably believing you will get everything you ask for. But, that's not realistic. Being salaried I have received some raises in the time frame you have not. What you aren't told is that at the same time we have received raises, we have received benefit increases that are usually equal to or greater than the amount of the raise. So, you get a raise and pay for your benefits with it. You might have some left over, maybe not. I think it is wrong or misguided when hourly point at salary and say we got raises and don't know or don't understand it was just shifting monies for the Company and placing more burdens on us to pay for our own benefits. Be careful what you ask for because maybe the company will give you a raise and maybe you will end up paying for your healthcare--then whatever increase you see will disappear.

Wow, I'm surprised to see no posts about what the UAW & Ford Motor Company are doing to help those in need in communities today. Just wanted to say that this is great! You don't see too many organizations helping on such a large scale. This can't be all the UAW is doing,can it? If not, can someone post a link to their humanitarian activities? Also, if this happens again next year--can someone please post it? Maybe others who don't know about this program can be reached.

Just a thought, you don't make any friends by quoting Adolf Hitler.

I agree the UAW does a lot of good and a lot of good for those who don't pay union dues. I don't and I benefit greatly. I am glad the UAW negotiated to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. by having this Monday designated as a Holiday and I am also glad for all the other Holidays the UAW has negotiated. Those who complain and bicker about the UAW have no clue what it's like in the real world. Go to another Company, where you may get one or two paid holidays a year. That is reality.

I am not a union member but am not dumb enough to vote Republican. Just because the UAW's presence, I (a lowly salaried employee) gets all the vacation and holidays the UAW negotiates. We also get a similar amount of vacation, too. I compare myself to others my age and they don't come close to the benefits that I get--because of the UAW.

With the hourly's new contract, profit sharing has been made clear. Can anyone explain salaried profit sharing? The information booklet is confusing.

On, I'm crying. I have had my healthcare costs increase by 20% every year since I've been here. You have not. I would trade my health care costs that come out of pocket with your health care costs any day of the week. BTW, the company matching stock is a voluntary program, you have to participate in the program to get the benefit. It is an option, it is not a given. And we did get bonuses, just like the hourly, but I believe for most of the GSR's it was less. I wish you morons would understand there is a difference between salaried and management, but it seems like the hourly morons on this site cannot understand that idea. It would help you quite a bit if you did. I'm not holding my breath for you to actually understand it. Oh yes, the hourly just got $6,000 and the salaried got zero except increased costs in our benefits. The company giveth to the hourly and taketh from the salaried.

You know, if you could actually ever respond to what I write, we might agree. But, you must feel it's your job to respond with nonsense BS. Well, you are doing real well at it. LOL!

You must not read what I write, read it again I do say line workers work their asses off all day long. In fact, the salaried workers I'm with do, too. Geez, get a life!

I kind of remember health care costs being lowered and you get at least $17,000 guaranteed not including other profit sharing throughout the life of your contract. Doesn't sound stagnant to me. Oh, BTW, your health care costs being lowered equalled my health care costs being raised. You are welcome from salaried world.

People are desperate for work and $12.50 an hour with benefits seems like a godsend at this time.

I have no problems with what you are saying. I think the UAW workers on this site believe they are getting screwed all the time, when they are getting a much better deal than us on salaried. From wages and paid OT to their benefits, hands down, they have a better deal. But, from reading their comments on this site, they act as if they are in a prison with bread and water.

LOL, good one. Me and my salaried counterparts work a lot harder than the skilled trades who have their hiding places, disappear or are playing cards all day long. If you want to go tit-for-tat on this, you will lose. Those on the line definitely earn their money, they work their asses off all day long.