Mercury09

I am referring to Buffalo Stamping

According to the 07 ratification, welder repair is supposed to be red-lined at BSP with no re-population, no training of any kind, and no new work of any kind. We just recently ILO'd or put back into production: 9 electricians, 7 machine repair, amongst the many in ER and MR already on TLO, and now I hear that the plant manager sent welder repair to "robot training" in Dearborn and training at the plant itself. I know alot of those guys, in MR and ER, and no one can believe this is happening. I know of a welder repairman in metal assembly taking care of a line that has absolutely no welding equipment in it. How can he also go into a panel that I was told only ER can go into??? What happened to the lines of demarcation, or are there none? I thought supervisors were to supervise, not do actual work....I see supervisors manipulating equipment...I am all for keeping the lines running, but when a line breaks down, I thought your are to call in a qualified tradesmen? Seems like everybody can do what the F*** they want, without regards to Health, Safety, or our Contract? How can the union allow the displacement of uaw, card-carrying journeymen, over workers that have simply 8 years "experience"..with no journeymens card? I can see someone getting hurt. It just scares me to think that the equipment I have to work on is not being maintained by the people that are truly qualified to work on it. Hell, I cant even get gloves! Look...I dont want to see anyone lose their job, but it is ridiculous what this place is doing. When ER and MR got put back into production, no one in production was to get ILO'd... one week later...now the plant is going one for one, with production out the door on ILO....one was a co-worker and good friend with 2 small kids...yeah, Merry F'n Christmas! What am I paying dues for? I still believe in the union, but do they believe in us...seems like we are on our own here. Before anybody says anything... our local reps have been notified of these incidences, and as of yet, nothing has been done to correct this bullshit which has been going on for awhile. Is this not a total violation of our contract? Health and Safety?? Is this commonplace amongst other plants? Or is it just here at BSP? Thank you for letting me vent!!

I was wondering what the procedure is for transfering to another plant. I am a skilled tradesman, and was told I was going to be put on ILO. Our union rep advised me to go back into production. Then I was told, after agreeing to go back into production, that I CANT transfer to another plant unless I was on ILO. Is this true? What is the procedure for transfer? Thanks for your help!