This proposed resolution is one I intend to write for the 2028 UAW/GM National Agreement. It would remove the option for units lost due to a strike to be made up with mandatory overtime. These units would have to be made up during regular production as described in the national agreement. The company is a party to negotiations and should bear responsibility, not just pile it on the members after the strike. Would you support this resolution? Share your ideas for improving work/life balance in the next contract.
Proposed Resolution for The Next UAW/GM Negotiations
National Agreement
MOU on Overtime
Article 12, Page 218 of the 2019 Agreement – Emergencies
Whereas: Excessive overtime is detrimental to the well-being of members and efficient operations. The company and the union have committed to this fact in Document 108 – Work/Family Program and Document 116 – Overtime. Doc. 116 stated “essential overtime would be used in cases of temporary or seasonal increases in sales, at new model start-up, and to make up for production lost due to factors beyond the parties’ control such as interruptions in the supply of parts”.
By definition, a strike is a dispute between employer and employees. As such, this action is not beyond the parties’ control. Since the employer has a direct say in whether a strike occurs it bears responsibility for these lost units. By allowing these units to be made up on mandatory overtime the employer is relieved of responsibility while the entire burden is placed on the workers upon their return. This defies the concept of “beyond the parties’ control”.
Therefore: We demand that “strikes” be removed from Article 12 (Emergencies) of the MOU on Overtime.
Submitted by: UAW Local 2250
Name: Darin Gilley Department: 34 Shift: 2
2/7/2024
