tiredworker

Who was your old plant manager? What happened to him/her?

For those that don't remember IMT, Q-tip allowed the trades to displace machine operators, the trades were running machines full time. Sounds like the "NEW" Mechanical Work Groups are reverting back to the IMT program and that the International new about this all along. Just wish they would come out and say it.

Our plant is currently using skilled trades as vacation/medical replacements in the machining areas. They are also using skilled trades to fill in when there aren't enough production people to run the area. This includes weekends "overtime" when all opt cards have been used and there isn't enough people to run the areas without the skilled trades filling in. The local union seems to be okay with this even after the national ratification was passed. Just wandering how this compares to the European way of doing things, how other plants are doing things, and is there more to come?

Does anyone have an idea what the "Manufacturing Work Groups" at the Ford of Europe, Valencia site are actually doing? Does anyone have a copy of their contract or a description of what we just got ourselves into? Does cyclical apply to machining areas where operators and maintanence run machines, gage parts, change tools, break other operators, and do minor maintanence?