GM Tries To Combat High Absenteeism On Assembly Line With White Collar Workers - UAW Cries Foul

General Motors Co. is using salaried staff for assembly-line work at its Missouri truck plant to cope with high absenteeism and strong demand for the pickups made at the factory. The decision to put white-collar employees on the production floor is a temporary move as GM shifts unionized hourly workers from other plants to its Wentzville, Missouri, factory, which makes the popular mid-sized Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks.



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Agent009 - 8/25/2020 6:00:12 PM

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What works for Honda fails at unionized GM

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 8/25/2020 6:35:37 PM

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So what does the labour agreement say about all this? A contract is a contract. If allowed all is well. If not permitted by the wording in the contract, then a meeting is required. I highly doubt this particular situation was not covered.

TomM - 8/25/2020 7:04:31 PM

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If GM is doing it - I am sure that there is a clause in the Contract that allows it - even if only Temporarily - especially in the case that they are actively bringing in other union employees from other plants. Otherwise - the lawsuit would be epic.

Agent009 - 8/25/2020 7:25:29 PM

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It establishes a precedent. For instance if the UAW strikes then GM can put non union workers on the line and have new leverage in the talks.

I don't think they can bring in workers from the outside to fill the positions, but these workers are internal, something that wasn't considered until Honda did it.

MDarringer - 8/25/2020 6:43:38 PM

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It's time to break the UAW.

Section_31_JTK - 8/26/2020 3:11:44 PM

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Get rid of these unions. They do nothing except take the dues and funnel them to the dhimocraps.

USNA1999 - 8/26/2020 6:16:43 PM

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I guess the Vette's doors will be the next thing to fall off; with less supervision we will get less quality.