Chrysler Workers Again Caught Smoking & Drinking On the Job — ‘Steps Away’ from Union Hall
- Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:13am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Last September, Fox2 in Detroit uncovered Chrysler workers smoking pot and drinking beer during their breaks. At the time, the plant and Chrysler were outraged and fired the workers. That tough response should have sent a message. But apparently it didn’t. Fox2 has now uncovered more Chrysler workers doing the same exact thing.
“This time our video shows workers a mile from the plant, but just steps away from a United Auto Workers hall,” the outlet reports. “It’s the same kind of problem at a different location with a new method of having a good time; inhaling lunch before finishing a plant shift.”
According to Fox2, workers from inside the plant tipped off the station, tired of working besides people who are high and intoxicated:
Chrysler has responded with some harsh words. Scott Garberding, senior vice president of manufacturing, said that as soon as the workers are identified, they would be suspended indefinitely without pay:
“I just want to say I am both hurt and angered over what your cameras captured. Again, we have Chrysler workers in a compromised position, without regard for the impact of their actions, the reputation of their coworkers, the plant, of the company, not to mention their own reputation and that of their families. As a company, in the last two years we’ve come too far and made way too much progress to let the bad actions of a few put a shadow on the rest of the employees. And to be clear, we’ve got a code of conduct at Chrysler and some of the activities that we saw in your video are clearly outside of the code of conduct and unacceptable. The employees that we identify, as soon as we understand who they are, will be suspended indefinitely without pay and anybody else involved will be dealt with swiftly. It’s very frustrating to us, we take it very seriously. We have a lot of very committed folks at Chrysler. We are very proud of our team. We have some folks who apparently do not want to be part of that team.”
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Tickdog
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:48amI just do not get the fascination with drinking on lunch break.. are these idiots just raging alcoholics or what?
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:55amLayed off??
Report Post »bartjoebob
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:10pmYou’d drink too if forced to be in a union
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:11pmSuspended without pay, why not fire them? Union contract?
Report Post »tozniak
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:13pmThese are the type of people who are only capable of holding a union or government job.
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:32pm@Professional Infidel
Yes.. layed off….this way they can collect unemployment without hassle.
Report Post »salvawhoray
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:33pmI know what you mean, I feel the same way with the ones that have to buy a beer on the way home after work.
Report Post »Drinking got old for me.
HUGGINGMYBABIES
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:47pmThree years ago, before it became Gub-mint Motors we bought an Enclave…….paid it off two years ago and its been a pain in the ass ever since. The last straw was the onboard computer frying because moisture got in the headlamp…..$1000 to fix the light……my husband told the dealer to give him the trade in value, he was going to FORD. You should have seen these losers scramble to get GM to pay for the fix….still not changing our minds…..we’re buying foreign or FORD next go around!
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:02pmSay goodbye to your job Terry!
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“Why they are calling me…I don’t know…” — Because it is wrong!!!! That is why they are calling you.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:04pmJust what we need. A mean-spirited, hateful Union idiot drunk on the job. Dam if I ever buy a GM product build by a drunk union idiot. I really believe these type people are spiteful and would trust them for a second. Is is any wonder why so many of our companies have moved out of the Country? The biggest mistake was letting the Union take over, this GM company should have gone bankrupt and re-organized to kick the unions out. As it is, they probably can’t even fire a drunk.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:06pmOk, Ok! so it wasn’t GM, it was Chrysler. I got it, but hate both of ‘em
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:10pmWhy the H wouldn’t these fools be FIRED .. anyone want to buy a car assembled by these fools? I guess not only being union workers but “GOVERNMENT” union workers (Obama “stimulus”) they think makes them untouchable … FIRE THEM!
TEA!
Report Post »Jediusetheforce
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:35pmYeah baby!! Its been happening for years..Who Cares! As long as they complete their work, why care?
Report Post »Jediusetheforce
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:36pmToo bad you can’t catch the Pill Poppers!!
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:46pmGee, I wonder how Obummer would feel if he knew that the folks that assembled Air Force One had pot and beer breaks on the job?
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:57pmLet’s all go to the Hall and get “stoned”..stupid is as stupid does….
