UAW and Ford reach tentative agreement

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Tenatitive agreement reached after marathon barganing session... AP reporting.

The United Auto Workers has reached a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co. on a new national contract at 3:20 a.m. this morning.
The deal, which still needs to be approved by union members, came at the end of a marathon bargaining session that began at 10 a.m. Thursday morning.


"Our bargaining committee came through for our active and retired members,” said UAW President Ron Gettelfinger. "Our team is proud of each and every negotiator because they have encouraged Ford to invest in product and people while addressing the economic needs of our active and retired members.”


The union offered no details of the accord, but did say it offered the job security guarantees the UAW was looking for.


"We face enormous challenges -- and we also have enormous potential,” said UAW Vice President Bob King, who directs the union's National Ford Department. "Our goals for this contract were to win new product and investment, to enhance job security and protect seniority -- and we made progress in all these areas.”


Now, the question is whether this agreement will give Ford the cost-savings it needs to narrow a $30-an-hour competitive cost gap with its Asian rivals and meet its stated goal of returning its automotive operations to profitability by 2009.

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http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/03/b...ive-agreement/
You know what they say: third time's a charm. After the United Auto Workers union was forced to strike against both General Motors and Chrysler LLC., it somehow found a way to come to terms with Ford Motor Co. after two marathon days of negotiations this past week. Ford's press release contains no details about the tentative four-year contract itself, except to say that it applies to all 54,000 UAW workers who have their checks signed by Ford.

The contract will remain tentative until those 54,000 rank and file workers vote on it. All it needs is a majority vote from Ford's hourly workforce, but as we learned with the UAW-Chrysler contract that was almost defeated in a popular vote, that's easier said than done. When the details of this contract emerge, it will become more apparent whether it favors the union or the automaker, and thus whether or not the average worker will be likely vote for it.

Check out the official statement from Ford after the jump.

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Originally Posted by 1931Chevy

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/03/b...ive-agreement/
You know what they say: third time's a charm. After the United Auto Workers union was forced to strike against both General Motors and Chrysler LLC., it somehow found a way to come to terms with Ford Motor Co. after two marathon days of negotiations this past week. Ford's press release contains no details about the tentative four-year contract itself, except to say that it applies to all 54,000 UAW workers who have their checks signed by Ford.

The contract will remain tentative until those 54,000 rank and file workers vote on it. All it needs is a majority vote from Ford's hourly workforce, but as we learned with the UAW-Chrysler contract that was almost defeated in a popular vote, that's easier said than done. When the details of this contract emerge, it will become more apparent whether it favors the union or the automaker, and thus whether or not the average worker will be likely vote for it.

Check out the official statement from Ford after the jump.

There was parity in cost savings to the company but some of the problems with the other two contracts, such as the definition of Core and Non-Core being defined 120 days after a ratification, and giving the hard earned premium jobs away to the lower tier were rectified in our agreement. This happened solely because the International Reps engaged in fierce debate with the membership on the internet. I know because my comrades and I were the ones debating with the International over the GM, and Chrysler's tentative agreements. Nearly every issue we addressed was taken into account when they went to the table for us. We also had the same % in compensation loss as you guys, but they sliced the **** pie differently so that when our members body's are no longer suited for line work they will be afforded the premium jobs that they have earned through sacrifice on the line! I prey that you guys become more active on this sight because ours essentially allowed the membership the ability to help forge our agreement. You do have a voice, and the International is watching! Stand together stand proud, and let's stomp the **** out of the imports!