Read the JCI Employee Handbook Lately?

JCI Holland employees might want to take a close look at the current Johnson Controls Automotive Systems Group Employee Handbook.

On page 4, under "What We Value," it states that "We (JCI) do what we say we will do..."

Good start!

On page 6, under the "Employee Bill of Rights," it says that you can expect "to receive pertinent information about your job, and issues and events related to the work place."

So JCI Management will certainly be showing us the Neutrality Agreement it signed with the UAW, since that certainly affects our jobs.

On page 27, under "Solicitation and Distribution," it says that "solicitation within Johnson Controls facilities or on Johnson Controls grounds is restricted... solicitation is not permitted in work areas at any time."

So JCI Management will clearly not allow professional union organizers to sell the services of the UAW on JCI premises.

On page 33, under "Pay for Performance," it says "Johnson Controls rewards employees according to their performance -- not service time or some other rigidly defined measure."

So JCI would certainly never want to agree to a rigidly defined measure like a union contract.

Most of all, on page 7, under "Our Human Resources Philosophy," it says "We believe it is better to deal with each other directly than through a third party, since the involvement of an outside third party would only serve to disrupt communications and problem resolution."

What a relief! And we thought JCI might actually favor a union.