seven-o-seven seven-o-seven REPORTER - CAW Local 707

Zone 5 A-Shift Committeeperson’s Report
By Marc Brennan
Brothers and Sisters:
Since being elected to Ford Council, I have had the opportunity
to attend two of its meetings wherein we discussed many
topics pertaining to all Ford facilities and to the members working
there. We will pay close attention to the contract talks between
the Big Three and the UAW as their negotiations will
definitely impact what we in the CAW are trying to accomplish
come September 2012.
At the July Ford Council meeting, Local 707 ensured a prominent
position having three of our members acclaimed as follows.
Gary Beck is the Ford Council Chair. Bob Scott is Trustee. Gary
Ensell is a Member-at-Large.
I offer my congratulations to
all three and look forward to
working with them over the
next three years.
Reductions
With the launch of our new
models comes the company’s
continued desire to reduce
jobs. I know that once again
I sound like a broken record,
but jobs in Final are already overloaded. The best way to avoid the
company from attempting to add work to your job is by following
your OIS sheet. If there are any differences between the work you
are doing and your OIS ensure that your supervisor is made aware
of it so that you are not doing more or less than you should. If the
company is attempting to add work to your job, it must notify you
24 hours in advance and update your OIS sheet. It should also be
noted that the day shift is the lead shift for any job changes.
Pay Discrepancies
The Inplant Committee met with all the managers to discuss
the many ongoing issues currently abounding in the plant. One
of the top issues is that many of our members are not being paid
for the hours worked and that their pay problems were not being
fixed in a timely manner. We have been assured from the plant
manager on down that every effort will be made by his office to
guarantee that the salaried workforce responsible for inputting
our pay, does it right the first time. If there is an issue with it,
then it will be remedied immediately. So if you have a pay issue,
be sure you inform your supervisor once you are aware of it.
Students
More than 160 students were hired this past summer. It definitely
enabled many of our members in Chassis go on vacation. With
only a single week of shutdown, it was necessary to have summer
help. It took some work, but most of the vacation requests have
been authorized. As a reminder for next year, make sure you submit
your request form for vacation by the determined date. This
will give you a better opportunity to get the time you requested.
Facilities In Chassis
A couple of the canteens in Chassis are without chairs and
tables. I had discussions with the company and with the help
of Darrin Caerels, Skilled Trades’ Committeeperson; the company
agreed to move some of the tables from the old paint
facility into the required areas. This took longer than was first
Page 14 – July – September 2011
anticipated due to the power supply
being cut off in the paint department
and then the elevator necessary for
the transportation of the tables was
not working. It is hoped that by the
time this article is being read, the
tables will be in place.
If the company is attempting to add work
to your job, it must notify you 24 hours
in advance and update your OIS sheet. It
should also be noted that the day shift is
the lead shift for any job changes.
Grievances
The Inplant Committee continues to work to resolve all the
outstanding grievances. Over the past few months, we have
been able to clean up many
of them and for those that
are not yet resolved, we continue
to have dialogue with
the company. Your committeeperson
will inform you
if there is a change in the
status of any grievance you
have in the system. In an
effort to try to resolve the
grievances, the Inplant has
met weekly rather than biweekly
hoping to speed up the process.
In Solidarity,
Marc Brennan
Committee Council Chair