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UAW Wins Some, May Lose Some in Chrysler Deal

Union hopes for a similar deal with Ford

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 12, 2007 1:00 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Chrysler's UAW deal came about largely as a result of the company's late concession to preserve 3,100 UAW jobs at its Mopar parts arm and a transport operation. But even as the union trumpets those victories, more union concessions—allowing Chrysler to cut costs—will probably come to light soon, reports the Wall Street Journal.

The UAW is keeping mum on details of the tentative contract for now—revealing only that the deal is similar to the GM contract—but union president Ron Gettelfinger says the UAW will make adjustments "depending on the company that we're at." The UAW now turns its attention to Ford, hoping for another similar agreement.

United Auto Workers union President Ron Gettelfinger addresses the media at the UAW Solidarity House in Detroit, in this May 14, 2007 file photo. Gettelfinger said Monday, June 18, 2007 that the union must offer health care concessions to Chrysler similar to those it gave Ford Motor Co. and General...
United Auto Workers union President Ron Gettelfinger addresses the media at the UAW Solidarity House in Detroit, in this May 14, 2007 file photo. Gettelfinger said Monday, June 18, 2007 that the union...   (Associated Press)
Tim Levandusky, left, president of UAW Local 1250, talks to the media about the closing of the Cleveland Casting Plant, Monday, May 7, 2007, in Brook Park, Ohio. Ford Motor Co. said Monday it will close its casting plant in Brook Park, Ohio, outside of Cleveland, in 2009. The plant...
Tim Levandusky, left, president of UAW Local 1250, talks to the media about the closing of the Cleveland Casting Plant, Monday, May 7, 2007, in Brook Park, Ohio. Ford Motor Co. said Monday it will close...   (Associated Press)
United Auto Workers union President Ron Gettelfinger addresses the media at the UAW Solidarity House in Detroit, Monday, May 14, 2007. Gettelfinger said Monday that after his pitch to keep Daimler and Chrysler together failed, it became clear that Cerberus was the best option for workers. So once that decision...
United Auto Workers union President Ron Gettelfinger addresses the media at the UAW Solidarity House in Detroit, Monday, May 14, 2007. Gettelfinger said Monday that after his pitch to keep Daimler and...   (Associated Press)
United Auto Workers walk the picket line outside Chrysler headquarters, background, in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007. The UAW walked out at 11 a.m. after negotiators failed to reach a tentative agreement with the automaker. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
United Auto Workers walk the picket line outside Chrysler headquarters, background, in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007. The UAW walked out at 11 a.m. after negotiators failed to reach a...   (Associated Press)
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger, left, and Ford Motor Co., Executive Chairman Bill Ford shake hands to open their contract talks at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., Monday, July 23, 2007. The national contract between the UAW and the automakers expires Sept. 14. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger, left, and Ford Motor Co., Executive Chairman Bill Ford shake hands to open their contract talks at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., Monday, July...   (Associated Press)
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