If you need an assistant, I may be available...you know how pro-union I am...heck, I still believe they were necessary from 1935-1940...it's just AFTER that I think they became obsolete...am I qualified???...:):):):):):):):):):):)...sorry, too much fun...
Good luck, rocky, I hope you do well...if you do well enough, you might even transform yourself into one of those Republican anti-union capitalists...:):):)...oops, sorry about that :P
UAW supports major boost in fuel economy standards; compromise bill includes safeguards for U.S. auto manufacturing jobs
The UAW “strongly supports” new fuel economy provisions in energy legislation being considered by Congress, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today.
“The UAW strongly supports this historic bill, which contains aggressive but still achievable fuel economy requirements,” said Gettelfinger. “It will help consumers and the environment, and at the same time protect U.S. jobs.”
The new provisions on corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) require significant increases in the fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks. By 2020 the average fuel economy for all cars and light trucks will have to achieve an average of 35 miles per gallon for the entire industry. This will guarantee substantial savings in gas consumption, thereby enhancing U.S. energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
“There are no off ramps or other gimmicks,” said Gettelfinger of the compromise legislation. “The new rule cannot be gamed to avoid the higher requirements.”
At the same time, Gettelfinger said, the new CAFE standards contain key features which were strongly supported by UAW members and their families during the discussions that led to the compromise legislation. These include:
● Strong anti-backsliding language to require automakers to produce smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles in the United States. This will protect the jobs of tens of thousands of American workers who assemble and produce parts for these vehicles.
● A continuation of the distinction between passenger cars and light trucks in the CAFE program. Requiring different rules for these different types of vehicles will ensure that light truck production and jobs are not adversely impacted by the new rules.
● An extension and then gradual phaseout of flex-fuel credits under the CAFE program. This will continue the incentive for auto companies to produce these vehicles, while helping moderate the transition to tougher fuel economy standards.
● Assistance to auto manufacturers for retooling facilities to produce hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles and their key components. This will accelerate the introduction of these more fuel-efficient vehicles, while helping ensure that cars and trucks of the future are built in this country, creating jobs for American workers.
Gettelfinger applauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, along with House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell, D- Mich.; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Daniel Inouye D-Hawaii, for their role in crafting the new CAFE provisions.
“These legislative leaders were able to achieve a historic breakthrough on CAFE legislation because they listened to members of our union,” said Gettelfinger. “UAW members want to save fuel and protect the environment – and we also want to preserve good-paying U.S. manufacturing jobs. The new CAFE rules accomplish all of these objectives.”
Gettelfinger also praised a number of other legislators instrumental in developing the new fuel economy rules, including Reps. Baron Hill, D-Ind.; Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich.; John Salazar, D-Colo., and Mike Ross, D-Ark., and Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, Democrats of Michigan; Mark Pryor, D-Ark.; Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Russ Feingold, D-Wis.
Took the exam last night and it was the hardest test I've ever taken. Atleast a couple of dozen questions I received from the computer were not discussed by my instructor nor in the book. I was told by the test administrator that I'm not the first to say that as most people who have taken it say they getan average of 20 questions they have never seen before. Some have had as many as 40. BTW it's a 155 question exam. I failed by 3 questions or 2%. It wasn't from a lack of studying because last friday I spent 3 hours after having class all day and saturday I spent about 3-4 more hours reviewing and on Sunday, I spent from 11 a.m. till 4 a.m. studying. Of course I took a couple of breaks as my eyes were shot but then on monday, I studied for an additional 4 hours. I retake it on Thursday at 12:30 so send me some prayers.
Well it's time for me to end my break and get back to hitting the books !!!!
With that bill in place. Do not expect the UAW to survive to 2020... What car is built by UAW labor that is high mileage and popular? This bill will make it near impossible for the Big 3 or even Toyota and Honda to compete in this country building cars.
Aside from the fact that it goes against the laws of physics.
Obviously they know something you and I don't !!!!! :surprise:
I do believe we can achieve better fuel economy numbers and the technology is possible. I guess if Uncle Sam, is going to help pay for it then it's possible. I guess the only positive way to look at it gagrice, we will reduce our dependency on foreign oil. I know but at what cost ????? I'm not ready to drive a Smart Car !!!
and keep up the studying and try to study those unfamiliar areas for the re-take. Get plenty of rest before you test.
I failed my first Certified Respiratory Therapist nationwide NBRC exam. This is the one you have to pass before you can get your license for the state you want to work in. I missed it by one question! I took the test again a month later and passed it.
Yeah, some prayers sent your way would be in order. You're right!
Hit the books even more and re-take it and you'll be fine. We're pulling for you here on the forums!
same here. I am just too addicted to these forums to go to bed! My head is starting to ache, though...must get some sleep...some sleep...some ssslhkghlktrshsothlgklbkdlbklb... :sick:
Look at it this way, at least you won't be blind-sided by those surprise questions the next time you take the test. Which exam was it, life or property and casualty? I took the state life exam about 10 years ago and passed. I have long since let my license lapse as the company I was involved with was a scam, (I think you all know which one I'm talking about).
Whatever could you mean? Don't tell me. Starts with a P? And I don't mean Prudential...
iluvmysephia1 - hope you didn't miss a CPAP question. Just got put on one of those. Strange thing. Stops the snoring and at least in theory keeps me asleep but I look like an elephant with th thing hooked up.
Rocky - keep on keeping on. You'll get it the next go round. You're getting good advice in here - study the stuff you aren't as solid on and be rested going in.
