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Ford is cutting costs as much as they possibly can

 

Prepare the lube.

 

Helpful tip: relax, it makes it easier

 

We have to help pay for all these facility improvements at CAP, KTP, LAP and MAP... in the last 20 years. ANNNND we have to help the Glass House build a new and improved Detroit Train Station. Soooo no raises for you UAW peoples and maybe we should be thankful we have a J-O-B`s... ;)

 

Had my lower GI looky looky and I asked the Nurse for a to go bag for the extra lube, first she looked a little puzzled but then said oh yeah your UAW, sure thing and put in extra tubes in my to go bag... :clapping:

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Im sure it going to be at least what our new president got (31 percent raise) or what our international reps got (11 percent).

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

Oh man, thats a good one!

 

 

 

 

Oh wait, youre serious arent you?

 

 

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Well.... a preview of things to come...

 

The United Steelworkers and ArcelorMittal kicked off contract negotiations in Pittsburgh, and the union said the steelmaker is seeking major concessions that would affect thousands of workers across Northwest Indiana as it continues to lose market share to mini-mills.

The union said the Luxembourg-based steelmaker wants cuts to incentive pay, vacation pay, family and medical leave, funding for the Institute for Career Development and health insurance, as well as to make changes to sickness and accident, severance, supplemental unemployment policies. ArcelorMittal proposed doubling monthly health care contributions for retirees, eliminating the $10,000 pension equity plan for former ISG employees, and forcing employees to pay $200 a month premiums for a lesser Preferred Provider Organization health care plan or to switch to a "consumer-driven" health care plan with $8,000 a year in out-of-pocket costs.

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Talks to be watching close. Because you know the Big 2.5 will be also...

 

As the expiration of the current contracts on Sept. 1 nears, the United Steelworkers union remains at odds with ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel.

Both steelmakers have been demanding concessions at a time when steel profits are soaring and steelworkers want a share after going three to six years without any pay raises. (3 to 6 years without any pay raises...? hell we went 14 years)

ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel together pulled in more than $2.1 billion in profit in the second quarter. Section 232 tariffs of 25 percent on all foreign steel have propelled domestic steel prices to around $900 a ton. ArcelorMittal USA reported turning its first profit since 2016 last quarter.
The union said in an update to members that it has made some progress on local issues with U.S. Steel but said the company was "dragging their feet on counter proposals and economics."
"Awful proposal today from USS," the United Steelworkers union said in an update to members. "Strips benefits. Increases co-pays. Minimal wage increases. Promises of bonus completely under management control."

 

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Lets look at what the UAW already got:

 

* A new UAW President Gary Jones

* A new FCA vice president Cindy Estrada

* A new Ford vice president, Rory Gamble

* A new GM vice president, Terry Dittes

 

* 27,405 new paying UAW members from 2014 to 2017.

 

* Increased revenue stream, dues increased to 2.5 hrs. pay per month, up from 2 hrs.

 

* 31% pay raise for union leaders

President: $200,657.07 (1.8 times a representative's salary), up from $153,248.29

Secretary-treasurer: $186,165.17 (1.67 times), up from $142,080.87.

Vice presidents: $180,591.36 (1.62 times), up from $137,718.59.

IEB members: $166,099.46 (1.49 times), up from $126,551.13.

 

* A federal probe at FCA with 4.5 million taken from training funds.

 

* 2015 UAW contract negotiator charged with taking bribes from FCA senior executive

 

* A slowing auto market with dying prospects of a fair upcoming contract.

 

* Multiple failed attempts to organize workers at major foreign automakers

 

* Solidarity forever with multiple tiers of pay for it's members doing equal work.

 

* Hoffa and the teamsters pledge to respect our upcoming picket lines.

 

* Class action lawsuit by FCA membership that 2015 contract was rigged for FCA by UAW.

 

* GM outsourcing 1500 assembly jobs at Lordstown to it's low-wage subsidiary, Comprehensive Logistics, across town.

 

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Ford has already started the whining....Europe is caving in.... tariffs tariffs, tariffs... the IUAW will be all over the "We" have to keep Ford from going bankrupt... Remember this? Profits started to roll the quarter after all the sky is falling stuff...



