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 01-04-2005, 12:42 Post: 103435
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Art makes some good points. I'm watching a union factory die in this town. The world changed. The union didn't. Their rules make then uncompetative as a workforce. Sad part is 95% are great workers and can totally be competitive in the global labor pool. 5% are real crap-heads that would be fired in a non-union plant and really need to be but can't because of the rules. Drags everyone else down. Company had several years of weak management and the union took advantage. They won't back down now and soon no one will have a job.

I look at it as 500 people employed as a flexible workforce without the union BS rules is far better than an empty factory with only rent-a-cops for employees.

It's just sad because it didn't have to be this way.






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 01-05-2005, 12:51 Post: 103522
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By flexible workforce I am refering to the union rules that prevent the factory from moving people around to different positions to keep things running. Meaning, if certain departments are hit hard by illness, the union rules dictate only certain people can fill in. So we've had to shut lines down because of it. Then orders are filled and creates a whole mess down the chain.

The flexibility really comes into play in spring and summer when the absenteeism is at it's height. They just don't show up for work. So it would be great to be able to move people around to keep the critical lines functioning.

It's a shame because you can't find that kind of pay and benefits anywhere else for workers with only a high school diploma.






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I hope you find out soon. At our facility, the company pulling out of talks would signal to start watching for trucks to be hauling the tools out of the factory. Our lines could be disassembled and be up running in Mexico in less than 120 days.






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