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FILE NAME: Rockwell (ROCK) DATE: 1973 DOC#: ROCK008 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Grievance Claim with Related Correspondence 7 t> - GRIEVANCE FORM NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL - National Agreement-UAW Orl evenca No. 4Z3 N * m . o l Qilgvant Classification Local Name of Proteste Em ployee C le s s lf (catio n Paragraph!) o f N Agreement violated S T E P 2 : t<t<mefit of D e p u te and R em edy Requested _______________ Dept. w Slock o. s n ift ** ' Slock No. Seniority Date Hourly Rate Seniority Date Sr i & J * QtntClLX\ Dept. If non, to teta ^ /YJQ J37 Shirt Hourly Rate r]i <r 1 cut Violation Occurred / l - ____________________________________ . to- -7 73 At tha prasaut tlaa aa are still reoieviBg U s i n g from vendors that have not removed the asbestos dust from the rivet and bolt holes thusyoreating a serious health hasard to tha operators of the rivobSrs and the G.U*C.bettoh.'RES3ia a serious problem and must be stopped immadlatly* Signature of Grfevant S T E P 2! Management's Disposition 73 Unln0",cu<k^u Date s" " /-//- Signatur o f / .__, p . / Date Subm itted/ j ^ All vendors of brake blocks are being notifledl4y the Purchasing Dept, that material received from them meets the specifications as set forth purchase agreement. At the same time, air sample tests are being made bench to see if a health hazard does, in fact, exist. Naturally, if a is present, the Company will take necessary action to correct same. Grievance allowed as qualified. to ensure in the at the GM hazard Signature of Management* S T E P 3: If'M in .gen W mm 'i M Suomlttad a Signatura of Union Officiai mon it unacceptable, state reason for appealing Date Receive Signature of Union Official * S T E P 3t Management* D isposition Data S u b m itte d Signature of Management official nate Received / Signature of Management Official Date SubiwHted Signature of u a Js o ff ic ia i P R E P A R E IN Q U A D R U P L I C A T E ! 1 -C om m . C h airm an , Onion, 3-Perum nel Supervisor. 4Supervlsor (Uta attachment D o N o t W rite on B ack o f Form ) Date Received R E V , 21?1 RWI 002460 Bankhead_Pltfs' Exhibit no. 0467 pg1 c c : Messrs. L. Vander Roest K. Davidson January 12, 1S73 Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. 360 Southfield Office Plaza 17000 West 3 Mile Road Southfield, Michigan 48076 Attention Mr. R. J. tiarkin Gentlemen: s This letter is being directed to all of our lining suppliers along with a copy of a grievance from our local labor representation, UAI' Local 274. This grievance is self-explanatory and some of you have been cautioned of this condition previously and advised this situation cannot be tolerated. To those of you who have been supplying lining trouble free we appreciate your diligence, but to those who are negligent, we must advise that.material found in the condition described, is subject to rejection and return at your expense. It. is requested that prompt attention be given this matter to insure that only acceptable material reaches our plant. Very truly yours, ROCKWELL-STANDARD DIVISION Nort rlcan Rockwell V. E. Pilkington purchasing Agent VEP/pm Enclosure RWI 002462 Bankhead_Pltfs' Exhibit no. 0467 pg2 cc: Messrs. L. Vender Roest K. Davidson January 12, 1973 ' Molded Materials Division P.0. Bos 417 Riagway, Pennsylvania 15833 Attention Mr. Ed Zacharias Gentlemen: This letter is being directed to all of our lining suppliers along with a copy of a grievance from our local labor representation, UAW Local 274. This grievance is self-explanatory and some of you have been cautioned of this condition previously and advised this situation cannot be tolerated. To those of you who have been supplying lining trouble free we appreciate your diligence, but to those who are negligent, v;e must advise chat material found in the condition-described, is subject to rejection and return at your expense. It is requested that prompt attention be given this matter to insure that only acceptable material reaches our plant. Very truly yours, ROCKWELL-STANDARD DIVISION Rockwell V. E. Pilkington Purchasing Agent - / VEP/pm , Enclosure RWi 002463 Bankhead_Pltfs' Exhibit no. 0467 pg3 cc: Messrs. L. Vender Roesc K. Davidson January 12, 1973 The Bendix Corporation Friction Materials Division 420 North Center Building 20700 Greenfield Road Oak park, Michigan 48237 Attention Mr. J. L. Manion Gentlemen: This letter is being directed to all of our lining suppliers along with a copy of a grievance from our local labor representation, UAV 'Local 274. This grievance is self-explanatory and some of you have been cautioned of this condition