Report Post »Union will see that they are all back to work next week……..
avenger
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 7:07pmhey chill ! unions can do whatever…
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 9:59pmIf I was in one of these dirtbag unions, and they took my hard earned pay to pad the pockets of Marxist unions leaders and politicians I would probably drink myself into a stupor too!
Report Post »NUMBERONE
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:21pmYES, they are raging alchaholics and are protected by the union and their line supervisors who have risen through the ranks and whose loyalties remain. The same thing has been going on at the Boeing plants in Washington State for decades. I personally know people(very close to me) whom Boeing sent to rehab multiple times and even sent them home to avoid the random drug testing. Hows that for soli…soli… solid..(hickup)…solidaaaarrrity!
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:28amup until the mid 1990′s the Boston Police department was allowed 2 beers per shift by contract. alcohol is not bad, abuse of alcohol is. We are not puritans
Report Post »Tusker
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:46amMan, if that were me, I’d have been fired the FIRST time! WTH?
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:57amLaid off?? screw the bond holders, give it to these guys?? No biz will start if union is involved!!
Report Post »boringolme
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 2:06pmI work for a trucking company (union) and if it was us WE’D BE GONE no doubt and forever!! As should be, the union would never defend us.
Report Post »ShyLow
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 6:11pmI want to start my own auto company…I would start with a small 4 door truck with a dump bed wth the engine and drive-train under the bed…with the hood opening for luggage or groceries…independent suspension front and rear…4wd…everything easy to take-off and put back on…rugged styling…basicilly a modern-day side-by-side stretched-out and made street legal
Report Post »georgeisn6
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:45amFolks you want to rush out and get your Obummer mobiles now, you will want to be the first in line to buy the first vehical off the assembly line after these good UAW members have had their lunch break. You can be sure that these good old boys and women drink and smoke nothing but the best union made beer and marrijuna.
Report Post »lantzh
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:24pmhow do you know they are smoking marijauna.? .You cant even spell it.
marijauna doesn ot make a person incompetant…what about all the perscription drugs you so called “sober people” take?
people need to lighten up. marijauna is not a bad drug. any drugs taken while working on equipment and machinery is bad….not just marijauna. but if you people would really look, more people are taking hydrocodone at work than any other drugs to include alcohol.
so get off your high horses….
Report Post »Weiners Wiener
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:39pmApparently, YOU can’t spell marijuana either. It’s M-A-R-I-J-U-A-N-A, you freakin’ know-it-all.
Report Post »STRINGS
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:46pmLMAO, sorry but this is way to funny ^^
Report Post »CorpsmanToPA
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:54pm@LANZTH – hope your not at work stoner. So funny – calling out someone’s spelling mistake of a word which you should know better (from what you say). I guess if your stoned you should keep it simple and spell “weed”.
Report Post »Uncle Tom
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:55pm@LANTZH
“how do you know they are smoking marijauna.? .You cant even spell it”
Ha! neither can you, man. You’ve got too much resin in your brain. It’s marijuana. And while we’re at it, how about prescription, not “perscription”. If you‘re going to correct someone’s spelling, you may want to proofread your own post first. Thank you for demonstrating that weed kills…brain cells.
Report Post »ID_Patriot
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:06pmHey Lantzh – put down the bong, and back away from the brownies!
Report Post »ID_Patriot
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:07pmHey Lantzh – Put down the bong and back away from the brownies!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:18pmWe “sober” people take PREscription drugs and they do absolutley nothing to my perception or balance. Don‘t rag on someone’s spelling if you can’t do any better.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:22pmWe all make mistakes because we type so fast and forget to spell check. ha
Report Post »Truth is, I couldn’t spell that either, just say MJ or weed or dope. Just making an excuse for my failure to double check my posts too, but think most get the gist of what I’m thinking. Thank you folks!
conservredneck
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:29pmI am the first in line to say that not all Union members are idiots. My problem is, and it is a BIG one, you support those that ARE causing the problem. It is almost impossible to get fired. This has been around for many years. This and only this is why I have NO respect for many Unions. You want my respect, clean up your own house. If not, your loss, not mine.
