Chrysler Auto Workers Busted

Grumpy · #1 09-23-2010, 07:14 PM

I know some of you will dismiss this due to being a Fox story but its still sickening. And yes I know its going on all over, but being so blatant about it the Detroit way.

myFOXDetroit.com Staff - We're all rooting for the auto industry to come back stronger than ever. It affects every one of us here in metro Detroit and across the country because it's so important to our economy.

Fox 2's Rob Wolchek got a tip about what some guys are doing at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. This is the same plant that President Barack Obama visited back in July and talked about the significance of manufacturing in America.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news...ed_20100923_dk

finnbow · #2 09-23-2010, 07:29 PM

It's certainly bad that they're smoking and drinking on the job and that Chrysler didn't have an effective substance abuse program in place. However, the sensationalist manner in which this report ties these problems to Obama is another example of Fox yellow journalism.

There's plenty to be disgusted by in this report without the smarmy manner of coverage. I wonder what the workers comp carrier for Chrysler thinks about this.

whell · #3 09-23-2010, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

It's certainly bad that they're smoking and drinking on the job and that Chrysler didn't have an effective substance abuse program in place. However, the sensationalist manner in which this report ties these problems to Obama is another example of Fox yellow journalism.

There's plenty to be disgusted by in this report without the smarmy manner of coverage. I wonder what the workers comp carrier for Chrysler thinks about this.

I would challenge you just a bit in your suggestion that this is "Fox" yellow journalism. Rob Wolchek is not uncommon in his reporting style in Detroit. Steve Wilson who used to be on the local ABC affiliate comes to mind. The "Problem Solvers" is the local affiliate's "news-making", as opposed to news reporting, function. I'd also suggest, in my travels when watching some local news outlets in other cities, there are other "news-maker" segments on other news casts as well.

finnbow · #4 09-23-2010, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by whell

I would challenge you just a bit in your suggestion that this is "Fox" yellow journalism. There is at least one Rob Wolchek on each of the local newscasts in Detroit. The "Problem Solvers" is the local affiliate's "news-making", as opposed to news reporting, function. I'd also suggest, in my travels when watching some local news outlets in other cities, there are other "news-maker" segments on other news casts as well.

Perhaps so. I suppose that most local news stations have their "designated ghouls," as my wife calls them. This sort of sensationalism on the local news is definitely not exclusively Fox's terrain. The story itself is fine and newsworthy (at least to some degree). It was the tone and presentation that left me cold. Just give me the friggin' facts in a dispassionate manner without all the silly drama and innuendo.

I'm amazed in this day and age that such a company as Chrysler doesn't have a stronger substance abuse program, particularly for industrial workers. I'd hate to see what the accident rate in that plant is, not to mention the quality of the product coming off the line.

whell · #5 09-23-2010, 08:09 PM

Here Grumpy, this'll help. The story is sourced from somewhere other than Fox:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100...cohol-at-lunch

Unfortunately, nothing really new here, except that these characters got caught on tape.

d-ray657 · #6 09-23-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by whell

Here Grumpy, this'll help. The story is sourced from somewhere other than Fox:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100...cohol-at-lunch

Unfortunately, nothing really new here, except that these characters got caught on tape.

Yes and it is a much more professionally done report. It omits the sensationalism. It doesn't use charged political terms like the TV reporter's contemptuous pronunciation of the word "bailout" The workers, who the Detroit news characterized as a small group of workers, were the entire focus of the story. I would submit that out of any group of over 2500 people, whether they are office people, salespersons, plant workers, lawyers, accountants, engineers, or lobbyists, there are going to be at least fifteen who are substance abusers or alcoholics. For such people, the bottle or the hit becomes the most important thing in their lives, and they are willing to take unreasonable risks to feed their addiction. It is a sad, but selfish behavior.

Regards,

D-Ray

Grumpy · #7 09-23-2010, 08:53 PM

Your seriously downplaying this ?

Zeke · #8 09-23-2010, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Grumpy

Your seriously downplaying this ?

I don't see why you wouldn't.

This sort of thing is more rampant than you could possibly believe...

noonereal · #9 09-24-2010, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Zeke

I don't see why you wouldn't.

This sort of thing is more rampant than you could possibly believe...

I know I worked in lot's of factories as a high school and college kid during the summer and this sort of thing was a way of life in all factories, especially on Fridays.

Boreas · #10 09-24-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by noonereal

I know I worked in lot's of factories as a high school and college kid during the summer and this sort of thing was a way of life in all factories, especially on Fridays.

And then those damned Liberals came along with their socialist OSHA and their nanny state workplace safety rules and their fascist drug testing.

Damn Liberals to Hell!!!

John