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Brothers and sisters, | ||||||||
I urge Nexteer workers in Saginaw to overwhelmingly reject the new four-year tentative agreement in voting this Wednesday and Thursday. The deal contains sweeping concessions—especially targeting new hires—and is a provocation and an insult. | ||||||||
Workers have already identified the “lowlights”: new production hires would start at just $19.05 an hour, far below the current $22.50, creating an effective “third tier.“ Healthcare costs would spike sharply, with deductibles doubling to $3,000 for higher seniority workers. Harsher attendance policies would reduce allowable points from 18 to 12 and bar new hires from using sick time for the first 120 days. | ||||||||
In 2021, the Local 699 bureaucracy declared a deeply unpopular contract ratified without even releasing a vote breakdown. Workers must organize rank-and-file oversight of the ballot to ensure its integrity. If the contract is rejected in a free and fair vote, a strike must immediately be called. | ||||||||
This struggle must be broadened beyond Nexteer. Big Three autoworkers, parts workers across the country, and workers internationally all face the same attacks. The decisive question is how to use your collective strength—by forming rank-and-file committees composed of and accountable to the workers themselves. | ||||||||
Read more of my recent statements | ||||||||
William Lehman for UAW President | ||||||||
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