Union and Management Group Session 9.14.23
Union and Management Working Together for Safety and Health 9.14.23
Teamwork-coming together is beginning
Keeping together is progress
Working together is success
Loretta Tyler-introducing Michael Millsap
Our district is 68k members strong, the largest in the union
Harley Davidson, Kimberly Clark, Hallstrom-is also on more bargaining committees in WI
We have to look out for the younger generation
Over 200 registrations for October WOS
Demand-it is the employee’s right to go to work and back home the same way they came in
Covid pandemic made difficult years-take care of safety and their health
Government made employers essential, but forgot to make employees essential.
Helped point out that our safety ppe is made overseas, not in the US
Pandemic created huge labor shortage. Labor shortage creates safety issues.
Supporting Cleveland cliffs purchase of us steel
Break
Lourenco Goncalves
-does not work for his shareholders, but works for the people
-if people are not taken care of, they will not take care of the company
US Steel wanted him to sign a NDA for the acquisition
When you walk into a steel mill, you must disconnect from the outside. The measures of the outside are not the same as our measures inside the mill. Focus on task at hand, pay attention to the people next to you.
Cleveland cliffs has a long tradition
Not perfect, but proud of not having real severe accidents
TRIR
Trust was diminished because middle management was instructed to act like a cop who wanted to give out traffic tickets
Fix the quasi accidents to avoid the serious accidents
No police cop trying to give tickets to people trying to do their jobs
Next acquisition-trir was higher. Equipment was neglected. Workplace environment neglected. Lead to higher accident rate.
Next acquisition, trir was above 10. “that’s the way it is in the scrap business” now its down to 2.5
Promote from within. Not going to make profits from not hiring and making people work a lot of overtime