| Last Saturday, Ford Motor Co. reached a
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| | contracts had this supposed job security,
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| tentative deal with the United Auto
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| | which of course wasn't there, and as soon
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| Workers Union. Unlike the deals the union
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| | as the contract is signed they turn
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| reached with General Motors and Chrysler
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| | around and announce major layoffs."
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| LLC, the UAW did not launch a strike to
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| | If most of the hourly workers included in
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| get their demands from America's second
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| | the 54,000 UAW represented Ford workers
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| largest automaker.
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| | will approve the contract, it will mark
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| Approving the deal may not be easy to
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| | the end of the four months negotiations
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| Ford employees after seeing the layoffs
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| | and the historic third contract of Ford.
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| and cutbacks for their GM and Chrysler
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| | However, the new contract will lower down
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| counterparts.
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| | the labor cost and will change how
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| "If it's a similar agreement negotiated
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| | retiree benefits are to be handled.
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| at GM and Chrysler, then it's terrible
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| | The new contract between Ford and the UAW
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| for the workers and the future," said
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| | was reached last Saturday around 3:20 am.
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| Gary Walkowicz, a worker and former local
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| | Before tentative agreements were reached
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| union official at a truck plant in
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| | by Chrysler and GM, the UAW held short
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| Dearborn, where Ford's headquarters is
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| | strikes against the automakers but no
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| located.
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| | strike threats were made to Ford.
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| Recently, Chrysler LLC and GM announced
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| | According to one source familiar with the
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| that they would eradicate shifts at
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| | negotiations, Ford agreed not to continue
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| assembly plants and lay off workers. Last
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| | their plans of closing some of its U.S.
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| month, GM confirmed that the automaker
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| | plants and make some major investments to
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| would cut shifts at three Michigan plants
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| | continue those plant's operations. For
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| where some of its cars and car parts
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| | Ford's advantage, the deal allows the
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| (like Volvo headlight lens) are made that
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| | automaker to pay new hires with lower
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| affects almost 1,700 jobs. Last week,
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| | wages, same as that of GM and Chrysler.
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| Chrysler LLC made the same announcement
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| | Ford is also required to fund the health
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| of cutting 8,000 - 10,000 hourly jobs.
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| | care benefits of the retirees with $22
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| Both the GM and Chrysler deals guaranteed
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| | billion via a union-controlled trust.
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| new jobs and investments in its American
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| | "Though we will not discuss the specifics
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| plants but lacked pledges on the staffing
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| | of the tentative agreement until after it
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| aspect and allowing the automakers to
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| | becomes final, we believe it is fair to
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| adjust the staff to meet their vehicle
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| | our employees and retirees, and paves the
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| demands. With this scenario, workers at
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| | way for Ford to increase its
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| Ford are already apprehensive that Ford
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| | competitiveness in the United States,"
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| will make new job protection vows.
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| | Joe Laymon, Ford's group vice president
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| "I think there is a certain amount of
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| | for human resources and labor affairs,
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| skepticism," he said, "The other
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| | said in a statement.
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