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Instead of bargaining in good faith, Paccar tried to turn our negotiations into a one-sided campaign to reduce our standard of living. Here are a just a few of the demands the company put on the table:

· A 300% increase in our health care costs.

· A 600% increase in the amount we pay for prescription drugs.

· An initial offer of a "raise", if you can call it that of approximately 1% per year. Eventually the company upped its offer to approximately 1.5%. That's still less than inflation and the national average. We are being asked to accept a decline in real wages, even though we are facing a huge increase in health care costs for our families.

· A pension offer, which also lags behind inflation, means retired workers and their families will have to live on less money in the years to come.

· The company also demanded the cancellation of wage progression for workers on leave to serve in the Reserves or National Guard. Eventually, the company backed off this proposal, but even to propose a financial penalty on the men and women who want to serve our fellow citizens shows you the type of company we are negotiating with.

· Exclusive rights to outsource sub assemblies, fully assembled components, etc. would rest with the Company.

· 1993 or later hired employees lose recall rights after 12 months of layoff.

· Employees absent from work due to a work injury or approved disability would lose their seniority if not returned to work within 24 months, regardless of their years of service.

· All employees must purchase and wear safety shoes.

· In addition to the Company's proposals to substantially increase the deductibles, co-pays, and employee contributions for both Heath Care and Prescription Drugs mentioned earlier, they are also proposing to eliminate any Company contributions toward Retiree Heath Care. Also the weekly Accident and Sickness benefit would be substantially reduced, and current employee contributions would increase based on future increases in insurance rates.

On Thursday August 29th, we proposed a one-year extension of the current Agreement. On Friday the 30th, the expiration date, the Company rejected it. Later that day, we informed the Company that employees would continue to work and we would continue the negotiations. When people reported to work on Tuesday September 3rd, the Company refused them entry to the plant.

We have met in negotiations four times since expiration and little has changed. Based on the company's indication at one meeting that orders were higher than anticipated, we again offered to return to work under the current Agreement while negotiations continued. Like the first time, the company rejected this offer the following day. As of our last meeting with the company they were still demanding the drastic cuts detailed above and more.

Many people have asked about making contributions to help the members and their families. Anyone desiring to do so should make the check payable as described below:

Payable to: Region 8, UAW

Please be sure to identify the contribution as Special Strike Benefits
for the Members of UAW Local 1832.

Mail to: Region 8, UAW
Attn: Kelly Santiman
151 Maddox-Simpson Parkway
Lebanon, Tennessee 37090-5345

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT