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UAW leader says blame economy for Detroit 3 woes - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com - 11/15/2008
UAW leader says blame economy for Detroit 3 woes - Yahoo! News
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In this Oct. 7, 2008. file photo, United Auto Workers president Ron AP In this Oct. 7, 2008. file photo, United Auto Workers president Ron Gettelfinger talks to reporters

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Say Anything:  UAW: Why Should We Make Concessions When Our Bought-Off Politicians Will Bail Automakers Out?

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UAW: No concessions
TigerHawk — The United Auto Workers apparently feel that they have the votes necessary to get the taxpayers to bail out the Detroit Three without offering up any concessions of their own. Apparently they did not heed President-elect Obama's ...

UAW: Why Should We Make Concessions When Our Bought-Off Politicians Will Bail Automakers Out?
Say Anything — ... COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even as Detroit’s Big Three teeter on collapse, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Saturday that workers will not make any more concessions and that getting the automakers back on their feet means figuring out a way to turn around the slumping economy. ...

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Auto Workers Union Rules Out Concessions To Help Detroit Bailout — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
With the House of Representatives pledging an aid package for the auto industry, the United Auto Workers (UWA) union fanned the flames a bit by refusing to grant any concessions in a bailout of the big 3 Detroit automakers . UAW president Ron Gettelfinger adamantly stated that the auto ...
What the AP Left Out about the UAW — Firedoglake
The AP has an article reporting that Ron Gettelfinger, head of the UAW, says the union will not make any more concessions to keep the Big Three in business. I guess the editor cut a big chunk--because the article obviously falls short of explaining why the UAW is taking this stand. Here's ...
UAW leader says no more concessions from workers — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Associated Press[/b] 2:17 PM (ET) By MARK WILLIAMS COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Even as Detroit's Big Three teeter on collapse, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Saturday that workers will not make any more concessions and that getting the automakers back on their ...
Good to Know — The Corner on National Review Online
who is calling the shots when it comes to taxpayer money: DETROIT (AP) -- United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger says the Bush administration and Congress need to come to an agreement on aid for the domestic auto industry because "inaction is simply not an option." At a ...