Who the heck is buying all those CTSs in Grand Rapids? Michigan economy must be doing better than they are telling us! A little rich for my blood but they did hit one out of the park with that.
2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
When you consider most of the hybrids are built in Japan, and most of the small auto diesel engines are built in the EU, makes you wonder. I just do not trust our government to follow through on promises. I would need to read the fine print. The last bill I did that on while at work in Alaska was 1500 pages having to deal with retirement plans. So many loopholes built in to every bill that Congress passes. You can go to a place like Michigan and promise whatever makes you sound good to your constituents. When the house of cards fall down, you blame it on the opposition putting a glitch in the bill. Every bill is designed to protect those that are writing it. The last time we got a CAFE bill the flood gate from Japan was opened wide. This time I expect China and India to be the beneficiaries.
The first glitch I see has already been addressed and glossed over by this worthless Congress. CAFE says 35 MPG. EPA says it ain't clean enough. Impasse is reached and the consumer is right where we are now. The EU has LOTS of vehicles that are currently being sold offering well past the 35 MPG standard. However they are not quite as clean as EPA and CARB is insisting on. My question. Who is in charge? Why doesn't Congress tell the EPA how it is going to be?
But Dingell and Levin lost an effort to clarify the regulatory responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over regulating tailpipe emissions and fuel economy requirements. Dingell and Pelosi spent days talking over the final issue and finally agreed Friday night not to address it in the final bill.
Dingell said automakers might be forced to meet two sets of standards that could be incompatible, potentially leading to a "terrible mess that will probably stop the production of automobiles." Dingell said his committee would vigorously oversee the issue.
PS you noticed that the Feds are not going to provide any money for the retooling. It will come from fines on those that disobey the CAFE rules.
no, I don't think they asked a single CPAP question. CPAP is a nice contraption for those with sleep apnea. It forces air in positively one direction and aids in nighttime breathing. Delivers extra oxygen, too. You must have an air blockage when you sleep-your tongue laying back against your oropharanx-it's really a fairly common disorder. Sounds like the CPAP therapy is working.
Just make sure you replace your mask when it doesn't fit right any more, for a more effective CPAP experience.
Well those clean burning cars are going to be built by UAW workers and from some of the articles I read they are going to build the plants here !!! So I guess they are going to build those battery and diesel engine plants here ???? Looks like Bio-Diesel engines will become a reality!!!! gagrice, I thought you were a fan of diesels ????
As far my exam goes I quit studying about 45 minutes ago and getting ready to hit the hay again. Lemko, the exam is Life & Health pal.
fezo, are economy is indeed hurting but that doesn't mean everybody is broke. I see positive signs but it's going to take time. Grand Rapids, is still growing despite the set backs especially in the medical field. Some say Grand Rapids, in about 5 years will have a health care network system that will make the Mayo clinic look pre-historic. Van Andel & DeVos as much as I dislike them are responsible for this growth. I will give them credit for investing in our city even though they basically made AMWAY, a Chinese company. :mad:
I heard from a friend (I don't know how reliable it is) that G.R. could get possibly get some of those alternative energy jobs and I'd be willing to bet most of em' will be union.
Looks like Bio-Diesel engines will become a reality!!!! gagrice, I thought you were a fan of diesels ????
I'm a huge fan of diesel and biodiesel. I am not as optomistic as you on new plants to build diesel engines and hybrid components in the USA. Campaign promises are most of the time broken. By both parties I might add. That was why the Alaska Teamsters many times broke ranks with the Democrats. Republicans are more apt to pass laws that ENCOURAGE growth and a healthy business climate. That in turn creates jobs. Both Union and Non-Union.
It is much less expensive to buy components that are already being produced elsewhere than to build a new factory in a place that is not conducive to manufacturing. High taxes and high labor costs are what drove many companies out of Michigan. Some Senator promising to bring them back is a hollow promise with NO basis.
Thanks. Just had my third night on it and I'm getting used to it. Today is the first day where it's making a difference in how I feel. Didn't know what I was missing. I may have to drop you a line with a question or two rather than tie up this thread.
Rocky - sounds good on Grand Rapids. If you grow into a good health care center you'll never have a major downturn. That sort of thing never goes out of style and won't get outsourced.
2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
That sort of thing never goes out of style and won't get outsourced.
I would not count on that. Did you watch the 60 Minutes show about folks going to Thailand and India for major surgery. It cost a fraction of what it costs in the USA even with expensive airfare. Health care is an area we are really pricing ourselves out of. I know many people in San Diego that go to Tijuana for dental care. Some have gone down for cancer treatment.
For many medical tourists, though, the real attraction is price. The cost of surgery in India, Thailand or South Africa can be one-tenth of what it is in the United States or Western Europe, and sometimes even less. A heart-valve replacement that would cost $200,000 or more in the U.S., for example, goes for $10,000 in India--and that includes round-trip airfare and a brief vacation package. Similarly, a metal-free dental bridge worth $5,500 in the U.S. costs $500 in India, a knee replacement in Thailand with six days of physical therapy costs about one-fifth of what it would in the States, and Lasik eye surgery worth $3,700 in the U.S. is available in many other countries for only $730. Cosmetic surgery savings are even greater: A full facelift that would cost $20,000 in the U.S. runs about $1,250 in South Africa.