From 2009 to 2017 Ford`s Reported Profit Total = $58,550,000,000.00 (yep BILL(fricken)ION)



Business Insider


Ford Back From The Dead: Reports $2.7B 2009 Profit


John Carney


Jan. 28, 2010, 7:10 AM



Business Day


Smaller Cars Lift Ford’s Profit to $2.55 Billion


By NICK BUNKLEYAPRIL 26, 2011



Michigan Automotive News


Ford reports $8.8 billion operating profit for 2011, confirms profit sharing checks


Updated Jan 27, 2012; Posted Jan 27, 2012



Wards Autoworld


Ford Posts $8 Billion 2012 Profit on Strength of North America


The auto maker expects U.S. momentum to continue in 2013 with profits about equal to last year, largely due to adequate supplies of the new Ford Fusion midsize sedan and Escape CUV that reside in the two largest segments.


Byron Pope | Jan 29, 2013



The Guardian US edition


Ford has historic year with $7.2bn in profits boosted by 2013 US sales


Major automaker beats analysts' expectations and prepares to launch new vehicles and factories in forthcoming year


Tue. 28 Jan 2014



FORD MEDIA CENTER United States | English


Ford Achieves 2014 Pre-Tax Profit of $6.3 Billion, Net Income of $3.2 Billion; 2015 Outlook for Pre-Tax Profit at $8.5 Billion to $9.5 Billion*


Jan 29, 2015 | Dearborn, Mich.



MOTORTREND


Ford Posts 2015 Pre-Tax Profit of $10.8 Billion, Makes Gains in Europe


Strong results in North America, Europe, and Asia.


Kelly Pleskot • January 28, 2016



Detroit Free Press


Ford reports $4.6B profit in '16 despite drop in quarter


Second-best annual profit yields $9,000 profit-sharing checks for more than 56,000 hourly workers.


Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free PressPublished 7:16 a.m. ET Jan. 26, 2017 | Updated 8:30 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2017



The Detroit News


Ford reports $7.6B profit in 2017, up 65%


Ian Thibodeau, The Detroit News Published 4:20 p.m. ET Jan. 24, 2018 | Updated 8:42 p.m. ET Jan. 24, 2018



January 24 2018 - $7.6 Billion posted, now Sept. 2018 and the picture is looking like ummm well... just like everyone of the last 4 or 5 contracts. More tiers? Less insurance? Lump sum this and that?



It`s going to be less that interesting.....


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Listen,it don't matter what ANY of us wants it all comes down to Jefferson Avenue and Michigan Avenue.The IUAW and Ford World Headquarters and once they agree then local 600 {the largest membership}will be the last local to vote and reps will be walking around with plastic Homer Buckets collecting pieces of paper tossed into them.We can only hope they cut us a fair deal.

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Anyone heard the rumor about pension buyouts? 25k per year of service? Folks at KTP been talking about this.

Ford is considering it to cut Legacy costs, but as with what GM did for their salary workers, it would be based on every individuals age, years of service and expected life expectancy to figure out a pension buyout conversion to 401K. If you are age 50 with 30 years in, you might live another 35-40 years, so your buyout payoff would be much higher than someone that's age 66 with 30 years in. They also have access to our medical records and they would factor in family medical history to give lower payoffs for workers who have cancer and heart issues running in their families. As with someone with 20+ years in, I would like to have the opportunity to consider a pension buyout conversion to 401K, because if Ford goes bankrupt, I lose my pension. The money in the fund only goes to the workers fully vested until it runs out. Because you would then only have a 401K, you could leave it to anyone you wanted if you died, instead of just half to a surviving spouse with a pension. Pensions are going the way of the dinosaur very quickly. The Carpenters pension fund just announced they are cutting everyone down to $1,500 a month. Most pensioners will get cut 50-60 percent per month. We have to seriously look at that and know it could happen to us. If you convert your pension to a 401K, it's all yours and controlled by you. You are at the mercy of the stock market, but not by a greedy company anymore.

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