Ronald A. Gettelfinger (born August 1, 1944) is an American retired labor leader. He served as president of the United Auto Workers from 2002 to 2010. (wikipedia)
I think he is probably using that as a scare tactic to try to make the workers bow to him or something,
Certainly today's announcement will only make the 2007 negotiations all the more difficult and all the more important.
We believe the tentative agreement is an essential step toward ensuring that G.M. is a competitive and financially sound corporation that can continue to provide good wages and benefits for decades to come.
We felt there was a need for us to take some action, ... This is a major move on our part.
This is a major move on our part, and it's very difficult and very challenging, ... These are the times in which we find ourselves. We're not hiding from our responsibilities.
We have a concern, certainly, ... We would prefer to not see Delphi go into bankruptcy, but it is, as we all recognize, a very difficult and challenging three-party issue there.
We have said consistently that General Motors cannot shrink itself to prosperity. In fact, shrinking General Motors only exacerbates its problems.
At General Motors, it is going to have to be all in.
Whether or not we can stabilize a situation that's deteriorating, I'm not sure, ... We'll just have to wait and see until what the final analyses are.
His statements fly in the face of everything these workers stand for,
