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The top officials from the UAW unanimously endorsed Bob King as a successor to President Ron Gettelfinger, who has led the union through a tumultuous decade marked by declining membership, historic concessions and automaker bankruptcies.

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The top officials from the UAW unanimously endorsed Bob King as a successor to President Ron Gettelfinger, who has led the union through a tumultuous decade marked by declining membership, historic concessions and automaker bankruptcies.

Tags: Bankruptcies, Bob King, Concessions, Led, President Ron, Ron Gettelfinger, Tumultuous Decade, UAW

The leadership of the UAW is set to meet this week to name Bob King as the preferred candidate to succeed retiring President Ron Gettlelfinger, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

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The leadership of the UAW is set to meet this week to name Bob King as the preferred candidate to succeed retiring President Ron Gettlelfinger, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

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The leadership of the UAW is set to meet next week to name Bob King as the preferred candidate to succeed retiring President Ron Gettlelfinger, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

Tags: Bob King, Ford, Leadership, Negotiator, Preferred Candidate, President Ron, UAW

The leadership of the UAW is set to meet next week to name Bob King as the preferred candidate to succeed retiring President Ron Gettlelfinger, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today the union would like to see an initial public offering by General Motors Co.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today that the Ford-UAW contract modifications rejected overwhelmingly by Ford’s 41,000 hourly U.S. workers would have saved the automaker just $30 million.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today that the Ford-UAW contract modifications rejected overwhelmingly by Ford’s 41,000 hourly U.S. workers would have saved the automaker just $30 million.

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The UAW has no plans to seek a new vote if workers reject a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co., or to resume talks with the automaker, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said Friday.

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The UAW will emerge from a General Motors restructuring as the second-largest stockholder in the reorganized automaker and with a more direct stake in its success, union President Ron Gettelfinger said on Thursday.

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The UAW will emerge from a General Motors restructuring as the second-largest stockholder in the reorganized automaker and with a more direct stake in its success, union President Ron Gettelfinger said on Thursday.

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The UAW will emerge from a General Motors restructuring as the second-largest stockholder in the reorganized automaker and with a more direct stake in its success, union President Ron Gettelfinger said on Thursday.

Tags: Automaker, Equity Stake, General Motors, Gm, President Ron, Restructuring, Ron Gettelfinger, Stockholder, Success, Ties, UAW, Union President

The UAW will emerge from a General Motors restructuring as the second-largest stockholder in the reorganized automaker and with a more direct stake in its success, union President Ron Gettelfinger said on Thursday.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, whose union is poised to become the majority shareholder of a reorganized Chrysler LLC, says he has no interest in being a long-term owner of auto company stock.

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The UAW will sacrifice to help General Motors and Chrysler LLC get their federal loans, but doesn’t expect to take lower wages, President Ron Gettelfinger said Wednesday night at the Automotive News World Congress.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said here today that the union didn’t intend to make wage concessions as part of federal bailout provisions being demanded of General Motors and Chrysler LLC.

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The UAW will sacrifice to help General Motors and Chrysler LLC get their federal loans, but doesn’t expect to take lower wages, President Ron Gettelfinger said tonight at the Automotive News World Congress.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger has a tough job ahead of him and#x2014; and he says the government’s silence is making it tougher.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today that General Motors and Chrysler LLC may not need additional federal loans beyond the $17.4 billion already approved by the White House.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today that General Motors and Chrysler LLC may not need additional federal loans beyond the $17.4 billion approved by the White House.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today that the union would seek rank-and-file approval for any changes it makes to labor agreements to help the Detroit 3 comply with provisions of the new federal bailout.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today that the automaker rescue package is in the hands of President George W. Bush and the Treasury Department.

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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today that the automaker rescue package is in the hands of President George W. Bush and the Treasury Department.

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The UAW has agreed to suspend the Jobs Bank program and allow the Detroit 3 to delay making payments to a retiree health care trust in 2010 to help the automakers through their cash crisis, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said.

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