How did Amway become a Chinese company? Anyway, it only goes to show because most of their (ahem) "independent business owners" have been making Chinese wages for decades! Also, 1 billion+ Chinese have never heard of Amway and it'll take at least that many people to support their pyramid business model. Wonder if they'll become "ChiWay?"
Well VanAndel and Devos, took most of Amway out of G.R. because their products weren't selling that well and moved most of it to China. The Chinese, like Amway products (so I've read) and I'm sure not having to pay $9-15 an hour plus benefits for U.S. workers was more of a factor. The funny thing was Granholm, hammered Rich DeVos, on that issue when he was running for goveoner of Michigan.
Well I passed that state exam. Scored a 79% so I'm freaken excited !!!! Just waiting for my boss to call me back and letme know when and where I need to show up next week.
Thanks for the encouragement and prayers guys !!!! I was actually thinking about all of you when I was taking it.
I never understood the way Amway worked and could see why their products didn't sell. First of all, they were way overpriced, often inferior to the brands you got in the store, and why would I want to wait for my toothpaste or laundry soap to come in through the mail when I could simply walk to the grocery store down the block and get it?
That is great news. Hope the job is all you wanted and more...Enjoying your work makes life sooo much better. I was blessed with jobs that I enjoyed most of the 45+ years I spent in the work force.
Way to go, Rocky! we all knew you'd make it. Great news.
I always remember there was always one Amway product that Consumer Reports loved but even with that they'd say the downside of it was you had to deal with an Amway salesman...
2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
My son just got a job at Best Western today. My wife and I are pretty happy about it and it sounds like he'll like it better than the restaurant job he now has. At the Best Western he will be a night clerk/auditor. It's a 40/hr week job and in this small SE Arizona cowtown we call home it's a great pick up for him. So some great jobs news for you two!
As for the high costs of medical care, yeah, I am in the industry but it's nuts. We too can go to Mexico for our dental work. Some of my co-workers do it and say they treat ya right, charge way less(about a 1/4th of what the charge would be here in Arizona), speak English and do a good job. So, I haven't yet but I'm seriously thinking about it should one of my teeth start hurting. :sick: So far so good.
But the fact that illegal aliens get free medical care from the state of Arizona is yet another fact that its hurting some of these small rural hospitals get paid. I mean, it is hurting the Arizona taxpayers. Contributes more state taxes, etc. Don't know the answer to this one but it is a problem and seriously, if someone wanted to travel for surgery to a foreign country, I couldn't blame them. I will have work steadily at the hospital, this little Wild, Wild, West community absolutely depends on this hospital for health care. We are out by ourselves 80 miles east of Tucson. There is LifeFlight but some people need help now, then they can be flown out to Tucson for more intense help. Also, the hospital I'm at is used for a plethera of diagnostic services for people to get done(much of it ordered my Tucson or surrounding doctors out in S.Arizona boondocks) more conveniently than driving to Tucson, Safford, Benson or Sierra Vista. As people age they are much less mobile and need the help available closer to them.
But the fact that illegal aliens get free medical care from the state of Arizona is yet another fact that its hurting some of these small rural hospitals
That is a serious problem that none of the leading contenders for President will address. San Diego county has just sued the Feds for $100,000,000 to cover the shortfall from treating illegal aliens. Then you have the fellow on 60 Minutes that needed bypass surgery. He has no insurance and the price tag was $100,000 minimum. He did not want to take all the equity out of his home. So he decided to go ahead and die. Then he saw the ad in a medical journal for getting bypass surgery in Thailand. He applied was accepted. Flew over got the surgery, had a wonderful vacation and was only out $12,000. He said the hospital was first class. Much cleaner and maintained than his local hospital. The nurses were very friendly. The Director of the hospital is a US citizen.
I am not sure how to solve our health care problems. I am sure it is not with the Feds getting involved. They will screw it up just like so many of their programs.
SAN DIEGO — County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to send President Bush a $101 million bill to reimburse county taxpayers for what a county-commissioned study stated illegal immigrants cost them last year.
UAW reaches tentative agreement with International Truck and Engine UAW negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with International Truck and Engine Corp. (ITE) at 11 a.m. (EST) today.
The pact will cover more than 4,000 UAW members at 11 local unions around the country who make medium- and light-duty truck engines and Navistar medium-duty trucks.
“Our negotiating team did an outstanding job bringing these talks to a successful close,” said UAW Vice President General Holiefield, who directs the union’s Heavy Trucks Department. “They stood up to the company’s demands and came away with an agreement that protects jobs, wages and health care benefits for our membership.”
The Navistar Policy Committee, made up of bargainers from each of the 11 locals, also secured a moratorium on outsourcing, plant closures, spin-offs or sales during the term of the agreement.
“Job security was the top priority for our members at ITE,” said UAW President Ron Gettelfinger. “The bargainers held firm in insisting on these moratoriums that will benefit not only themselves, but also the communities where they live and work.
“Our team had the support and assistance of the UAW regional directors who service ITE facilities,” said Gettelfinger. “We are all very pleased with this agreement and are recommending it to the membership for ratification.”
The last agreement expired Oct. 1 and bargaining stalled later that month. UAW members struck ITE on Oct. 23 over the company’s unfair labor practices. The strike remains in effect until members vote on the proposed contract later this week.
