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OFFICE OF THE UMPIRE No. E-48 January 14, 1947
Claimed Violation Of Paragraph 63 (b).
GRIEVANCE: Pontiac Motor Division—Case E-58 "Protest being taken off job and replaced with new employee."
Umpire’s Decision: The grievance is dismissed. (Entire Decision should be read)
In the Matter of: United Automobile Workers of America—C.I.O.—Local 653 and General Motors Corporation—Pontiac Motor—Case E-58
This grievance is brought by Employee H., classified as a "Chucking Machine Operator-Multiple Spindle". He had been working for some time on a chucking machine used in the manufacture of camshaft gear sprockets for six cylinder engines. On July 8, 1946, a newly hired female employee was added to the group of employees working on camshaft gear sprocket production and assigned to a spot face and ream operation. As she proved to be too small in stature to perform this work satisfactorily she was assigned to the chucking machine and H. was placed on the spot face and ream operation. He objected at the time, and when his objection was disregarded, filed the present grievance alleging a violation of Paragraph 63 (b). To the Umpire this case appears to be on all fours with that considered in Umpire Decision E-47. As was made clear in Umpire Decision E-44, Paragraph 63 (b) does not entitle an employee to remain on any particular job assignment. There would have been a valid claim in this case only if the new hire had been placed in an opening in a classification to which an employee who could do the job had previously asked to be transferred.
Decision: The grievance is dismissed. Signed, Ralph T. Seward UMPIRE January 14, 1947. |