Before the UAW …

Worth Repeating:
Before the union, the word was “No!”
NO Names – just a number
NO Seniority
NO Job Security
NO Representation
NO Grievance procedure
NO Promotional Opportunities
NO Job classifications
NO Health & Safety program
NO Protective equipment
NO Preference of shift
NO Relief periods
NO Work standards
NO Uniform pay scale
NO Guaranteed wage increases
NO Cost-of-living raises
NO Overtime pay after eight hours
NO Time and a half on Saturday
NO Double time on Sunday
NO Triple time for holidays
NO Shift premiums
NO Call-in pay
NO Rotation of premium time (Equalization of Overtime Hours)
NO Paid holidays
NO Paid Vacations
NO Paid absence allowance
NO Moving allowance
NO Bereavement pay
NO Jury Duty pay
NO Military duty pay
NO Paid-up life insurance
NO Sickness & Accident benefits
NO Medical protection
NO Layoff disability benefits
NO Guaranteed income stream
NO S.U.B. (Supplemental Unemployment Benefits)
NO Short work week benefits
NO Severance pay
NO Pensions
NO Prescription drugs
NO Tuition Assistance.

That’s what life in the plant was like, before the UAW turned the “No” To “YES”.
Let’s Remember, management did NOT give you these benefits. A strong union and its members bargained and fought hard for them.

***

Management would like nothing better than to turn back the time clock and revert back to pre-union pay (low) and benefits (none). Those benefits our Retirees fought for and won have benefited more than just UAW members, they raised the standards of living and working for all American Workers.

djg