Javier Contreras loses control! Local 2244 union meeting January 24, 2010.

Javier Contreras loses control at the union meeting. Don't expect class from these guys!
Javier Contreras, Bargaining Chairman of UAW Local 2244 was the union leader who incited a riot at the January 24, 2010 union meeting. The video captures him using profane language towards a displeased membership. His lack of professionalism proves that he is in no way capable of leading us through anymore failed severence negotiations! When you disrepect one of us you disrespect the entire union!
You ask...why all of the hostility? These hard working people have been waiting for thier union leadership to sit down at the table with the company to agree on a severence package. While the company has made thier offer public, no information has been given to the membership on union counter proposals. The union dues ...are being spent on lavish trips to Palm Springs rather than providing the services they pay for! Who wouldn't be angry???

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• Javier Contreras
• UAW
• Local 2244
• Bargaining Chairman
• NUMMI
• Toyota
• GM
• General Motors
• joint venture
• Sergio Santos
• Fremont
• union hall
• riot

[ihatebeets]

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[MotherMuckraker]

This so-called "riot" was staged. The "company activists" called for a meeting at the union hall 1 week ahead of when they were supposed to meet and made a lot of inflammatory lies in their fake newsletter... "Autoworkers News". They got everyone focused on the petty union dues while Toyota had $39 billion in cash in the bank. "ihatebeets" and another person had cameras ready to film "the show" as they called it in "Autoworkers News". 

[ihatebeets]

@MotherMuckraker if ihatebeets can get into the minds of others and cause such mayhem maybe she could send her psychic messages and convince you to break the cycle of cowardice and reveal your identity!

[wadzila]

F*** THE UAW!!!! Laziest pieces of crap EVER!!

[ihatebeets]

@wadzila they are responsible for 4800 hard working middle class folks losing thier jobs. I agree with you!

[reyter2007]

UAW is so corrupt it has now reached the point of open contempt for the workers.

Us workers must reject the UAW and all unions which support capitalism, create new unions and reach out to workers in other industries and countries.

The international working class is still and will always be the creator of all wealth.

[jethrobiz1]

Marx and Lenin saw the limits of trade unions in capitalism. Unions without a political goal of socialism deadend in "economism" or haggling over money(which the capitalists, who control the mint, can make worthless overnight). That is the biggest illusion of unions--that they will bring the workers security under capitalism; impossible! POWER MUST BE SEIZED!

[MotherMuckraker]

@crackaddict444 GM had nothing to do with closing GM. Revenues come from selling Toyotas. Even the Vibe is a Toyota product. GM going bankrupt meant Toyota could've bought GM's 1/2 of the plant for pennies on the dollar; but instead, Toyota choose to close their highest quality plant so they could pay their workers lower wages in a non-union plant. Also, their severance pay was nothing. Toyota had so much cash, they could've paid us a million each and had 10s of billions in cash left over

[crackaddict444]

@MotherMuckraker Oh please get over yourself. GM is the one who caused NUMMI to close by pulling out of the JV. Without Toyota paying for your severance, you would have gotten NOTHING. GM is the one you should all be channeling your anger on.

[MotherMuckraker]

The union had nothing to do with closing down NUMMI. Toyota ran a union busting operation to get rid of their only union plant so they could lower wages. "ihatebeets" was one of the ones who worked with the company to "bust the union". She should be ashamed of herself.

[dosemeter]

This is obviously a weak union. Unions created the middle class.

Quit watching a video on Youtube and reacting. Be proactive, not reactive.

Educate yourselves.

Why do you think States are trying to eliminate Unions......

Because it stands in the way of their New World Order.

I don't agree with this guy......but, this is a horrible example of a Union.

[nottinmatterz2day]

dumb union people

[QbnVoiCe]

what piece of crap.... UNIONS ARE ALL THE SAME.... lazy ass people that want the easy way out.