You remember the more than a dozen Jefferson North assembly line workers who were fired after they were filmed drinking and smoking pot during their breaks by the Detroit Fox affiliate. If not, see the video above.
Well now Chrysler says it was forced to reinstate the 13 workers who were fired. It seems that "the workers followed the grievance procedure process outlined in the collective bargaining agreement between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers" according to Scott Garberding, vice president of manufacturing at Chrysler.
Understandably, Chrysler does not agree with nor are they happy about the decision. According to Garberdings entry on a company blog, "After more than two years, an arbitrator decided in the workers' favor, citing insufficient conclusive evidence to uphold the dismissals."
I invite you to watch the video and see if you can find any "conclusive evidence to uphold the dismissals". I suppose they were drinking Red Bull and smoking ginseng!
Remember this as you watch the union members storm the Michigan state capitol this week protesting a new law that allows workers the option of not joining a union!
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