Workers covered by the tentative agreement are members of UAW Local 98 at the ITE Indianapolis Engine Plant; Local 226 at Indianapolis Casting Corp.; Local 2274, who are ITE clerical and technical workers in Indianapolis; Local 2911 at Fort Wayne (Ind.) Engineering; Local 402 at the ITE Springfield Assembly Plant in Springfield, Ohio; Local 658, who are ITE clerical and technical workers in Springfield; Local 6 at the ITE Engine Plant in Melrose Park, Ill.; Local 2293, who are clerical and technical workers in Melrose Park; Local 472 at the ITE Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Atlanta; Local 119 at the ITE PDC in Dallas, and Local 1872 at the ITE PDC in York, Pa.
P.S. Appreciate the support. I will not know how I will like my new job for sure until I do it for a while. Right now I'm just happy I finally have one and start my training on Monday.
Duncan Hunter was the only Presidential candidate in the Spanish debate that did not pander to the crowd.
In a strange, Spanish only broadcast, it was only until the English transcripts came out that many of us out here could see what a great man does in a potentially hostile venue--he stands on principle and tells the truth.
Having a long-standing good relationship with Latinos in the San Diego area, this man was not speaking abstractly about the problems facing the Hispanic community--which included illegal immigration. Hunter pointed out that smuggling millions of dollars worth of drugs and hundreds of thousands of people into the US is an American problem--all Americans.
He also made a great point concerning the bravery and sacrifice of Hispanics in service of the United States, Iraq and Afghanistan being the most recent events. Hunter missed his chance to be one of the boys-- just another politician, but instead, he reached out with a message of hope and inspiration to all Americans.
He understands that the future of the republic depends on its citizens living and thinking as Americans, not as a fragmented Balkanized society.
Duncan Hunter believes this--his life proves it--his family continues to fight for this ideal.
This is a great man--whatever language you say it in.
I guess that is another thing I like about him is you won't catch him waffling on where he stands. That is a rare character trait in today's politican.
Well I passed that state exam. Scored a 79% so I'm freaken excited !!!!
Rocky, we're so pleased for you!!! I admire your spirit and determination and you're going to do a great job! You've got a group of people here who are pulling for you!
Appreciate pal. It was by far the hardest test I've ever taken !!! Now I get to legally sell insurance to union members. Yippie !!!! Boss late this evening gives me a 6 page insurance presentation I now have to memorize verbatim. I was like you gotta be kidding ???? :surprise: He wasn't !!!! :sick: He had a evil smile and said that it can be done if you work at it. So starting tommorow my brain will be turning faster than a hamster/gerbil wheel.
A long-term interest in Delphi's steering unit
"The continuity is a good thing," said Mike Hanley, president of UAW Local 699, which represents 4,400 workers at Delphi's steering operations in Saginaw. "I'm convinced this is a business they want to be in."
a voice in my head keeps telling me that somehow you should be involved in the automotive working world. I thought I was gonna be building jet airliners till I retired, though, too. Oh well. People need health care, too, but, man, we've got some seroious health care issues in this country.
As I typed that last sentence out above I thought of Katrina victims...and just thought about the fact that our health care industry is not gonna be changing too quickly at all.
Eat well and get plenty of rest rockford and you'll memorize just fine. I'd tell you what kinds of foods to eat to improve your memory, but....ummm...I can't remember what those foods are!
a voice in my head keeps telling me that somehow you should be involved in the automotive working world.
iluv, I would of loved to of been pal, but the fact remains unfortunately that I was never given that oppurtunity. :sick: I planned on working at GM, ever since I was a child and do to the economic situation that reality never happened. Unfortunately those jobs are no longer the great paying jobs like my father had and family had. I did apply for a supervisors position at GM, about 2 or 3 weeks ago but I seriously doubt I will be called for a interview.
I thought I was gonna be building jet airliners till I retired, though, too. Oh well. People need health care, too, but, man, we've got some seroious health care issues in this country.
Yep, you have a important job.
As I typed that last sentence out above I thought of Katrina victims...and just thought about the fact that our health care industry is not gonna be changing too quickly at all.
I agree with you. I don't predict a drop-off in the demand in the healthcare field any time soon. I know in some hospitals the workers like nurses are unionized.
Eat well and get plenty of rest rockford and you'll memorize just fine. I'd tell you what kinds of foods to eat to improve your memory, but....ummm...I can't remember what those foods are!
Well I had some cake and ice cream for dessert and I remember how good it tasted !!!! :P
yep, we have discussed the changing of the times quite a bit in here. I have found a job that I like more overall than my Boeing job. And I like the Wild, Wild West Arizona dustscape for living in better as well. I still prefer my Supersonics and Seahawks to their Cardinals and Suns, but, oh well, life goes on.
And selling insurance is a vital need these days, too, rock. Do well but I think you're thinking you might just want to try doing something else, which is fine. Talk show host and TV show host Sally Jesse Raphael always talks about how many times she's been fired(like she's proud of it). It is a phenomenally huge number of times she's lost her job. She is quite smart, too. She used to do a talk show called Talk-Net, along with a great host named Bruce Williams. Anyway, she was one of those people who welcomed a new job...she felt like sometimes a change is the best thing coming down the pike since hot blueberry pie and vanilla ice cream! And you have probably heard that most people change jobs or careers 7 times in their lifetime.
There are usually a lot of people who feel that they should keep their job and you should lose yours. In a place like Boeing(and I'm sure GM)the wrong people often lose their jobs. They may have not had the right powerful figure to stick up for them or their group. A lot of times dorks keep their jobs. A lot of the time stupid politics drive even dumber decisions.
So let's get busy and either keep our jobs or lose them! Better than sitting around collecting social security.
Isn't it?
