> "The one thing we always had to combat was the expectations of our
> members. Historically, we didn’t have the apparatus to get that
> information out."
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> To be sure, the union still has kept most details of negotiations
> closely guarded, leading some members to grumble on Facebook that they
> are still in the dark. In fact, complaints — about the secretive
> process, the union’s leadership and the finished contracts — have
> become common, as they are on many Internet forums.
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> The U.A.W.’s Facebook page for G.M. differs from those for Chrysler
> and Ford in that it is run with the company. G.M. saw the site as an
> important way to ensure members could quickly receive information from
> the company as well as from union leaders, Kim Carpenter, a G.M.
> spokeswoman, said. More than 11,000 people have subscribed to the page.
also of interest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rXJ1Wq5BAY