| The United American Workers union
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| | here in the U.S."
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| reported that the contract with Chrysler
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| | Before it reached complete approval, the
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| LLC had been finally ratified by their
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| | contract met many objections regarding
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| group.
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| | its provisions for the union. Many UAW
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| "We are pleased that our UAW employees
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| | members are not satisfied with the
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| recognize that the new agreement meets
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| | second-tier wage for the new employees
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| the needs of the company and its
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| | rating to $14 per hour or half the
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| employees by providing a framework to
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| | regular employee earns. According to
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| improve our long-term manufacturing
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| | contract dissidents, this low wage is a
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| competitiveness,'' Tom LaSorda,
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| | step towards a continuing depreciation of
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| Chrysler's vice chairman and president,
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| | labor cost in the United States.
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| said in a statement released after the
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| | After rejections made by workers in two
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| union announced the contract had been
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| | Chrysler plants in St. Louis, Mo., the
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| approved.
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| | UAW chief, Ron Gettelfinger and his
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| To finish the Detroit three, the union
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| | national council exerted more efforts for
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| must also negotiate with Ford Motor Co.
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| | the contract campaign. The rebuffing made
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| (its Volvo division makes top of the line
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| | by the two assembly plants was due to
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| Volvo water pump) and the union expects
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| | limited commitments made by Chrysler to
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| that their negotiations with Ford begin
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| | its plants as a response to Job security
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| this week.
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| | issues.
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| As recorded by the union, 56 percent of
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| | "There's no question this was a difficult
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| their production workers and 51 percent
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| | set of negotiations during difficult
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| of the skilled workers voted for the
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| | times for the U.S. auto industry," said
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| tentative agreement's approval. Support
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| | UAW Vice President General Holifield, who
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| had also been given by the 94 percent of
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| | heads the union's Chrysler Department.
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| the clerical workers and 19 percent of
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| | "But with the support of our membership
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| the workers at Chrysler's engineering
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| | and local leadership, we have an
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| department.
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| | agreement that secures jobs and wages and
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| "Our members had to face some tough
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| | protects healthcare and pension
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| choices, and we had a solid, democratic
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| | benefits," Holifield said.
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| debate about this contract," UAW
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| | The contract was made last October 10
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| President Ron Gettelfinger said. "Now
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| | after a brief strike launched by the
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| we're going to come together as a union -
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| | union against now Cerberus owned Chrysler
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| and now it's on the company to move
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| | LLC. It was the same day the UAW
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| ahead, increase their market share and
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| | completely ratified their deal with the
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| continue to build great cars and trucks
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| | biggest target, General Motors.
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