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)
Due diligence is still under way there, so we're not prepared to comment on that,
We have not got down the road that far,
It was a long year. It was probably one of the most painful, excruciating decisions that we ever had to deal with as a union.
These are lifetime benefits and General Motors cannot unilaterally change them,
Some people say that until it gets over $3 (a gallon) it won't really matter, ... I think when the average person pulls up to the fuel pumps it does have an impact on them.
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.
Make no mistake about it, we will make a big issue out of that in the (bankruptcy) hearings,
I think he is probably using that as a scare tactic to try to make the workers bow to him or something,
We cannot sugarcoat what we're facing as working people and as a nation. These are very serious times, and it is time for us to take very serious actions. If we don't stand up, who will?
I think we're making a mistake if we think in the case of General Motors that health care is the biggest problem that they've got.