WOW! I posted this comment on the FOX2 comment page relating to the story about the Chrysler workers caught boozing it up on their lunch break. About 2 minutes after the comment was posted, it was removed. WHAT could possibly be in this statement that would warrant it's removal?
Facts & Accountability:
Union rules will prevent or block the termination of these abusers if they come in and admit that they have a problem. I blame Chrysler for ever getting involved with a contract like that.
If YOU are under the influence of drugs and alcohol at work, you would and SHOULD be fired. No excuses. Obviously if you work in a bar or around alcohol, there will probably be an exception.
Mighiganders have a SERIOUS problem with the word accountability. You always seem to want to make excuses for the wrongdoers because you feel some sore of kindship or relation to their situation. Well, MY mother raised me better than that. As I grew up, she repeated comments like "If you commit a crime, don't expect me to cry your innocence on TV. Don't expect me to visit you in jail, cause I won't. Don't blame other people for something that you do, do it because you made up your mind to then own up to the decision".
Michigan, wake the heck up.
The Story: (Click the read more link)
myFOXDetroit.com Staff - We're all rooting for the auto industry to come back stronger than ever. It affects every one of us here in metro Detroit and across the country because it's so important to our economy.
Fox 2's Rob Wolchek got a tip about what some guys are doing at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. This is the same plant that President Barack Obama visited back in July and talked about the significance of manufacturing in America.
The same place where the President remarked on the tax-payer generated government loan saying "I believed that if each of us were willing to work and sacrifice in the short term -- workers, management, creditors, shareholders, retirees, communities -- it could mark a new beginning for a great American industry. And if we could summon that sense of teamwork and common purpose, we could once again see the best cars in the world designed, engineered, forged, and built right here in Detroit, right here in the Midwest, right here in the United States of America."
Watch the video in the player to view what has the UAW and management at Chrysler so upset. Add your comments in the module below.
Response from Chrysler; transcript from video interview with Scott Garberding, Senior Vice President - Manufacturing :
I'm very, very disturbed about what I just saw in the video and I want to make it clear that we at Chrysler take it very seriously. For us this behavior is totally unacceptable and will be dealt with swiftly. In fact, we've already identified a few of the people involved in this incident. Each of them has been suspended indefinitely, without pay, pending further investigation. We'll continue to pursue this in fact, until we're done.
What's difficult about this is these few people, who exhibited bad behavior, have painted a bad picture what's an outstanding assembly plant, filled with outstanding committed Chrysler employees at Jefferson North. I want to make it clear that we're proud of our plant, we're very proud of the people at Jefferson North.
Lastly I want to say that when we build a vehicle we go to a lot of detail to make sure that even a few people in a situation like this, in fact cannot effect the quality of the vehicle. We have detail systems in place to make sure that every operation is completed and we do multiple-redundants to ensure quality of the vehicles we make.
Response from the UAW:
The UAW strongly opposes the use of controlled substances or alcohol use on the job. This type of behavior jeopardizes the health and safety of all employees. We also recognize that, unfortunately, these behaviors exist in our society.
The UAW and the Chrysler Corporation work together to keep our workplaces drug and alcohol free, and to encourage employees with substance abuse problems to get the treatment they need. The employees involved in this situation do not represent the vast majority of workers at Chrysler who do a great job making high quality vehicles in some of the most productive manufacturing facilities in the United States.