It was a tough set of bargaining, ... To get that kind of endorsement from the membership is just exhilarating. |
It was an extremely challenging situation that could have led to a shutdown. I believe our members will see the wisdom in what we have done here. |
It was pretty clear that they couldn't do anything by saying we led the way in improving wages, pensions and job security for people in a time when they were going the other way in the U.S., |
It'll open up a lot of old wounds. These things aren't done without a lot of emotion. |
It's a major restructuring. I don't want to downplay it, |
It's about jobs ... and if you have less jobs how you deal with people. |
It's become more difficult than we anticipated. |
It's going to strike a lot of Windsor families today when they get this news. |
Just because we're a low wage economy and you can get someone to do our job cheaper, you don't have the right to sell our jobs as long as we're meeting the commitment of quality and productivity. |
Mr. Green stated I will call you early tomorrow to let you know if and when GM is prepared to table an economic offer, ... It is not clear how much progress can be made until the pattern agreement is tabled. |
On the major issues that face us, we have made absolutely no progress at all, |
On the major issues that face us, we have made absolutely no progress at all, ... There's no indication whatsoever that General Motors is going to table the pattern. |
Our major problem is imports and lack of ability to export into the emerging growth markets of Asia. They ship into North America at their leisure and they close their markets to anything built in Canada and the United States. |
Our union does not resist change, so long as we can manage it in a way that does not threaten our members. |
Right now, as the president of the union, I'm looking to moving to DaimlerChrysler, |