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Page 10 – July – September 2011<br />
Vacation Shutdown<br />
Brothers and Sisters:<br />
I hope that everyone had a safe and welldeserved<br />
vacation! Although it lasted only one week, it seemed<br />
that the weatherman this year was extremely kind to us during<br />
the shutdown. Ensure you have scheduled the rest of your<br />
vacation so that you will be able to rest your bodies from the<br />
strenuous work you do each and every day. We deserve to spend<br />
relaxing quality time with our families.<br />
Scheduling Of Work Hours<br />
We have received several complaints from our members concerning<br />
the scheduled hours regarding the inconsistency of start<br />
times on the #3 shift. On June 21, 2011, I met with Brent Merritt,<br />
Lean Manufacturing Manager and the ‘A’ shift committee<br />
to discuss our members’ concerns regarding the fluctuation of<br />
the starting times. We suggested to Brent that in the future, the<br />
company should look towards scheduling a consistent start<br />
time, e.g. if the #3 shift start time is to be 5:30 p.m. then it<br />
should be that for both weeks of the cycle so that our members<br />
can better acclimate themselves to the two week period. Brent<br />
agreed that this would not be a problem.<br />
Laid Off Workers<br />
On May 30, 2011, the company recalled 30 of our members<br />
from indefinite layoff and the remaining 36 were called back<br />
on June 20, 2011.<br />
OKO<br />
(GREENSHIELD)<br />
905 403 0003<br />
Plant Chairperson’s<br />
Report<br />
By Bob Scott<br />
Students<br />
On June 20, 2011, the company<br />
hired 80 students and another 80 one<br />
week later. Two hundred students<br />
were brought in to be given a medical<br />
and 40 remain in a pool to be brought in as needed. Several<br />
of our members expressed concerns that they were not happy<br />
with the process that the company is using to hire students.<br />
It is their belief that the company should hire sons/daughters<br />
of active workers first and then if necessary, go on to nieces,<br />
nephews, friends and neighbours. Labour Relations Supervisor,<br />
David Nangini informed me that the names of the students, who<br />
applied for work, were put into a box and selected by Steve<br />
Joyce in lottery fashion.<br />
Grievances<br />
On June 3, 2011, our Inplant Committee met at the Union<br />
Hall to discuss all outstanding grievances. Regular weekly<br />
agenda meetings are taking place with the company and several<br />
Plant Chairperson’s Report – Continued on Page 11
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