Special Notice
The Shop Committee and myself met with Plant Manager John Dansby this morning on management's request to add three Fridays to the 8 that we are already scheduled to work during the 13 weeks between May 31 and August 27. This request from management was to build an additional 150 units.
The Union offered many alternatives to management to achieve this extra production without adding any additional overtime. These ideas included bringing back 2nd shift, adding a 2nd shift to body shop only, increasing speed, and tag relief. Management considered all these options to be "cost prohibitive" and were unilaterally denied.
The Union informed management that any additional overtime will put an undue and unreasonable stress on our membership. Additional manpower to cover requests for excused time off without pay during this time period was requested by the Union and also was denied by management.
The Union finally requested that all 224 laid off employees be returned to work before any additional overtime, above and beyond what is contractually obligated to, will be agreed to by the Union. This request was also denied. Myself and the Shop Committee have gone out of our way to find creative ways to agree to management's request of additional production - all to no avail.
Brothers and Sisters, there are 224 of our members currently laid off from our plant, over half have lost their health insurance benefits and sub benefits. We as a Union cannot turn our back on them.
Management has the right to discontinue the alternative work schedule and revert back to Plan B with a two week advance notice.
In solidarity
Mike Bullock
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