Report Post »awizard
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:31pm@lantzh; Crackhead Kenny is that you?.. put up another problem to justify the first one, again. ‘You remember when you told me that “Everybody watches WWF?“ and ”Everybody does crack?“ and ”Everybody cheats on his wife?” …
You’re Still wrong “marijauna (snicker)” makes you dumb as a bag of hammers, alcohol makes you drunk, unreliable, and dangerous on a production floor. ‘Remember the time you let a whole shift worth of product go by without noticing the wrong widget was installed in the brake system?.. We all had a good laugh about that!.. ‘Good thing the Girl that followed you Don’t smoke, drink, or snort and checked the spec.’s huh?..
“Government motors” again and “Layed off” without pay, that means unemployment, or “We” pay, again … Drug test, Blood test (After lunch), profile!..
This company is still owned by the government, and that means Me … In all my years of work, I never considered entering a production floor, or the office for that matter under the influence of anything …
Fire em all, they don‘t respect their job’s, let em learn to respect not having one …
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:54pmlantzh
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:24pm
how do you know they are smoking marijauna.? .You cant even spell it.
marijauna doesn ot make a person incompetant…what about all the perscription drugs you so called “sober people” take?
people need to lighten up. marijauna is not a bad drug. any drugs taken while working on equipment and machinery is bad….not just marijauna. but if you people would really look, more people are taking hydrocodone at work than any other drugs to include alcohol.
so get off your high horses….
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Obviously a pot head trying in vain to defend his addiction!…….Good luck with that………………
Report Post »ConstitutionalPatriot
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 2:21pmLantzh; ‘U’ funny!! I could almost hear you sucking on the pipe while you typed.
LANTZH: “Hey man, frrrrrrrph, you don’t know how to spell, whewwwww, marijauna (It’s MARIJUANA,
pothead).
ME: I love watching stoners attempt to prove pot smoking is a good thing.
LANTZH: ‘MARIJAUNA DOESN OT make a person INCOMPETANT…what about all the perscription
drugs..”
ME: Really? What is it then? Because every time I see ‘potheads’ they have that ‘duh’ look on their
face. Lantzh, do all potheads forget about spell check? Quick Question: You pick on a post with
one misspelling when you post seven (7) misspelling’s and five (5) grammatical errors. We know
you use capital’s, at least every other time. Maybe… You should leave the blunt in the ash tray
next time you go to blog.
Oh, and by the way my horse doesn’t smoke pot either…
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 2:22pmIve been smocking mary wanna for yeers. I doughnut beleev it uffects ure brane a tall.
Report Post »I_Object
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 3:55pmeverybody on this thread needs to lighten up a little… sheesh man – smoke a fatty – after that none of you will actually give a crap about meaningless stuff like correcting spelling on threads. So what if they can’t spell it? Stoners are just easy targets… There‘s no big win’s in pickin the low hanging fruit.
Report Post »I_Object
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 3:57pmp.s. just don’t do it at work. And who drinks at 11:30 in the morning, anyways? Raging alcoholics – that’s who. Wait for the sun to go down and drink in a safe place. Take a cab home if you‘ve had over the legal limit or don’t go out. Personal responsibility is all it takes to be loose and not lose.
Report Post »jrcess
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:43amBuy Ford, no bail out and reponsible employees.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:50amIf you actually think that no drug addicts or drunks are not working for Ford, GM or Toyota, Obama has a bridge to sell you .
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:05pmBetter yet, buy used. I will never buy a new vehicle again. UAW won’t profit off of the used car I buy – they already got thier blood money from the original owner. I’m a Ford guy, and applaud them for being more responsible than the other US automakers, but they still have the UAW monkey on thier backs. Lucky for them the other US makers are morons, with overpriced, inferior quality products.
Report Post »Ghastlyone
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:32pmFord actually did take bailout money. It just wasn’t annouced publicly until recently.
