WERE THINK THEY WERE TARGETED. >> Ben: FREEZE WARNINGS AND
WE’LL TELL YOU HOW LOW THE
TEMPERATURES WILL DIP.
>> Devin: BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE UAW STRIKE AGAINST
GENERAL MOTORS.
GENERAL MOTORS. UNION LEADERS HAVE VOTED TO SEND
THE TENTATIVE DEAL TO THE RANK
AND FILE.
AND FILE. A BIG DEVELOPMENT JUST HERE IN
THE LAST 10 MINUTES OR SO.
>> Kim: HUGE INDEED.
THEY HAVE FLOWN IN TO GET A
FIRST LOOK AND SEE IF IT’S GOOD
ENOUGH FOR THE RANK AND FILE TO
APPROVE.
APPROVE. >> Devin: IT’S A PROCESS FAR
FROM A RUBBER STAMP.
THEY ARRIVED AT THE RENCEN THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. ROD MELONI HAS BEEN COVERING IT
FOR US THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
BRING US UP TO SPEED.
>> Rod: IT’S BEEN A LONG AND
DIFFICULT DAY INSIDE.
WE EXPECTED THEM TO COME UP FOR
THE PRESS CONFERENCE IN A COUPLE
OF MINUTES.
OF MINUTES. YES, THEY HAVE APPROVED THE
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT TO SEND IT
TO THE RANK AND FILE.
THEY VOTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
RANK AND FILE WILL STAY OFF THE
JOB, ON THE PICKET LINE AND
THAT’S GONNA CONTINUE AND THEY
HOPE TO HAVE THIS DONE, A
DEADLINE OF RATIFICATION FOR
NEXT FRIDAY AT THIS TIME.
SO THAT’S WHAT WE KNOW.
IT’S BEEN CONTENTIOUS OUTSIDE
THE MEETING ROOM.
WE’VE HEARD FROM TWO SEPARATE
UAW PRESIDENTS THAT’S WHAT’S
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT’S IN THE
CONTRACT.
CONTRACT. HERE IS WHAT IS IN THE DEAL.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE CONTRACT,
RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, THE
NUMBERS ARE BIG!
THE SIGNING BONUS FOR
FULL-TIMERS, $11,000.
FULL-TIMERS, $11,000. FOR PART-TIMERS, THE TEMPS,
BONUSES $4500.
BONUSES $4500. NEXT A LONG REVILED PRACTICE,
CHANGED FOR THE ANNUAL PROFIT
SHARING CHECK.
SHARING CHECK. GM AGREED TO ELIMINATE THE
$12,000 CAP AND SHOULD GROW
LARGER AS PROFITS DO.
AS FOR PAY RAISES, ALTERNATING
YEARS WILL HAVE A BONUS AND THEN
A WAGE HIKE.
4% LUMP SUM BONE NEWS IN YEARS 1
AND 3.
AND 3. AND 3% IN YEARS 2 AND 4.
ENHANCED HEALTH CARE AT NO EXTRA
COST.
COST. PART-TIMERS CAN QUALIFY UNDER
CERTAIN RULES BY JANUARY 1st,
2021 AND GET 40 HOURS PAID TIME
OFF AND 24 HOURS IN UNPAID TIME
OFF TO USE.
THE PROGRESSION TO FULL-TIME IS
FOUR YEARS INSTEAD OF 8.
THEY WILL MAKE $32.32 PER
EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE. AND $60,000 BONUS, 2,000
PRODUCTION, AND 60 SKILLED
TRADES.
TRADES. AND A BONUS IF YOU RETIRE BY THE
END OF THIS YEARS INTO EARLY
FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY. IT GOT VERY CONTENTIOUS.
PART OF THE REASON IS BECAUSE
THE LORDSTOWN CONTINGENT CAME.
THERE WERE 30 MEMBERS OF UAW
LOCAL 1112.
LOCAL 1112. AND THEY CAME TO TOWN BECAUSE
THEY DIDN’T EVEN WANT TO VOTE ON
THE NATIONAL CONTRACT UNLESS
THEY HAD A PRODUCT.
THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN.
WE TALKED TO SOME OF THE MEMBERS
THERE.
