Monday, May 8, 2006 management made unilateral manpower adjustments that in some way affected nearly all the Production Teams.  Management shared their plan with us, but it was definitely a “we were told – not asked”.  We haven’t agreed with their plan from the start and have been disputing their numbers ever since. 

Since May 8, (along with help from the affected Teams and Ergonomics), we have been able to prove to management that their numbers were wrong in several areas.  The result of this has been that 24 job codes where people were originally removed have since been returned to the Teams listed on this page.

We are in no means finished with pursuing this issue.  We will continue utilizing the appropriate resources and talking with management until a realistic resolution is reached.  We realize that we have to make continuous improvement and become as efficient as we can, but we are not going to do it in a way that hurts our people or puts the future of this facility in jeopardy. 

We would like to thank the membership for their help and patience as we work through this issue, and we will keep you posted as to any further developments.

Fraternally,

UAW 730 Bargaining Reps

PRESS ROOM

Job Code              Line            People

1.   A5903             G-1              3 to 4

2.   B3346-7           G-1              3 to 4

3.   A5901             P-1              3 to 4

4.   A7357             P-1              3 to 4

5.   B1748              P-1              3 to 4

6.   A6425             BB-1            3 to 4

7.   A6624             BB-1            3 to 4

8.   A6428             BB-2            2 to 3

9.   A5910             BB-2            4 to 5

10.  B0021-2                   W                2 to 3

11.  A6424             Z-1              3 to 4

12.  B0008             Z-1              3 to 4

13.  B0430             Z-1              3 to 4

14.  B3179             Z-1              2 to 3

15.  A7353             GG-1          3 to 4

16.  A8140             JJ-1              6 to 7

17.  A8132             JJ-1              6 to 7

18.  B3007/B5658 JJ-1              6 to 7

19.  B3324             CC-1           8 to 10

20.  B3325             CC-1           8 to 10

METAL ASSEMBLY

Job Code/Line                       People

1.  600 Door Left                      2 to 3

2.  600 Door Right                    2 to 3

3.  60/40  Door                        7 to 8