HolyCoast: Big Surprise - UAW Blames Republicans
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Friday, December 12, 2008

Big Surprise - UAW Blames Republicans

Everyone saw this coming:

"This was just simply subterfuge on the part of the minority in the Republican Party who wanted to tear down any agreement that we came up with," UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said at a press conference, declaring "the auto industry around the world is in peril."

Intense negotiations broke down over the union's refusal to meet GOP demands for wage cuts. Corker, the architect of the Republican counterproposal to the House-approved bill, told FOX News that negotiators were "just three words away from a deal."

But Gettelfinger said Republicans were holding the union to a "double standard" and trying to applying an undue burden on their workers.

He questioned whether Republicans had an ulterior motive, but said the union was nevertheless willing to negotiate.

"Quite frankly, we wondered if we were just being set up," Gettelfinger said. "And I say that because there's no question the UAW has demonstrated leadership throughout this process, and there were some in the Senate who we felt resented that. "


Leadership...yeah, sure. This statement by Gettelfinger should have been a warning to Bush to leave this alone because even if he steps in it's not going help his legacy or whatever other possible reason Bush has for stepping in to this mess. The union is going to get whatever they want at the expense of the taxpayers...and the Republicans.

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