THERE. THEY’RE VERY DISAPPOINTED AND
FRUSTRATED.
FRUSTRATED. AS THEY CAME OUT, THE SHOP
COMMITTEE CHAIR HAD WORDS WITH
SOME OF THE OTHER LOCAL
PRESIDENTS AND STILL ANGRY ABOUT
THE SITUATION AND RAW NERVES
DOWN THERE.
DOWN THERE. SO WE HAVE VIDEO OF THAT AND
WE’LL SHOW THAT TO YOU WHEN WE
CAN GET THAT IN.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE’RE WAITING
FOR THE UAW VICE PRESIDENT TERRY
DITTES AND DIRECTOR BRIAN
ROTHENBERG AND WILL BRING WITH
THEM SOME OF THE NATIONAL
NEGOTIATING TEAM MEMBERS AND
CONFIRM WHAT IT IS WE’VE TOLD
YOU THAT THEY EXPECT TO SEND
THIS NOW TO THE RANK AND FILE
AND THAT THEY HAVE FRIDAY, NEXT
FRIDAY, AS THE DEADLINE FOR THE
RATIFICATION.
RATIFICATION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS STUCK
OUT TO ME IN ALL OF THIS IS
THERE ARE THINGS IN THIS
CONTRACT THAT HAVE BEEN
EXCEPTIONAL, INCLUDING TAKING
THE CAP OFF OF THE BONUS CHECKS.
THAT’S ONE OF THE THINGS WE’VE
HEARD CONSISTENTLY.
HEARD CONSISTENTLY. THAT PEOPLE ARE UPSET ABOUT IT.
BY CHANGING THAT, IT’S A HUGE
DIFFERENCE IN THE CONTRACT.
WE’RE WAITING FOR THEM TO COME
UP AND HOLD THE PRESS
CONFERENCE.
CONFERENCE. DEVIN, BACK TO YOU.
>> Devin: THIS IS THE LONGEST
WE’VE SEEN A STRIKE GO IN
SOMETIME.
SOMETIME. HOW MUCH FATIGUE IS THERE ON THE
LINE AND DOES THAT PLAY INTO
SAYING, WELL, YES, LET’S TAKE
THIS BECAUSE WE’VE HAD ENOUGH?
>> Rod: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
STRUCK ME THROUGHOUT THE 31-DAY
STRIKE IS THE RANK AND FILE HAVE
BEEN STEADILY TALKING ABOUT THE
FACT THEY BACK THEIR LEADERSHIP
AND WHATEVER THE LEADERSHIP SAYS
IS THE DEAL IS WHAT THEY’RE
GOING TO GIVE THEM.
THERE’S A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE
THERE’S GOING TO BE A
RATIFICATION.
RATIFICATION. COMING INTO THE ROOM, THAT’S
BRIAN ROTHENBERG, FOR THE UNITED
AUTO WORKERS.
AUTO WORKERS. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE
GETTING READY TO COME INTO THE
ROOM AND HOLD A PRESS
CONFERENCE.
CONFERENCE. LET’S HEAR FROM HIM RIGHT NOW.
>> Devin: SURE.
>> GOOD MORNING OR GOOD
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] THERE WERE RUMORS,
IT WAS VERY INTERESTING DAY
TODAY.
TODAY. I’D LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL
INTRODUCE MYSELF.
INTRODUCE MYSELF. MY NAME IS BRIAN ROTHENBERG, THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR
THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS.
WE JUST FINISHED THE MEETING OF
THE UAW GM COUNCIL.
I BELIEVE MOST OF YOU HAVE
GOTTEN SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS
THAT WE HAVE PUT OUT TODAY.
YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A PRESS
RELEASE SHORTLY THAT THE UAW GM
COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO RECOMMEND
FOR RATIFICATION THE CONTRACT.
HOWEVER, THEY HAVE ALSO
RECOMMENDED THAT WE REMAIN ON
THE STRIKE LINE UNTIL THE VOTE
ON RATIFICATION.