Report Post »WitegaSchadde
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:45pmThose companies may have these problems also, but those same companies didnt take a boatload of taxpayer money to stay afloat and then still employ losers like these guys. I dont give a rats ass what you do in your personal life, you want to drink yourself to death, or fry your brain on drugs that your business but dont expect me to pay for your failures at being a decent human being. Also dont expect me to work next to you in a dangerous work enviroment while you are intoxicated and put my life in danger, endanger my co-workers, endanger my job and the company that signs my paychecks reputation.
Report Post »IowaWoman
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 5:56amScuba dude, Toyota is the only auto maker that has non-union plants. I would be willing to bet the % of workers under the influence in a Toyota plant is much less. The plants with unions have a out of control problem with % of workers under the influence.
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:43amUnion or not leave these people alone and let them drink for God’s sake. And they have been making good cars, so don’t call them hunks of junk while you run around in your foreign car. Talk about unpatriotic.
Report Post »Faith1029
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:51amOMG, you’re kidding right! Would you want your loved ones in the car where the drunk guy was working on the brakes? My gosh what is this world coming to!
Report Post »Goldmember
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:02pmSorry loser, 32 year ford retiree, St. Paul plant. We dealt with this stuff fast.
Report Post »CorpsmanToPA
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:00pm@rfycom
uh…yeah – unpatriotic I guess just making sure your “fellow Americans” have a job is more important, while you or someone you love may die from due to negligence and dereliction of individuals with a lack of concern for “their” “fellow Americans”.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:09pmYup..that Pinto was a great car, as long as you didn’t hit it the rear. Buy fire insurance.
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:44pmHow about having to work an assembly station with a guy who had a little nip for lunch? Oops, just lost a couple of fingers!
Report Post »jrcess
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:42amNo wonder their cars fall apart within a week of purchase
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:09pmIt’s usually right after the warranty runs out. I drive a Jeep, I hope this isn’t happening in Toledo.
Report Post »Honda makes crap now, too. Honda has had problems for years now, too. I wonder what they would find in Marysville, Ohio?
Salamander
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:51pmI used to sell cars! Mhy favorite line when someone asked about a trade on their Cherokee was, aare you on the first, second or third transmission! I thought it was funny–until I got a few ‘tire kickers’ that called me a day or two later to rush a deal, because their tranny crapped out on the way home! I‘d have to swear that I didn’t put sugar in it during the evaluation drive! I didn’t, I swear! The damn things just broke at 60,000 miles!
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:42amThe guy pictured smoking pot in the car wasn’t a production worker. He was originally in the design department at AMC before Chrysler. He designed the Pacer and the 73 Matador Coupe.
Report Post »code green
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:00pmThat guy wasn’t even born in 73
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:07pmCode..it was a joke.
Report Post »War_Eagle
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:22pmAs a Bobby Allison fan, I have fond memories of watching him drive the Matador Coupe. Five of his victories came in a Matador Coupe. But this is back before racing turned into professional wrestling. Most NASCAR fans today probably have no clue who Bobby Allison even is.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:06pmWar_Eagle, are you kidding? The Bobby, brother Donny, Cale Yarlborough fight after that crash at the end of the race is what put NASCAR on the map. I met Bobby a few times when he was in town. His sponser for many years was Miller Beer.
Report Post »warner
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:40amSo glad we bailed these Union losers out! I wonder if my tax money bought the alcohol or the pot! Hmmmmm!
Report Post »OhSuzieQ
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:01pmLooked to be Crack to me in the pipe..ya know
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:40amUh…you know…uhhh..without the uhhhh…bail…bailout, these folks would be…uhhh. smokin’…uhh crack….so you can uhhhh…see….it coulda uhhhh…been uhhh a whole lot worse, people. I won‘t rest til they’re uhhh….just drinkin’ uhhh…wine coolers.
Report Post »lynnissmart
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:39amThis is no surprise to me….union thugs drinking, smoking dope, etc., and then the break peddles fail, the airbags don’t work, alignment is not good; hey shouldn’t these guys get a raise?
Report Post »SovereignSoul
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 2:11pmbreak peddles??????
Report Post »jtm
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:38amIsn’t being suspended without pay indefinitely another term for being fired? Or is that a union term for short vacation?
