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mercuryblues

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13. Obama should be thanking the unions

Tue Jan 3, 2017, 08:25 PM

Jan 2017

https://uaw.org/app/uploads/2015/11/FINAL-FORD-HOURLY-11-9-15-1229p-FINAL-with-numbers-p24-headings-page-6-charts-p25.pdf

page 7

Product Commitment 8,500 new or secured jobs as a result of $9 billion in investment by the end of the agreement During these negotiations, your UAW bargaining team called on the company to commit to greater levels of investment in the United States and to secure UAW jobs. As a result, the committee secured $9 billion in product commitments and other investments. It is expected that these investments will result in at least 8,500 new or secured jobs

page 9

Moratorium on Outsourcing The UAW won language which strengthens the moratorium on outsourcing and extends the moratorium for a minimum of the life of the 2015 national agreement. This language protects our members from company-mandated attempts to outsource existing work and strengthens the union’s ability to ensure job security.

They originally announced they were building 2 plants in Mexico, so they are still building 1.

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Obama should congratulate Ford [View all] onenote Jan 2017 OP

This is smoke and mirrors. They are still moving small car production to Mexico. CentralMass Jan 2017 #1

Of course it is. But instead of looking at the small picture, push back with the big picture onenote Jan 2017 #6

I wont be buying a Ford. CentralMass Jan 2017 #10

smoke, mirrors and running out the clock is all the GOP has. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2017 #12

Ford supported the Nazis HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #2

Oh for god's sake that was 80 years ago and Henry Ford died in 1947 60 years ago. doc03 Jan 2017 #5

Ford shareholder here, but not to such an extent that the day-to-day news affects my life. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #14

Ford also supported the Communists in the Soviet Union gladium et scutum Jan 2017 #7

I think for Ford it went beyond just business HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #9

Indeed it did, and this is well known. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #16

If you get right down to it the 1% has no allegiance to anything doc03 Jan 2017 #18

Ford's anti semitism is well known gladium et scutum Jan 2017 #20

Let me add this, Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #3

the ex has a lot of ford stock. mopinko Jan 2017 #4

absolutely - it's the only sane play 0rganism Jan 2017 #8

178,000 new jobs last month SCantiGOP Jan 2017 #11

Oh, don't worry about finding that. I can pull up ALL those BLS unemployment threads. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #17

Just wait until Dump & Co screw up healthcare. roamer65 Jan 2017 #19

Obama should be thanking the unions mercuryblues Jan 2017 #13

s/b response mehrrh Jan 2017 #15