Go Seahawks-I think the Seahawks may just win out the rest of their regular season. They're now 9-4 and playing well on both sides of the ball. Patrick Kerney has 13 1/2 sacks!
when folks look backward with 20/20 hindsight, they often come to the conclusion that the job they were fired from was the best thing that ever happened to them...BUT, one must be willing to be open to change...if one is sclerotic in the mind, then change becomes impossible...
Many entrepreneurs often become that way after being fired from "the job they thought they would have for life"...
That is why I had little compassion when folks were being permanently laid off back in the 80s...all they could ever whine was "but all I can do for a living is install windshields" when they had the intelligence to be trained for many other types of jobs...they lacked the WILLINGNESS to accept change, but they had the ability and the intelligence...
What it boiled down to that their comfort zone had just been violated and they thought that complaining could change it...which is why I understand Sally Raphael, who seemed to always keep an open mind to change, and did not see "being fired" as the end of the world...
No matter how you look at it, being fired from a job is simply early termination from a job you needed to push yourself out of, anyway...
You may as well take Sally's advice and roll with it, because if you are going to be fired, you only have two choices...fight it and lose, or accept it, learn all you can from it, move on and improve yourself for your next employer or self-employment...
I don't know about you but it seems to me that the current job situation is not stagnant by any means. AAMOF, there are jobs for the taking out there by the thousands. Somtimes change is good. A lot of employers are having a hard time finding just the right employee right now, though, and that is a fact. So, it behooves one to not give up and to get the type of training they need to qualify for the job they want.
I personally feel that I could do many jobs out there that are available right now. I don't mind change but there is a frustration that goes along with losing a good job that challenged you. But how are we to know if another one might not be a better fit for us? A better paying one and/or a more challenging one may be right around that next corner. Yeah, I respect Sally Jesse Raphael and Bruce WIlliams, the financial and business guru. Both are hard workers with lots of great advice to give.
The threat of closing the Moraine (near DAyton) plant producing SUVs has started. The union is IUE and the hints are starting that the community has to push to try to get a product designated for production here after the life of the trucks involved ends and they are replaced or not replaced with something.
Yeah imidazol, how is that going ???? I know that plant is important to Dayton, and if they lose it wellit will be a huge loss. :sick: I thought they were going to build CUV's there ???? How many UAW and Salary employees work at that plant ?????
That's 2500 souls. I believe about 300 are being laid off due to slowing production needs. They make Chevrolet TrailBlazer and TrailBlazer SS, GMC Envoy and Envoy Denali, Saab 9-7X and Isuzu Ascender.
Don't blame me. I would have bought a New Denali if the dealer was not such a [non-permissible content removed]. He offered me $7500 less in trade than I finally was able to get selling my 2005 GMC PU for on Craigslist. I offered to split that with him. What an idiot dealer. Lost the profit he could have made on a near new PU with 12k miles on it and the profit on a new Denali. I'm glad I bought the Sequoia. At least it is built in the USA.
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Good luck, rocky, I hope you do well...if you do well enough, you might even transform yourself into one of those Republican anti-union capitalists...:):):)...oops, sorry about that :P
Because they want you to be complient when dealing with the public. Know the law and you will pass.
Good Luck
"Warning the language might be Offensive to some !!! "
Anybody know about this radical group - Socialist Equality Party, and what was their beef with the UAW ????
-Rocky
-Rocky
The UAW “strongly supports” new fuel economy provisions in energy legislation being considered by Congress, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today.
“The UAW strongly supports this historic bill, which contains aggressive but still achievable fuel economy requirements,” said Gettelfinger. “It will help consumers and the environment, and at the same time protect U.S. jobs.”
The new provisions on corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) require significant increases in the fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks. By 2020 the average fuel economy for all cars and light trucks will have to achieve an average of 35 miles per gallon for the entire industry. This will guarantee substantial savings in gas consumption, thereby enhancing U.S. energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
“There are no off ramps or other gimmicks,” said Gettelfinger of the compromise legislation. “The new rule cannot be gamed to avoid the higher requirements.”
At the same time, Gettelfinger said, the new CAFE standards contain key features which were strongly supported by UAW members and their families during the discussions that led to the compromise legislation. These include:
● Strong anti-backsliding language to require automakers to produce smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles in the United States. This will protect the jobs of tens of thousands of American workers who assemble and produce parts for these vehicles.
● A continuation of the distinction between passenger cars and light trucks in the CAFE program. Requiring different rules for these different types of vehicles will ensure that light truck production and jobs are not adversely impacted by the new rules.
● An extension and then gradual phaseout of flex-fuel credits under the CAFE program. This will continue the incentive for auto companies to produce these vehicles, while helping moderate the transition to tougher fuel economy standards.
● Assistance to auto manufacturers for retooling facilities to produce hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles and their key components. This will accelerate the introduction of these more fuel-efficient vehicles, while helping ensure that cars and trucks of the future are built in this country, creating jobs for American workers.
Gettelfinger applauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, along with House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell, D- Mich.; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Daniel Inouye D-Hawaii, for their role in crafting the new CAFE provisions.
“These legislative leaders were able to achieve a historic breakthrough on CAFE legislation because they listened to members of our union,” said Gettelfinger. “UAW members want to save fuel and protect the environment – and we also want to preserve good-paying U.S. manufacturing jobs. The new CAFE rules accomplish all of these objectives.”