previously and advised this situation cannot be tolerated. To those of you who have been supplying lining trouble free we appreciate your diligence, but to those who are negligent, we must advise that material found in the condition described, is subject to rejection and return at your expease. It is requested that prompt attention be given this matter to insure that only acceptable material reaches our plant. Very truly yours, ROCKWELL-STANDARD DIVISION Non .can Rockwell V. E. Pilkingtoo Purchasing Agent VEP/pm Enclosure RWI 002464 Bankhead_Pltfs' Exhibit no. 0467 pg4 cc: Messrs. L. Vander Roesc K. Davidson January 12, 1973 Abex Corporation American Brakeblok Division 1650 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 205 Troy, Michigan 48084 Attention Mr. C. E. Hubbard Gentlemen: This letter is being directed to all of our lining suppliers along with a copy of a grievance from our local labor representation, UAW Local 274. This grievance is self-explanatory an'd some of you have been cautioned of this condition previously and advised this situation-cannot be tolerated. To.those of you who'have been supplying lining trouble free we appreciate your diligence, but to those who are negligent, we oust advise that material found in the condition described, is subject to rejection and return at your expense. It is requested that prompt attention be given this matter to insure that only acceptable material reaches our plant. Very truly yours, ROCKWELL-STANDARD DIVISION Nort rican Rockwell V. E. Pilkington Purchasing Agent VEP/pm Enclosure RWI 002465 Bankhead_Pltfs' Exhibit no. 0467 pg5 CARLISLE HEAVY DUTY BRAKE BLOCKS AND SEGMENTS V f Molded Materials Division CARLISLE CORPORATION ______ _ , .. ,: .i P. 0. BOX P. RIDGWAY, PA. 15853 TELEPHONE (814) 773-3187 January 23, 1973 North American Rockwell Corporation Rockwell-Standard Company 3500 North Ridge Vest Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 Attention: Hr. V. E. Plikington Purchasing Agent Re: Your letter of January 12, 1973 Dear Mr. Plikington: Subject: Asbestos dust in rivet and bolt holes We believe we have taken all possible steps to Insure that you encounter no difficulty on above subject. Yours sincerely, H O U g D M ATER IALS D IV IS IO N ERZ:pj E. R. Zacharias President / RWI 002466 Bankhead_Pltfs' Exhibit no. 0467 pg6 July 12, 1973 Or. Jon Swanson Swanson Environmental Consultants, 24680 Swanson Road Southfield, Michigan 48076 Inc. Dear Jen: Enclosed are the photomicrographs you allowed us to see. I apologize for not returning them sooner. 1 understand our Mr. Quick has been in contact with you. I certainly hope you will be able to assist us. Again, thank you for sending this material to us. It was most helpful and we here have a better understanding of what asbestos and resinous material look like. - Very truly yours, ROCKWELL-STANDARD DIVISION Rockwell International Corp. Larry Vander Roest Ass't. Manager Personnel & Industrial Relations ma E nel. RWI 002467 Bankhead_Pltfs' Exhibit no. 0467 pg7 swanson environmental consultants, inc. 7 South D earborn S treet Suite 1631 C hicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone (312) 372-5493 Ju n e 5, 1973 Rockw ell S tandard D ivision R ockw ell In tern atio n al 3500 N orth Ridge W est A shtabula, O hio 44004 Attn: M r. L a rry E . V an D er R oest I A ssistant M anager, P . & I.R . I D ear S ir: A ttached you w ill find ph o to m icro g rap h s of p rev io u s a sb e sto s sam p les obtained in a b r a k e m a n u f a c tu r in g p la n t. P l a t e #1 sh o w s v e r y c l e a r l y a g o o d e x a m p le o f th e a s b e s to s f i b e r s u n d e r e x tr e m e ly h ig h m a g n if ic a tio n . P l a t e 2 sh o w s a grinding o p eratio n sam p le w ith only a la rg e re sin o u s p iece of m a te ria l visible on the m em b ran e su rfa c e . It is m y contention th at th e se resinous, m a te ria ls m ay be the object of your c u rre n t problem w ith OSHA. P la te #3 provides a good view of both the filte rs and re sin o u s m a te ria l u n d er e x tre m e ly high m ag n ific a tio n . I w ould reco m m en d to you th at o u r firm obtained som e independent sam p les in your grinding a re a s to provide you w ith visible evidence such as enclosed w hich m ay be u sefu l in p o ssib le litig a tio n . I w ould be m o st p le a se d to d isc u ss this fu rth e r w ith your attorneys o r staff. P l e a s e r e t u r n th e e n c lo s e d p h o to m ic r o g r a p h s a s so o n a s p o s s ib le a s th e s e are p art of our perm anent files. " V ery tru ly yours, JR S:eae E nclosures Southfield, M ichigan - Telephone (313) 352-0960 RWI 002468 Bankhead_Pltfs' Exhibit no. 0467 pg8