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CAW Union leader's letter Apr/2009 (pdf)

Old Apr 14, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by esmarkey
$10 -$12/hour to sweep floors?!?!?!
I wonder how they deal with all the stress?

Does anyone else have a problem with this?
What does a McDonalds employee make these days?
$10 to $12 seems about right. If he was stating those numbers for sweepers at the Oshawa plant I would believe them. I think minimum wage on Ontario is around $9 an hour now, or so.

Here in Alberta, McDonalds jobs typically start between $9 and $10 an hour. There is a 7-11/Esso station just down the street from me that is hiring right now and their sign out front says the starting pay is $12 an hour.
Old Apr 14, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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For those that don't realize what a sweeper does in a GM plant, they do sweep floors. They also clean paint ovens(chemical training, safety procedures, dangerous chemicals being used), clean spray booths(grates are cleaned with lye, extremely high pressure water guns), blood spills(special training), fuel spills(special training with fire Dept.), electrical supply room cleaning(more training with electricians), and for those that sit on their butts all day, they also clean offices(ie. floor stripping, resealing and upkeep). There is more to just a sweeper than some think. I wonder if a chimp could this type of work. I've watched them do most of this.
Old Apr 14, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Cokeybill
For those that don't realize what a sweeper does in a GM plant, they do sweep floors. They also clean paint ovens(chemical training, safety procedures, dangerous chemicals being used), clean spray booths(grates are cleaned with lye, extremely high pressure water guns), blood spills(special training), fuel spills(special training with fire Dept.), electrical supply room cleaning(more training with electricians), and for those that sit on their butts all day, they also clean offices(ie. floor stripping, resealing and upkeep). There is more to just a sweeper than some think. I wonder if a chimp could this type of work. I've watched them do most of this.
I know a Chimp can do it but there are some humans I question their ablilities to do all that let alone show up everyday.
Old Apr 14, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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have you ever seen a union employee through poop at you while hes sweeping?
Old Apr 14, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by gritsgresham
have you ever seen a union employee through poop at you while hes sweeping?
You ever been to Lordstown?
Old May 1, 2009 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by gritsgresham
have you ever seen a union employee through poop at you while hes sweeping?
At least all sweepers must have a Grade 12 or better education. And they also know how to spell "throw" not "through". Some replies should be more educated than others.
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