Well, I feel for ya ... I belong to the CAW .. was terminated for basically getting hurt while doing my job .. worked for the company for 31 years .. the union did help me fight for my job back. But I had to go over my locals head for help. I could have went to the labour board here and did the same thing but using the union I didnt have to get a lawyer. I personally think there is a place for the union, but it's got to be an "old boys club" , locals only seem to wanna help buddies and dont really want to do much to help others that question some of their decisions. I would say go to your regional or state rep? I don't think they are being bought out .. just tuning into a big company.
I totally agree with you on those..
I am planning on going to the regional on Monday, I Have been out of work for three weeks...
not sure if this makes sense lol.. i hate typing shit out.. but shit just pisses me off. and people need to see how corrupt the union is as well.. i pay $30 a month n union dues and im sitting at home..
Plant ops manager from another plant, walking in my plant seen me with no saftey glasses , comes over asked me a few questions.. its cool ill gets some safteys.. Well i got a pair they were all scratched up and warped (used).. n i were glasses so it was hard for me to see to trim some parts with out my glasses, so i put these saftey glasses over my glasses and they would fall off when i looked down well i took them off for 5 sec to pack some parts.. n sure as shit this dude sees me comes up and just blows up in my face. ( I did't know who the guy was till then) he said he was from plant 1 blah blah blah.. so i stood there n said well what am i suppose to do if i can't trim my parts.. he went off again on me then went to HR brought her on the floor she started reaming me.. (remind you in my plant no safteys is just a write up).. well i was like w.e im just gonna take points and go home.. cause (we work on points get 21 points ur gone.. 3 points calling off.. 2 points going home early. ) so the hr lady said alright fine... so i left.. came in the next day i was sent home, went to my union talked to them they told me to go home and someone will call me.. I contacted my rep everyday to see what was goin home and why i was siting home over a write up, no answers... week later i go in for a meeting with HR and my union, my rep never tryed meeting with me prior to hear my story or talk about what hr is thinking . instead he was in HR office drinkin coffee n having a good time when i walked in they stoped and the meeting got started.... well she tryed hitting me with 4 OTHER charges.. just not the safteys, my union rep sits there don't say nothing.. this broad comes out and calls me stupid.. trying to get my mad.. well i was calm as can be and just tryed defending myself best as possible . my rep said nothing.. 2 weeks after the letter comes stating Termination of like 4 diff conducts.... BULLSHIT.. cause i know for a fact i didn't fuck my parts (press) up... my union red n HR are up each others asses, the plants ops dude i pissed off is HRs husbands best friend.. so i pissed the wrong dogs off on the wrong day... but just to say all them things there trying to get me fore are just write ups.... So anyways.. went to the local pres yesterday dude didnt wanna listen to me on how my rep was not doing his job and no procedures were followed.. I took my father in for a witness to see how shady my union is.. dad in him had a few words about the union.. my dad been a union man for 30 yrs as chyrsler so he knows this is all bullshit.. diggin dirt up AFTER i went home.. The real issue saftey glasses.... but my union is just shady...
Mind u i been here 5 years no write ups no problems. all of a sudden i got smashed and fired....