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Originally Posted by jumpsoffrock
Did workers just get away with that stuff? was there no supervisor around?
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Let's talk about the penalty process for UAW employees at the time.
As you can see below (I'm going from memory here), there's sort of a logical escalation in the process.
But - there's a couple caveats.
1 - what happens "on paper" is not the same as what happens in real life. There's a bit of a stagger there (negotiated during one of the famous GM/UAW contract agreements) that buys the employee a bit more time.
2 - it's not obvious, but the employee can work his way backwards. There are a couple ways this happens, either because the violations can time out and fall off if the guy keeps his nose clean, or they can actually be negotiated away during dispute remediation. When they "go away" the infraction is redacted using a grease pencil so it cannot be read. This means you could have a guy with a "clean record" but his rap sheet is as long as your arm with black grease pencil marks. Similarly, a different guy might ride the rev limiter, bumping against "BOS & 30 days" or Termination but never quite crossing the goal line.
I have a cousin that got fired from GM. I'm not proud, but you can see that is quite an accomplishment.
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