Mr. Brian Fredline

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  www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090330/NEWS01/303 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/30/2009    Last Visited: 3/30/2009  

  Brian Fredline, president of UAW Local 602, which represents workers at the Lansing Delta Township assembly plant, found hope in Obama's remarks.
  
  "I feel better after the speech than I did before," said Fredline.
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  Fredline said the threat of bankruptcy is needed to get bondholders to make concessions at the negotiating table.
  
  "At the end of 60 days, the hammer is coming down," Fredline said.

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  www.greenandwhite.com/article/20090611/NEWS03/906110334 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/11/2009    Last Visited: 6/11/2009  

  Brian Fredline, president of UAW Local 602, which represents workers at the Lansing Delta Township plant, confirmed a Detroit Free Press report that GM now is offering a new round of retirement and buyout packages that include cash payments ranging from $20,000 to $115,000, depending upon eligibility.
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  The retroactive bonuses are being offered as a matter of fairness and to encourage more people to consider the buyouts and early retirement offers, Fredline said.
  
  "If they (GM) don't do that, people will keep waiting and waiting for a better offer," Fredline said.

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  www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20091106/NEWS03/911 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/6/2009    Last Visited: 11/6/2009  

  However, Brian Fredline, president of United Auto Workers Local 602, which represents hourly workers at the Delta Township plant, said the strike in India was ongoing as of Wednesday. He wasn't sure which company now is selling GM the part.
  
  "We're getting parts. I don't know if they're coming from India or somewhere else," Fredline said.
  
  Not always reliable
  
  Fredline said workers in India have been on strike since Sept. 21. While he supports the right of workers in India to organize, Fredline said the parts disruption points to a potential globalization hazard.
  
  "It may be the lesson to learn here is that while outsourcing is the cheapest alternative, it's not always the most reliable alternative," he said.

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  BRIAN FREDLINE, UAW Local 602 President
  
  NEW YORK TIMES
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  We represent people," said Brian Fredline, president of the local representing 3,000 workers at a G.M. plant in Lansing, Mich.
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  "The reason we've received this equity stake is we're trying to help the corporation survive and fund the VEBA," Mr. Fredline said.

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  Published on: 6/3/2009    Last Visited: 6/3/2009  

  To those who wonder if the government funded restructuring of GM and Chrysler should have been undertaken or if the taxpayer (us) will ever get back those government loans, I submit the following comment from Brian Fredline, president of UAW's Local 602 chapter in Lansing, Michigan:
  
  "We gave Citgroup hundreds of billions of dollars and AIG hundreds of billions of dollars with no accountability," said Brian Fredline, president of the UAW's Local 602 chapter in Lansing, Mich.

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  Published on: 11/12/2008    Last Visited: 12/12/2008  

  "It's not an 'us against them' relationship anymore," Local UAW President Brian Fredline said.
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  Today, Fredline said, the UAW has already made concessions through their national agreement negotiated a year ago.
  
  "The UAW members have not had a raise tied into a wage in about six years," Fredline said. "So, that's one thing we can do to help."
  
  Plus, the UAW also agreed to move their health benefits off of GM's balance sheet to a separate trust fund, which Fredline said saved the company $70 billion.
  
  "It's not the labor contract thats GM's problem right now," he said. "Its the market place and the economy as the whole."
  
  But if things don't turn around, Fredline said, the UAW could negotiate further.
  
  "If our leadership tells us that's the direction we're heading for survival and job security," Fredline said, "the UAW has always supported our leaders and we will in the future."
  
  Fredline said there has been no mention of further negotiations with the UAW and GM.

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  www.dexterleader.com/stories/061109/loc_20090611006.sht - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/10/2009    Last Visited: 6/10/2009  

  Following a news conference with Plant Manager Randy Thayer, UAW Local 602 President Brian Fredline, and Saturn of Grand Ledge owner Sherrill Freeborough, Schauer toured the plant's world-class facilities and met with the workers who built his new Saturn Outlook.
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  "Most politicians talk about supporting the American worker, but Congressman Schauer put his money where his heart is, and bought a locally produced, UAW built, GM vehicle," said UAW Local 602 President Brian Fredline.

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  www.greenandwhite.com/article/20090625/NEWS01/906250351 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/25/2009    Last Visited: 6/25/2009  

  Local UAW leader Brian Fredline hopes other companies follow Delta Dental's lead.
  
  "These are difficult times for our retirees, and we appreciate the efforts of any of our local businesses that would extend to them discounts and help them afford the basic necessities everyone else does," said Fredline, president of United Auto Workers union Local 602, which represents workers at GM's Lansing Delta Township assembly plant.
  
  Fredline said he didn't know of any other similar programs, but several companies are considering discounts for the retirees.

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  www.greenandwhite.com/article/20081220/NEWS03/812200330 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/20/2008    Last Visited: 12/20/2008  

  "We have 10 seconds to breathe a sigh of relief and then we're getting back to work," said Brian Fredline, UAW Local 602 chief.

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  www.greenandwhite.com/article/20090602/NEWS03/906020329 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/2/2009    Last Visited: 6/3/2009  

  "There's a general sense of relief in Lansing, but our hearts go out to the workers at other plants (being closed)" said Brian Fredline, president of UAW Local 602, which represents workers at the Lansing Delta Township plant.

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