Well, the Chrysler boys are at it again!

Ten months after the Fox Television affiliate in Detroit found a group of workers from the Jefferson North Plant, which assembles the Jeep Grand Cherokee, spending their lunch hour drinking alcohol and smoking pot, a follow-up investigation has found more of the same behavior at another Chrysler plant.

This time, a group of workers from Chrysler’s Trenton Engine Plant in Trenton, Michigan, were, once again captured on video during their lunch break drinking what appeared to be a variety of adult beverages while several were also smoking “cigarettes” that did not seem to come out of a name branded pack.

The workers were not on Chrysler plant property at the time of their lunch-party. However, they were just a few feet away from the United Auto Workers (UAW) meeting hall. I must ask, is there a roped off designated area for this activity at the UAW hall?

I know that perks, benefits and pay are out-of-control at the automakers but, I guess we all missed that part of the agreement with the UAW that allows workers to hang out at the hall during the work day using drugs and drinking alcohol.

Chrysler released a statement saying that the conduct captured on video was “unacceptable” and that the workers would be suspended without pay once they are identified. Wow – tough talk Chrysler.

With taxpayer money being used to bail out Chrysler and the UAW should we, the taxpayer, not expect better than this from our government owned company? As a taxpayer, and thereby a part owner of the company, I say FIRE THEM NOW!

How often is this happening? This is now twice in less than a year at just two plants in relative proximity to one another. How many more plants around the country have workers participating in adult liquid and wobble weed breaks during working hours?

Last year was the fourth worst year for auto recalls since they began keeping those records. How much of these recall problems could be due to auto workers that are drunk or high on the job? One has to ask.

Can you imagine the outcry from the car manufacturers if this activity had been found at a plant that manufactured aftermarket parts? They would be apoplectic and calling for the plant to be shut down because of the danger to the manufacturing process.

I’m sure that the majority of car company assembly workers at plants around the country are hard working and not engaging in this type of activity, at least I hope so. And, I hope that the workers caught engaging in this activity receive the help they need to move on with their lives – in some other career. But, once again, this shows that the OE’s have a lot of problems that they need to take care of before they spend their time denigrating and attacking the aftermarket.