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Employee Assistance Program
People
with problems need people they can turn to. Your Employee
Assistance Program (EAP) Representative is just such a person.
Click
the cover image to download a printable pdf file
of the five-page EAP Newsletter.
And
to read an earlier edition of the newsletter, click
here.
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Two EAP
Reps at each UAW-Chrysler facility — one union,
the
other management — provide guidance and referrals
for all sorts of personal problems: family issues, financial
difficulties,
substance abuse. And they know how to keep quiet. They're
trained professionals who understand that your business
is
just that.
If
you've got a problem and don't know where to turn,
why
not talk to your EAP Rep ?
He or she can point you in the right direction.
CLICK
HERE FOR A LIST OF EAP REPS BY FACILITY.
Members
of the bargaining
unit also can call the toll-free UAW-Chrysler Help
Line at 800.346.7651 for mental health or substance abuse
problems. Non-bargaining
unit employees can call 800.447.0166.
For
more information on the EAP, contact Darrell
Motley or
Brian Dumas at the NTC.
Click
the button that matches your
Internet connection speed to view an EAP video.
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EAP Rep Certification
UAW and
Chrysler EAP Reps now are required to earn certification — within
three years of their appointments — through the UAW-Chrysler
NTC certification process, which is designed to help Reps
keep up with the latest information and techniques employed
in the field.
Two certification training
conferences are being held each year. If
you are an EAP Rep and need more information on obtaining certification, contact
Darrell Motley or Brian
Dumas at the NTC.
The
'Den Mother' of Local 51
 The
persistence, focus and compassion of UAW Local
51 EAP Rep Richelle Hall-Smith has made her a role
model and mentor and earned her the reputation
of a problem-solver at Mack Avenue Engine Plant
I in Detroit.
Click
here for her story.
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In addition
to the certification requirements, the current National
Agreement makes a major commitment to a Workplace Violence
Prevention Program (WPVP) through creation of Local Response
Teams at each Chrysler facility. The teams can provide
early identification of situations that might result in
violent behavior and take preventative action.
The National Agreement also
provides additional support for employees by permitting them to hold employee-conducted,
self-help group meetings on their own time at their facilities.
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