Report Post »JQPublic
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 1:06pmIt’s an immediate response to come across as tough and then once it quiets down they get to return to work. They may get transfered to a different plant to keep them out of the news.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:38amSo what, there are plenty od doctors drunk or hopped up on drugs doing surgery and their cronies protect them and say nothing. Stimulant abuse is very high with doctors. Take a close look at your doctors eyes next time you go, big pupils,wide eyelids, fast speech, fast breathing…
Report Post »jtm
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:40amYou must go to a witch doctor. You might want to consider a change.
Report Post »mikiegro
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:49amDon’t know any doctors that took bail-outs.
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:38am“they would be suspended indefinitely without pay” ?!?!?! If that was me I’d just be fired on the spot!!
Report Post »enemy of the statist
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:37amOne answer: First thing monday, hair follicle testing on every employee on up to the CEO. Anyone not clean will not be allowed to leave the workplace during business hours.
Report Post »concealled9mms
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:36amMy son is a plumber he works on military bases his boss always does random drug tests .He is non union . Why not at the auto places ? Buy american my azz
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:15pmHow about drug testing at welfare offices? You pass, you get help. You fail, go find a job and take your drugs during lunch.
Report Post »jimmythebullet
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:57pm@anonymous-
Report Post »our “unpopular” gov. here in fla. just signed that into law last friday!
abbygirl1994
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:33amI’d be drinking to, if I had to deal with the unions! Thugs!
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:33amGood grief; no doubt libs.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:28amIt’s no different at Ford, Gm, or any other auto factory. How about not letting the workers leave at lunchtime.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:31amI bet non union auto factories would be different.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:36amWhy would non-union shops be any different?
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 12:09pmScuba, the difference is, in non-union assembly plants, the drunk/doper is gone, forever, in a flash, with no union to keep him in place. These guys are being suspended, not fired.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 2:00pmFunny thing, I was working at the G.M. stamping plant/weld gun plant in Ontario,Ohio as a temp.Right across the street was a Red Lobster,Logan’s,Ruby Tuesday’s, up the street was a Cheddar’s,Applebee’s, Roadhouse,.Where do you think lunch breaks were being taken,and how many of those establishments (which all have a bars) do you think did’nt see there share of liquid lunchers?
Report Post »LukeAppling
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:27amAnyone in a union or who deals with a union understands every problem is resolved by adding more people to the union-teacher failure-add more teachers, auto failure-add more union employeess, government problem with passenger boarding-add more employees….
Report Post »the reason always is to add more costs to the employer and waste more time such as smoking and drinkng while you should be working or punch in and leave or have someone else punch you in… all of these tactics come with unions and I dealt with every one and fired the employees and reduced the union’s size. You need to be a good manager to deal with unions, politicians are not strong enough.
teddrunk
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:22amNothing new here. I was welding car frames in the 70s. Lots of drunks, dope heads & Communists. I was glad I got out. I wouldn’t give you 2 cents for the whole bunch I worked with.
Report Post »knockered
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:26amWe need to start returning new cars with defects and blaming the drunk pot heads for the damages, include the unions for even propecting them…just saying
Report Post »AIDANMAN
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:20amidentify, drug test, terminate..like everyone else….
Report Post »mohavegreen
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:19amIs this the political correctness for union members, suspended indefinitely. Suspended indefinitely in union speak means come back next week when it’s old news. Does fired come to mind. God will help us because we’ve passed the point of mortal response to our weaknesses.
Report Post »AIDANMAN
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:18amwonder why those cars never work right…
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:17amThat’s the Democrat base for you. Drunks, dope smokers, illegals and gays…nice party you have going there Democrats, you must be very proud of yourselves.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:21amMaybe that’s why their cars are not doing so well in the market place.
Report Post »FREDD The WILSON
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:25amthat is why their cars are hunks of junk
Report Post »fertlmind
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 11:17amHere come the union funded lawsuits
Report Post »One Man One Voice
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 5:49pm@ Fertlmind: With our tax dollars, to boot. So this is what the stimulus money got us. Of course let’s not forget Attorney General, eric holder using 140 million stimulus dollars to fund operation, “Fast & Furious” either.
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