48 Quotes by Ron Gettelfinger

I think we're making a mistake if we think in the case of General Motors that health care is the biggest problem that they've got.

People who live in gated communities in this country need to think about where we're headed,

Like the U.A.W.-G.M. health care agreement, this tentative agreement asks every U.A.W. member, active and retired, to make sacrifices so that everyone can continue to receive excellent health care coverage today and in the future.

I think he is probably using that as a scare tactic to try to make the workers bow to him or something,

The approach that he has taken is clearly, clearly one of angering the membership, ... But I can tell you one thing: He has definitely solidified the rank-and-file of our union.

We do not believe that they want to reach an agreement.

We believe the tentative agreement is an essential step toward ensuring that G.M. is a competitive and financially sound corporation that can continue to provide good wages and benefits for decades to come.

We have not got down the road that far,

Those are the very kind of inflammatory statements that really fire up the work force and make people believe that they're not appreciated, ... That is very offensive to people.