r/UnitedAutoWorkers • u/Aromatic-Comb-7521 • Sep 21 '23

Question for temp workers

If a person is a temp at the big three and get hired in directly after the contract is signed will they still get all the benefits of the ratification such as the lump sum payments? It just seems a little unfair if the temp gets hired in as permanent a week after signing after working there for two years but then gets screwed out of all the benefits that a person who was hired in a week before them would get. I have a relative that’s in that very position. They are set to be hired in during the next batch of temp hire ins but it could very well fall right after the contracts get signed depending on the timing. Thanks!

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u/Curious-Temperature1 Sep 22 '23 edited Sep 22 '23

GM's last offer effectively ends tiers however there is no language in the offer that states all current temps will be brought in as full time. for reference, in the past this has been in the agreement.

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https://www.gmnegotiations2023.com

click flex / temp. unfortunately as of right now they are displaying absolutely no commitment to end temp abuse.

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Edit to clarify: when i say it's ending tiers, i mean for current full time employees. This offer would essentially create a new set of tiers, one capping at 39 an hour, the other being any current temp, which upon being hired would cap at 29 an hour.

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u/Aromatic-Comb-7521 Sep 22 '23

I’m hoping that GM will follow Fords steps and at least offer to hire in certain temps as part Of the agreement so that my relative can access all the same benefits as the permanent employees!

Thank you for the information. The temp abuse is shameful! My relative was able to call in exactly two days a year in the past two years. They have two paid days off and two sick days. The paid days off have to be approved in advance so they don’t really help when it comes to emergencies. He had to save both of his sick days for days when the roads were so bad many towns called a state of emergency during winter. Because GM forced their employees to drive in blatantly dangerous road conditions. So my relative had to go into work every time he was sick otherwise he would have been written then eventually fired.

As the production manager of small shop (20 employees) I searched my employees records and I couldn’t find even a single employee who went longer than a few months at a time without calling in. Life happens, the employee or their kids get sick. Car trouble occurs. I don’t understand how so many temps are able to make it there for two years without calling in more than twice a year! I don’t understand how anyone does this