UAW Workers Vote Overwhelmingly To Allow Strike At Bowling Green Assembly Plant
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About 800 members of the United Auto Workers Local 2164 voted Tuesday to authorize a strike at General Motors’ Bowling Green Assembly plant over ongoing quality and safety concerns at the facility. More than 90 percent of union workers who voted were in favor of the strike authorization, although a local union leader said he hopes the differences can be resolved without a strike.
According to Eldon Renaud, president of the Local 2164, there have been several “near misses” at the plant that could have resulted in serious injuries for the assembly line workers. He also said the union has concerns about the elimination of quality control at the plant, as it may affect the integrity of the plant’s quality procedures.
The union hopes the strike authorization will get the attention of upper management and result in strike negotiations.
“We’re like everybody else, we’re strike-shy,” Renaud said. “Nobody wants to have a strike. Who really benefits by it?”
The plant says its employees, along with the quality control of its products, are of the utmost importance to them and are taken into consideration with every decision made.
“We’re confident that we can work together and have a strong track record of creative problem solving,” a statement released by the plant said.
We’ll keep you updated on the potential strike at the Bowling Green plant as the story develops.
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From Autoline daily:
IT STRIKES ME AS ODD
Have you heard that the UAW just voted to approve a strike at the assembly plant that makes the Chevrolet Corvette? You might think, wait a minute, I thought the UAW was barred from holding strikes until 2015 as part of the government bailout agreement? And you’d be right, except there was a clause that allowed the union to strike over health and safety concerns. And that’s what the union says this is about. But in my experience, when the UAW says a strike is about health and safety, you can be sure of one thing: it has nothing to do with health and safety. Here’s what I see going on. Demand for the new Corvette is through the roof and supplies are extremely tight. That gives the union a lot of leverage. Also, the assembly plant has a new plant manager. They want to test this guy. Apparently the plant eliminated a couple of Quality Control inspectors, and obviously the union wants those jobs reinstated. That’s what this is really about. But you know what? As any manufacturing expert will tell you, you can’t inspect quality into a product. You have to build quality into a product. I can’t understand why the UAW wants to shut down the hottest car that General Motors has at a time when the corporation is going through a public relations crisis with this ignition recall. And the union can’t understand why none of the transplants want the UAW to organize their workers. Anyway that’s my Autoline Insight.
“I can’t understand why the UAW wants to shut down the hottest car that General Motors has at a time when the corporation is going through a public relations crisis with this ignition recall.”
Because this is how the dirty union bosses play.
Those who work hard can, those who can’t form a union.
As a former CWA union member all I have to say is, here we go again. I’ve been there and done that with strike votes and strikes and they rarely net anything positive. The UAW should feel lucky they even have a platform to determine whether or not to strike after having been given such a large stake in the company after the bailout. Had GM entered bankruptcy without the tax payer and government assistance, we’d be looking at a new GM built to operate much the same as the foreign makes operating in this country without the UAW. The so called poor quality control and unsafe working conditions would probably be much better because the employees would be happy to have a job and take pride in the work they are doing rather than hiding behind the protection of union thugs when they screw up and get called to the carpet. As unions continue to fall out of favor in the public eye, they march on believing they are somehow victims of corporate mismanagement, when in actuality the members are victims of union management greed. Pay your dues line workers, your union managers need to get paid while you all are broke walking the picket line after the strike funds run out.
Let the thumbs down begin
Screw the UAW they’re the reason for the mess that Detroit’s in right now. They’re also the reason why GM and Chrysler went bankrupt, and ford almost went bankrupt because of them to.
Gm did not get bailed out it was the UAW pension fund that got bailed out. I am a forced unionized worker(nys says you have to pay for the union whether or not you want to be a member) All the union does is tell you how management is cheating you. You are on your own if there is a real issue. They ask you to fill out a form and you are on your own
I can’t understand this union…
They depend on the Big Three. Why do they work against the Big Three?!
There would be no UAW without GM, Ford and Chrysler.
I don’t like unions… they destroyed Detroit. Unions, politicians and dumb voters will ruin this country.
Near misses… oh gosh, something ALMOST happened. Everyone rightfully complains about unions but they forget the pansy entitlement atmosphere that allows them to flourish.
magirus there is hope for you yet. For once you said something intelligent. LOL!
I wish they would take a minute to think this through. Its not just them they are going to effect it is other companies as well. I work for one that sends parts to them. So if they strike my factory will b forced to lay off. Its selfish we are all working 7 days a week and want days off. These people should be greatful to have jobs instead of griping about more pay and what they don’t have. Greed is all it boils down too. If you don’t like your job quit!! Cause i’m sure there are hundreds that are willing to take your job and will be greatful.