UAW President Ron Gettelfinger

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger

Ron GettelfingerRon Gettelfinger was elected President of the UAW on June 5, 2002 at the UAW's 33rd Constitutional Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For six years he served as Director of UAW Region 3, which represents UAW members in Indiana and Kentucky before being elected a UAW Vice President in 1998. As Vice President, Gettelfinger was director of the UAW Aerospace Department and the UAW Ford Department, where he led negotiations in 1999 that focused on "Bargaining for Families."

A member of UAW Local 862 since 1964, Gettelfinger is proud to be called a chassis line repairman. The workers at Ford's Louisville Assembly plant elected Gettelfinger to represent them as a committeeperson, bargaining chairperson and president, as well as a delegate to the National Ford Council and Sub-Council # 2. He was also a member of the UAW national negotiating team during the 1987 Ford negotiations.

Ron is a graduate of Indiana University. He and his wife, Judy, are the proud parents of two adult children and they also have four grandchildren.

Source: UAW.org

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DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers have resolved disputes over work issues at a Missouri plant that prompted workers to hold a strike authorization vote, a Ford spokeswoman said on Saturday. A team of senior Ford executives, national UAW leaders and leaders from UAW Local 249 reached agreement late Friday to resolve the concerns raised by local members and the matter has been closed, Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans said. About 3,500 workers at Ford's Kansas City assembly plant, which builds F-150 pickup trucks, Ford Escape SUVs and Mercury Mariner SUVs, began voting Thursday on whether to authorize a strike ... Read Full Story
DETROIT (Reuters) - Workers at a Ford Motor Co assembly plant in Missouri have started a vote that would authorize a strike as the automaker and the United Auto Workers union continue talks aimed at resolving disputes over local plant conditions. About 3,500 hourly workers at Ford's Kansas City, Missouri plant began voting on Thursday and are scheduled to conclude the process on Saturday, Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans said. The strike authorization vote -- if passed -- would give the UAW the ability to call a strike at a plant that assembles F-150 pickup trucks and the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner crossovers. Evans ... Read Full Story
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General Motors has offered union workers at the automaker's soon-to-be idled Spring Hill assembly plant 840 jobs at Lansing Delta Township, Mich., where GM is relocating production of the Chevrolet Traverse. More than 2,000 GM workers will be idled when assembly lines at GM's plant south of Nashville shut down Nov. 25. United Auto Workers Local 1853 President Mike O'Rourke said Thursday that a GM offer for some UAW workers to move was expected, but the 775 production and 65 skilled trades jobs are a "very positive number" for Spring Hill workers. GM representatives did not immediately return telephone messages seeking comment. O'Rourke predicts ... Read Full Story
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Union members have rejected a deal to grant Ford Motor Co. concessions awarded to rivals General Motors and Chrysler, the United Auto Workers said Monday. The UAW, which had endorsed the deal, said it was "respectful" of the decision of its membership and "will not be returning to the bargaining table." The tentative agreement would have granted Ford key work rule changes, a six-year wage freeze for new hires and a no-strike clause through 2015. The UAW was pressured into granting the concessions to GM and Chrysler while they were restructured under bankruptcy protection after receiving billions in government aid. The union has typically ... Read Full Story
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union has no plans to seek a new vote if workers reject a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co, or to resume talks with the automaker, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said on Friday. The tightening of tensions over the labor contract in the United States came as leaders of the Canadian Auto Workers union announced a tentative pact with Ford that gives workers production commitments in exchange for concessions. The CAW agreement, which is up for ratification this weekend, would freeze wages for some 7,000 Canadian workers into September 2012 in exchange for protecting some factory jobs ... Read Full Story
guardian.co.ukRon Gettelfinger: UAW membership has spoken loudly, won't renegotiate with FordMLive.comAP file photoUAW President Ron Gettelfinger. United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger says members spoke loudly last ...UAW says aims to win back Ford output pledgeReutersGettelfinger: Contract 'fatigue' led to UAW no-vote for FordThe Detroit NewsFord UAW workers reject givebacksHouston ChronicleReliable Plant Magazine -Detroit Free...  
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United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said "fatigue" from givebacks by Ford Motor Co. workers caused them to soundly reject proposed changes to their labor contract.  
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Good morning, I saw this headline this morning and became a little disgusted. I think it is time for the UAW to go the way of the dinosaur. With the help of the UAW, we have decimated American Automobile manufacturing in this country. American Auto companies cannot compete against other...  
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DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union has no plans to seek a new vote if workers reject a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co, or to resume talks with the automaker, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said on Friday.  
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