Gettelfinger also praised a number of other legislators instrumental in developing the new fuel economy rules, including Reps. Baron Hill, D-Ind.; Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich.; John Salazar, D-Colo., and Mike Ross, D-Ark., and Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, Democrats of Michigan; Mark Pryor, D-Ark.; Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Russ Feingold, D-Wis.
http://www.uaw.org/news/newsarticle.cfm?ArtId=527
-Rocky
-Rocky
Well it's time for me to end my break and get back to hitting the books !!!!
-Rocky
It seems each group strenuously believes that the other is GM management's stooge in its plot to destroy unionized labor.
Aside from the fact that it goes against the laws of physics.
-Rocky
I do believe we can achieve better fuel economy numbers and the technology is possible. I guess if Uncle Sam, is going to help pay for it then it's possible. I guess the only positive way to look at it gagrice, we will reduce our dependency on foreign oil. I know but at what cost ????? I'm not ready to drive a Smart Car !!!
-Rocky
I failed my first Certified Respiratory Therapist nationwide NBRC exam. This is the one you have to pass before you can get your license for the state you want to work in. I missed it by one question! I took the test again a month later and passed it.
Yeah, some prayers sent your way would be in order. You're right!
Hit the books even more and re-take it and you'll be fine. We're pulling for you here on the forums!
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Speaking of bed I need to head that way.
-Rocky
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iluvmysephia1 - hope you didn't miss a CPAP question. Just got put on one of those. Strange thing. Stops the snoring and at least in theory keeps me asleep but I look like an elephant with th thing hooked up.
Rocky - keep on keeping on. You'll get it the next go round. You're getting good advice in here - study the stuff you aren't as solid on and be rested going in.
Who the heck is buying all those CTSs in Grand Rapids? Michigan economy must be doing better than they are telling us! A little rich for my blood but they did hit one out of the park with that.
AS LONG AS THERE ARE FINAL EXAMS, THERE WILL BE PRAYERS IN THE SCHOOLS.
The first glitch I see has already been addressed and glossed over by this worthless Congress. CAFE says 35 MPG. EPA says it ain't clean enough. Impasse is reached and the consumer is right where we are now. The EU has LOTS of vehicles that are currently being sold offering well past the 35 MPG standard. However they are not quite as clean as EPA and CARB is insisting on. My question. Who is in charge? Why doesn't Congress tell the EPA how it is going to be?
But Dingell and Levin lost an effort to clarify the regulatory responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over regulating tailpipe emissions and fuel economy requirements. Dingell and Pelosi spent days talking over the final issue and finally agreed Friday night not to address it in the final bill.
Dingell said automakers might be forced to meet two sets of standards that could be incompatible, potentially leading to a "terrible mess that will probably stop the production of automobiles." Dingell said his committee would vigorously oversee the issue.
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you noticed that the Feds are not going to provide any money for the retooling. It will come from fines on those that disobey the CAFE rules.
Just make sure you replace your mask when it doesn't fit right any more, for a more effective CPAP experience.
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As far my exam goes I quit studying about 45 minutes ago and getting ready to hit the hay again. Lemko, the exam is Life & Health pal.
fezo, are economy is indeed hurting but that doesn't mean everybody is broke. I see positive signs but it's going to take time. Grand Rapids, is still growing despite the set backs especially in the medical field. Some say Grand Rapids, in about 5 years will have a health care network system that will make the Mayo clinic look
pre-historic. Van Andel & DeVos as much as I dislike them are responsible for this growth. I will give them credit for investing in our city even though they basically made AMWAY, a Chinese company. :mad:
I heard from a friend (I don't know how reliable it is) that G.R. could get possibly get some of those alternative energy jobs and I'd be willing to bet most of em' will be union.
Well that's what he heard so I hope it's true.
-Rocky
I'm a huge fan of diesel and biodiesel. I am not as optomistic as you on new plants to build diesel engines and hybrid components in the USA. Campaign promises are most of the time broken. By both parties I might add. That was why the Alaska Teamsters many times broke ranks with the Democrats. Republicans are more apt to pass laws that ENCOURAGE growth and a healthy business climate. That in turn creates jobs. Both Union and Non-Union.
It is much less expensive to buy components that are already being produced elsewhere than to build a new factory in a place that is not conducive to manufacturing. High taxes and high labor costs are what drove many companies out of Michigan. Some Senator promising to bring them back is a hollow promise with NO basis.
Rocky - sounds good on Grand Rapids. If you grow into a good health care center you'll never have a major downturn. That sort of thing never goes out of style and won't get outsourced.
I would not count on that. Did you watch the 60 Minutes show about folks going to Thailand and India for major surgery. It cost a fraction of what it costs in the USA even with expensive airfare. Health care is an area we are really pricing ourselves out of. I know many people in San Diego that go to Tijuana for dental care. Some have gone down for cancer treatment.
For many medical tourists, though, the real attraction is price. The cost of surgery in India, Thailand or South Africa can be one-tenth of what it is in the United States or Western Europe, and sometimes even less. A heart-valve replacement that would cost $200,000 or more in the U.S., for example, goes for $10,000 in India--and that includes round-trip airfare and a brief vacation package. Similarly, a metal-free dental bridge worth $5,500 in the U.S. costs $500 in India, a knee replacement in Thailand with six days of physical therapy costs about one-fifth of what it would in the States, and Lasik eye surgery worth $3,700 in the U.S. is available in many other countries for only $730. Cosmetic surgery savings are even greater: A full facelift that would cost $20,000 in the U.S. runs about $1,250 in South Africa.
http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2005/mar/tourism072505.html
I wonder if I gave my insurance company the choice of paying am American doctor or flying me for a vacation/surgery trip would send me packing?
