luck42

Wrong about LAP......It varies from as little as 8 to as much as 14. Hearing upgrades(team leaders) details and ratio/raise will be worked out in our local contract sometime around july/august. They are still not sure what responsibilities upgrades will have yet.

Reading all these posts about other plants and all the issues I can see why over a 1,000 signed up to come to LAP. It truely sounds like you people work for a different company. :D

According to the proposed contract write offs will not effect proifit sharing. We are close to end of 3rd quarter and sales are still up so no chance of losing money. This is just a way of throwing cash at the membership to vote for this. Robbing peter to pay paul so to speak. Check the white pages for changes in RTBU and protected status employees, all plants must adopt MOA (team concept=loss of most bid jobs and benefit of senority) and forgo traditional operating aggrements. Even the letter of understanding detailing the Equity of Sacrifice cause is lined thru. This letter is the basis of our greviance.

I`ve looked thru the contract and don`t see the part where there is a 20% limit on two tier employees.....Anyone seen it?

Would love to see a show of hands of people that truly belive the union can negotiate with Ford about spending several billions of dollars in the US and create or bring 10k into the country in a few weeks span when product development and man power studies take 1-3 years. For instance the highlights mention the uaw won a new product and a 3rd shift at LAP. This was talked about over a year and half ago here in Louisville yet the union is taking credit for it. The fact they are paying an advance of profit sharing should be a big RED FLAG on this contract. Voting for or against this contract is not gonna sway ford with their product plans. If you vote yes everything we have given up becomes permanent. We will also be selling out the new hires, they have removed the part where they can reach equal pay as they replace the veterans. Read the white pages and skip the highlights.

Yes, you keep your pension at the value it is now when you leave.

Sign me up :happy feet: :happy feet: :happy feet: :cheerleader: :cheerleader:

:shrug: Why didn`t you just take the 28+ buyout?