ON RATIFICATION. RATIFICATION MEETINGS WILL START
ON SATURDAY AND THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO HAVE THEIR BALLOTS
TURNED IN A WEEK FROM FRIDAY OR
8 DAYS FROM NOW.
SO... I NEED TO FIRST OF ALL, ON
BEHALF OF THE UAW THANK OUR UAW
GM MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
WHO HAVE PUT IN OVERWHELMINGLY
SACRIFICE, THEY HAVE MADE AN
INCREDIBLE EFFORT AT SHOWING
WHAT UNION IS.
THEY HAVE STOOD ON THE LINES
TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY STOOD UP
FOR THINGS THAT THEY FELT WERE
IMPORTANT AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.
THEIR LEADERS ARE INCREDIBLY
GRATEFUL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT
FROM THE MEETING.
AND INCREDIBLY PROFOUNDLY
IMPACTED BY THE OVERWHELMING
SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, OF THE
DIFFERENT CITIES THAT WE ARE IN,
IN THIS NATION.
THIS STRIKE ACTUALLY BECAME MORE
THAN JUST A STRIKE FOR THE UAW.
IT WAS ABOUT THE HEARTS AND
MINDS OF AMERICAN WORKERS AND
THE MIDDLE CLASS.
IT WAS AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT
THAT I THINK PRESIDENT JONES AND
VICE PRESIDENT DITTES SAID THEY
WILL NEVER, EVER FORGET.
IT WAS THAT PROFOUND.
AND WE THANK PEOPLE FOR ALL THE
GOODS AND SERVICES THAT THEY’VE
GIVEN US, THEIR FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS FOR THE OUTPOURING OF
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. AS YOU KNOW, WE WENT ON STRIKE
OVER THE ISSUES OF A PATH OF
PERMANENCY FOR TEMPORARY
WORKERS, FAIR WAGES, AFFORDABLE
QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND A FAIR
SHARE OF THE PROFITS.
I WILL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS YOU ALREADY HAVE SEEN
THAT ARE ON UAW.ORG.
THE CONTRACT GIVES FULL-TIME
TEMPORARY WORKERS A SHORTENED
PATH TO PERMANENT STATUS AND
INTO A REGULAR STATUS OF A JOB
AND IMPROVES THEIR PAID AND
UNPAID TIME OFF FOR TEMPORARY
WORKERS.
WORKERS. WE WOULD HOPE THAT THIS
CONTRACT, ONCE OUR MEMBERS WEIGH
IN AND THEY ARE THE ULTIMATE
AUTHORITY, BUT REGARDLESS OF
WHAT THIS CONTRACT ENDS UP, THAT
THIS ISSUE DEALING WITH
PERMANENT TEMPORARY WORKERS IS
THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF
PERMA-TEMPS, NOT ONLY IN THIS
INDUSTRY BUT IN THIS NATION.
THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE
HEALTH CARE PLAN.
THERE WILL BE A RATIFICATION
BONUS OF $11,000 FOR HOURLY
WORKERS AND A RATIFICATION BONUS
OF $11,000 FOR SALARIED WORKERS.
THE CAP HAS BEEN LIFTED ON
PROFIT SHARING.
PROFIT SHARING. MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT GM HAS
MADE $34 BILLION IN PROFITS OVER
THE PAST 3 YEARS, ONE OF THOSE
YEARS THEY EXCEEDED $12 BILLION
IN PROFITS AND THEY WERE CAPPED,
SO OUR MEMBERS COULD NOT SHARE
IN THE PROFITS ABOVE $12
BILLION.
BILLION. IT ADDS MONEY TO THEIR PERSONAL
SAVINGS OF $1,000.
IT PROVIDES A PROGRESSION FOR
ALL CURRENT WORKERS TO $32.32 IN
FOUR YEARS.
FOUR YEARS. IT SHORTENS THE PROGRESSION TIME
AND ALL OF THE CURRENT EMPLOYEES
THAT ARE REGULAR EMPLOYEES WOULD
BE AT 32.32.
IT PROVIDES WAGE INCREASES OF
3%, GROSS WAGE INCREASE TWO
YEARS AND 4%, UHM, LUMP SUM.
THE SKILLED TRADES WILL GET A
$1,000 TOOLING ALLOWANCE.
THE LEGAL SERVICES BENEFIT PLAN
NOW INCLUDES SPOUSES AND
ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES. VACATION HAS BEEN ENHANCED.
MANY OF OUR MEMBERS WOULD BE
FORCED TO USE WHAT LITTLE
VACATION THEY HAD WHEN THEY
STARTED, 2 WEEKS, DURING THE
SHUTDOWN IN JULY.
THEY WILL NOW ONLY HAVE 1 WEEK
AND WILL HAVE THE OPTION WITH
THE OTHER TIME TO USE IT OR GO
ON LAYOFF WHERE THEY CAN GET
UNEMPLOYMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT. UHM, AND THERE ARE BONUSES BUILT
INTO THIS CONTRACT FOR ELIGIBLE
PRODUCTION WORKERS UP TO 2,000
WHO RETIRE BETWEEN DECEMBER 31st
OF THIS YEAR AND FEBRUARY 28th
OF 2020.
OF 2020. SO, I WILL TAKE A FEW QUESTIONS.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I WANNA
EMPHASIZE THAT AS YOU SAW TODAY,
UAW IS A DEMOCRATIC UNION.
OUR MEMBERS WILL MAKE THIS
DECISION, THE MEMBERS OF GENERAL
MOTORS, THAT IS THE COMMITMENT
OF VICE PRESIDENT DITTES AND
PRESIDENT JONES, AND THAT IS
WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS THEIR
CONTRACT.
CONTRACT. IT IS IN THEIR HANDS, AND THE
DECISION HAS BEEN MADE THAT THEY
WILL STAY OUT UNTIL THE
RATIFICATION DAY, AND THAT CAME
DIRECTLY FROM THE LEADERHIP
BODY DOWNSTAIRS.
BODY DOWNSTAIRS. WHILE WE WERE IN OUR MEETING
TODAY, ARAMARK HIT A T. A., A
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. ROD?
ROD? >> Rod: [INAUDIBLE] IN OTHER
WORDS, IS IT GONNA BE THE SAME
AS USUAL WHERE THERE’S AN
EDUCATIONAL SESSION OR
[INAUDIBLE].
[INAUDIBLE]. >> THERE’S EDUCATION SESSIONS
BEING SCHEDULED AROUND THE
COUNTRY THECHLT START IN THE
REGIONS.
REGIONS. THEY WILL ALSO BE IN EACH OF THE
LOCALS, THE LOCAL UNIONS HELP
SET THAT UP AND HELP SET UP THE
ELECTION TIMES ALL RUN BY THE
LOCAL UNIONS AND THE INSTRUCTION
WILL BE IN A LETTER YOU’LL
PROBABLY SEE, I’M SURE IT WILL
BE ON FACEBOOK BECAUSE
EVERYTHING IS THESE DAYS.
BUT I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE AN
INSTRUCTION GOING OUT TO ALL THE
LOCAL UNIONS LATER TODAY.
>> Devin: YOU’RE LISTENING TO
THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE UAW,
OUTLINING WHAT IS IN THIS TEN
ACTIVE AGREEMENT, WHICH THE UAW
LEADERSHIP HAS NOW DECIDED
THEY’RE GOING TO SEND ON TO THE
UAW MEMBERSHIP FOR A
RATIFICATION VOTE THAT HAS TO
TAKE PLACE BEFORE NEXT FRIDAY.
OBVIOUSLY, HE WAS RUNNING DOWN
WHAT’S IN THE CONTRACT.
BUT IT SEEMS THAT BRIAN
ROTHENBERG IS PRETTY IMPRESSED
WITH WHAT HE’S SEEING SO FAR.
THIS ISSUE OF TEMPORARY WORKERS
NOT ONLY BE AN ISSUE FOR GENERAL
MOTORS BUT SEES IT AS HAVING
NATIONAL RAMIFICATIONS.
NATIONAL RAMIFICATIONS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE
WATCHING THE NEWS CONFERENCE,
WE’LL STREAM IT FOR YOU AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. OUR ROD MELONI, WHO GOT THE
FIRST QUESTION, WILL CONTINUE TO
COVER WHAT’S HAPPENING AND MORE
REACTION TO IT AS IT FILTERS OUT
TO THE UAW MEMBERSHIP.
BUT PERHAPS AN END IN SIGHT SO