Of course a large part of the cost here is built in insurance junk.
Well I passed that state exam. Scored a 79% so I'm freaken excited !!!! Just waiting for my boss to call me back and letme know when and where I need to show up next week.
Thanks for the encouragement and prayers guys !!!!
-Rocky
I never understood the way Amway worked and could see why their products didn't sell. First of all, they were way overpriced, often inferior to the brands you got in the store, and why would I want to wait for my toothpaste or laundry soap to come in through the mail when I could simply walk to the grocery store down the block and get it?
I always remember there was always one Amway product that Consumer Reports loved but even with that they'd say the downside of it was you had to deal with an Amway salesman...
My son just got a job at Best Western today. My wife and I are pretty happy about it and it sounds like he'll like it better than the restaurant job he now has. At the Best Western he will be a night clerk/auditor. It's a 40/hr week job and in this small SE Arizona cowtown we call home it's a great pick up for him. So some great jobs news for you two!
As for the high costs of medical care, yeah, I am in the industry but it's nuts. We too can go to Mexico for our dental work. Some of my co-workers do it and say they treat ya right, charge way less(about a 1/4th of what the charge would be here in Arizona), speak English and do a good job. So, I haven't yet but I'm seriously thinking about it should one of my teeth start hurting. :sick: So far so good.
But the fact that illegal aliens get free medical care from the state of Arizona is yet another fact that its hurting some of these small rural hospitals get paid. I mean, it is hurting the Arizona taxpayers. Contributes more state taxes, etc. Don't know the answer to this one but it is a problem and seriously, if someone wanted to travel for surgery to a foreign country, I couldn't blame them. I will have work steadily at the hospital, this little Wild, Wild, West community absolutely depends on this hospital for health care. We are out by ourselves 80 miles east of Tucson. There is LifeFlight but some people need help now, then they can be flown out to Tucson for more intense help. Also, the hospital I'm at is used for a plethera of diagnostic services for people to get done(much of it ordered my Tucson or surrounding doctors out in S.Arizona boondocks) more conveniently than driving to Tucson, Safford, Benson or Sierra Vista. As people age they are much less mobile and need the help available closer to them.
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That is a serious problem that none of the leading contenders for President will address. San Diego county has just sued the Feds for $100,000,000 to cover the shortfall from treating illegal aliens. Then you have the fellow on 60 Minutes that needed bypass surgery. He has no insurance and the price tag was $100,000 minimum. He did not want to take all the equity out of his home. So he decided to go ahead and die. Then he saw the ad in a medical journal for getting bypass surgery in Thailand. He applied was accepted. Flew over got the surgery, had a wonderful vacation and was only out $12,000. He said the hospital was first class. Much cleaner and maintained than his local hospital. The nurses were very friendly. The Director of the hospital is a US citizen.
I am not sure how to solve our health care problems. I am sure it is not with the Feds getting involved. They will screw it up just like so many of their programs.
SAN DIEGO — County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to send President Bush a $101 million bill to reimburse county taxpayers for what a county-commissioned study stated illegal immigrants cost them last year.
UAW reaches tentative agreement with International Truck and Engine
UAW negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with International Truck and Engine Corp. (ITE) at 11 a.m. (EST) today.
The pact will cover more than 4,000 UAW members at 11 local unions around the country who make medium- and light-duty truck engines and Navistar medium-duty trucks.
“Our negotiating team did an outstanding job bringing these talks to a successful close,” said UAW Vice President General Holiefield, who directs the union’s Heavy Trucks Department. “They stood up to the company’s demands and came away with an agreement that protects jobs, wages and health care benefits for our membership.”
The Navistar Policy Committee, made up of bargainers from each of the 11 locals, also secured a moratorium on outsourcing, plant closures, spin-offs or sales during the term of the agreement.
“Job security was the top priority for our members at ITE,” said UAW President Ron Gettelfinger. “The bargainers held firm in insisting on these moratoriums that will benefit not only themselves, but also the communities where they live and work.
“Our team had the support and assistance of the UAW regional directors who service ITE facilities,” said Gettelfinger. “We are all very pleased with this agreement and are recommending it to the membership for ratification.”
The last agreement expired Oct. 1 and bargaining stalled later that month. UAW members struck ITE on Oct. 23 over the company’s unfair labor practices. The strike remains in effect until members vote on the proposed contract later this week.
Workers covered by the tentative agreement are members of UAW Local 98 at the ITE Indianapolis Engine Plant; Local 226 at Indianapolis Casting Corp.; Local 2274, who are ITE clerical and technical workers in Indianapolis; Local 2911 at Fort Wayne (Ind.) Engineering; Local 402 at the ITE Springfield Assembly Plant in Springfield, Ohio; Local 658, who are ITE clerical and technical workers in Springfield; Local 6 at the ITE Engine Plant in Melrose Park, Ill.; Local 2293, who are clerical and technical workers in Melrose Park; Local 472 at the ITE Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Atlanta; Local 119 at the ITE PDC in Dallas, and Local 1872 at the ITE PDC in York, Pa.
http://www.uaw.org/news/newsarticle.cfm?ArtId=529
-Rocky
P.S. Appreciate the support. I will not know how I will like my new job for sure until I do it for a while. Right now I'm just happy I finally have one and start my training on Monday.
-Rocky
In a strange, Spanish only broadcast, it was only until the English transcripts came out that many of us out here could see what a great man does in a potentially hostile venue--he stands on principle and tells the truth.
Having a long-standing good relationship with Latinos in the San Diego area, this man was not speaking abstractly about the problems facing the Hispanic community--which included illegal immigration. Hunter pointed out that smuggling millions of dollars worth of drugs and hundreds of thousands of people into the US is an American problem--all Americans.
He also made a great point concerning the bravery and sacrifice of Hispanics in service of the United States, Iraq and Afghanistan being the most recent events.
Hunter missed his chance to be one of the boys-- just another politician, but instead, he reached out with a message of hope and inspiration to all Americans.
He understands that the future of the republic depends on its citizens living and thinking as Americans, not as a fragmented Balkanized society.
Duncan Hunter believes this--his life proves it--his family continues to fight for this ideal.
This is a great man--whatever language you say it in.
-Rocky
Rocky, we're so pleased for you!!! I admire your spirit and determination and you're going to do a great job! You've got a group of people here who are pulling for you!
A long-term interest in Delphi's steering unit
"The continuity is a good thing," said Mike Hanley, president of UAW Local 699, which represents 4,400 workers at Delphi's steering operations in Saginaw. "I'm convinced this is a business they want to be in."
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071212/BUSINESS01/712120335/10- 14/BUSINESS01
-Rocky
As I typed that last sentence out above I thought of Katrina victims...and just thought about the fact that our health care industry is not gonna be changing too quickly at all.
Eat well and get plenty of rest rockford and you'll memorize just fine. I'd tell you what kinds of foods to eat to improve your memory, but....ummm...I can't remember what those foods are!
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I think its rare or raw Fish. Preferably Ahi with a little wasabe and ginger... mm makes my memory better just thinking about it..
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iluv, I would of loved to of been pal, but the fact remains unfortunately that I was never given that oppurtunity. :sick: I planned on working at GM, ever since I was a child and do to the economic situation that reality never happened. Unfortunately those jobs are no longer the great paying jobs like my father had and family had. I did apply for a supervisors position at GM, about 2 or 3 weeks ago but I seriously doubt I will be called for a interview.
I thought I was gonna be building jet airliners till I retired, though, too. Oh well. People need health care, too, but, man, we've got some seroious health care issues in this country.
Yep, you have a important job.
As I typed that last sentence out above I thought of Katrina victims...and just thought about the fact that our health care industry is not gonna be changing too quickly at all.
I agree with you. I don't predict a drop-off in the demand in the healthcare field any time soon.
Eat well and get plenty of rest rockford and you'll memorize just fine. I'd tell you what kinds of foods to eat to improve your memory, but....ummm...I can't remember what those foods are!
Well I had some cake and ice cream for dessert and I remember how good it tasted !!!! :P
-Rocky
And selling insurance is a vital need these days, too, rock. Do well but I think you're thinking you might just want to try doing something else, which is fine. Talk show host and TV show host Sally Jesse Raphael always talks about how many times she's been fired(like she's proud of it). It is a phenomenally huge number of times she's lost her job. She is quite smart, too. She used to do a talk show called Talk-Net, along with a great host named Bruce Williams. Anyway, she was one of those people who welcomed a new job...she felt like sometimes a change is the best thing coming down the pike since hot blueberry pie and vanilla ice cream! And you have probably heard that most people change jobs or careers 7 times in their lifetime.
There are usually a lot of people who feel that they should keep their job and you should lose yours. In a place like Boeing(and I'm sure GM)the wrong people often lose their jobs. They may have not had the right powerful figure to stick up for them or their group. A lot of times dorks keep their jobs. A lot of the time stupid politics drive even dumber decisions.
So let's get busy and either keep our jobs or lose them! Better than sitting around collecting social security.
Isn't it?
Go Seahawks-I think the Seahawks may just win out the rest of their regular season. They're now 9-4 and playing well on both sides of the ball. Patrick Kerney has 13 1/2 sacks!
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Many entrepreneurs often become that way after being fired from "the job they thought they would have for life"...
That is why I had little compassion when folks were being permanently laid off back in the 80s...all they could ever whine was "but all I can do for a living is install windshields" when they had the intelligence to be trained for many other types of jobs...they lacked the WILLINGNESS to accept change, but they had the ability and the intelligence...
What it boiled down to that their comfort zone had just been violated and they thought that complaining could change it...which is why I understand Sally Raphael, who seemed to always keep an open mind to change, and did not see "being fired" as the end of the world...
No matter how you look at it, being fired from a job is simply early termination from a job you needed to push yourself out of, anyway...
You may as well take Sally's advice and roll with it, because if you are going to be fired, you only have two choices...fight it and lose, or accept it, learn all you can from it, move on and improve yourself for your next employer or self-employment...
Rioting will do no good...
I personally feel that I could do many jobs out there that are available right now. I don't mind change but there is a frustration that goes along with losing a good job that challenged you. But how are we to know if another one might not be a better fit for us? A better paying one and/or a more challenging one may be right around that next corner. Yeah, I respect Sally Jesse Raphael and Bruce WIlliams, the financial and business guru. Both are hard workers with lots of great advice to give.
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-Rocky
That's 2500 souls. I believe about 300 are being laid off due to slowing production needs. They make Chevrolet TrailBlazer and TrailBlazer SS, GMC Envoy and Envoy Denali, Saab 9-7X and Isuzu Ascender.
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-Rocky