Manufacturing Committee of GM European Employee Forum (EEF) held in Rüsselsheim on July 12/13

Keep the focus on the objective to safeguard all Delta plants!

Best of luck to all your members attending the Manufacturing Committee of the GM European Employee Forum (EEF), the European Works Council of GM, to be held in Rüsselsheim on July 12/13, 2007.

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Having the 'local plant negotiations' issue hanging over the heads of the workers appears to be counter-productive and somewhat destabilizing. I am asking lots of questions only about employee representatives and union Manufacturing Committee efforts being made to resolve the 'local plant negotiations' issue.

How about the Manufacturing Committee helping to get the workers' house in order by strengthening the joint strategy not to negotiate locally and to sign contracts locally before all plants are safeguarded?

It's only natural that the 'local plant negotiations' issue will be discussed informally by Manufacturing Committee participants during their free time. Are there any plans for formal discussions about the 'local plant negotiations' issue by the Manufacturing Committee?

Can the 'local plant negotiations' issue resolution meetings be conducted forthwith by the Manufacturing Committee?

To mediate this kind of dispute, there are usually a range of mechanisms that lead to the resolution to the mutual satisfaction of the parties. What is the dispute resolution / mediation process available to the Manufacturing Committee to deal with the 'local plant negotiations' issue?

I want to know more about the code of practice that the Manufacturing Committee will be following to deal with the 'local plant negotiations' issue. Are there factor that can influence a participant's suspension or expulsion or the issue's adoption or renegotiation of the 'local plant negotiations' issue?

Are the Manufacturing Committee participants obligated to maintain the highest levels of negotiator standards during their 'local plant negotiations' issue resolution meetings?

How can the Manufacturing Committee deal with the misrepresentation of conclusions, data, facts, information, methods, opinions, etc. that come up during the 'local plant negotiations' issue resolution meetings?

What are the requirements to stabilize and ensure an intact Manufacturing Committee / participant relationship?

How do the Manufacturing Committee participants maintain confidentiality and disclosure during the 'local plant negotiations' issue resolution meetings?



John Martyn