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Ford: UAW wants new jobs
UAW wants new jobs in return for Ford deal
Posted Tuesday, Oct 13, 2009, 11:05 am in Employee News
Some UAW members told the Detroit Free Press on Monday that Ford Motor Co. must promise them new work or jobs or the automaker’s request for contract changes is likely to be rejected.
That’s largely because autoworkers say they have contributed to Ford’s growing success, the paper said. For weeks, Ford has been negotiating with the UAW for a labor deal that more closely matches those obtained by General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC on the eve of their bankruptcies this spring, the Free Press noted.
But winning more concessions now will be difficult unless Ford’s commitments for more work are substantial, Bill Johnson, chairman of the Wayne Assembly Plant for the UAW Local 900, told the paper. UAW leaders from Ford Motor Co. plants across the country are slated to gather today in Detroit to be briefed on contract changes the automaker is seeking, but there is already resistance to making adjustments because of Ford’s improving performance, the story said. (Detroit Free Press)
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