United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger confirmed Thursday that he will retire next year, clearing the way for a new leader who will face a different but perhaps equally daunting set of challenges.

Gettelfinger said he expects to step down at the end of June 2010, refuting reports that he might seek a third term. That would have required the union to revise a longstanding policy that its officials retire at age 65.
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UAW AND FORD REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON FUTURE FUNDING OF THE VEBA HEALTH CARE TRUST

Editor’s Note: The following statement is attributable to Joe Hinrichs, group vice president, Global Manufacturing and Labor Affairs, Ford Motor Company.

Dearborn, Mich., Feb. 23 – The United Auto Workers union and Ford Motor Company have reached a tentative agreement on modifications to the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) retiree health care trust.
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