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Cannabis is legal in Michigan for recreational purposes. Many companies still require pot screening.
GM management is discussing a proposal to stop testing pot. It would be a way to attract new employees. I wonder if other blue collar employers will follow suit. This is good news for personal freedom.
It's been a tricky year for General Motors as, like almost every other automaker, the company navigates the semiconductor chip shortage that forced production to stop in some cases. But there's another factor affecting production: a battle to find temporary employees to fill shifts at some of its assembly plants.
In an unusual solution to the issue, GM bosses are discussing a proposal to stop testing for marijuana use in an effort to attract otherwise qualified job applicants, especially younger individuals. In a rather blunt response, spokesman Dan Flores only said that it's "an issue that is being discussed internally".
This is going to be a tough one. As it becomes legal around the country, more employees and potential employees will be positive. On the other hand, If someone gets hurt/killed in an industrial accident, then the issue of did it contribute to the accident is going to be a major factor.
Old college roommate is the Economic Development Director for a small town nearby where I grew up. So he talks with companies big and small daily about hiring needs, etc... Basically every company in whatever industry has told him they no longer care about drug tests. The need for labor is so HIGH (get it) that as long as they show up stoned it's better than not showing up at all I guess.
This is going to be a tough one. As it becomes legal around the country, more employees and potential employees will be positive. On the other hand, If someone gets hurt/killed in an industrial accident, then the issue of did it contribute to the accident is going to be a major factor.
That why they need to keep testing for it. I worked for 16 years for a steel company that had its own delivery fleet, warehouse and fabrication/machining departments. All areas where large machinery was being operated. They had a zero-tolerance policy for people coming to work drunk or stoned (I remember one of the truck drivers being fired on the spot for coming to work drunk). Long before I worked there, the founder's son was killed in the warehouse, IIRC it was something to do with the stacker. Doubt drugs or alcohol had anything to do with that, but a steel warehouse is not a place for people who can't pay close attention to their surroundings.
Warehouses and other industrial work settings are no place for people who are under the influence.
The problem with the current state of testing and the antiquated test kits they use is that you can have a few beers and smoke a joint on Saturday night with friends on your own time, and be fired on Wednesday for the THC that remains in your body for 1-2 weeks. The tests don't control for current levels of intoxication, they account for any and all residue that remains. If the same was true about testing for alcohol, people would be all up in arms about it.
Look for GM to revert back to their early 1980s reputation of producing a lot of lemon cars.
I remember a GM plant in California had the rep that you don't want to buy a car made in the afternoon. Apparently the workers would drink a lot on their lunch breaks.
That's great news. People shouldn't lose out on employment opportunities for using substances that are legal in their jurisdiction. There remains the problem of not having a test that can determine if someone is high at that moment instead of just determining if they have used marijuana in the last month or so. Hopefully we'll be able to devise a technology that addresses that in the near future. It would allay the fears of all those folks who think fork lift drivers are going to get high on the job the moment you take your eyes off them.
The problem with the current state of testing and the antiquated test kits they use is that you can have a few beers and smoke a joint on Saturday night with friends on your own time, and be fired on Wednesday for the THC that remains in your body for 1-2 weeks. The tests don't control for current levels of intoxication, they account for any and all residue that remains. If the same was true about testing for alcohol, people would be all up in arms about it.
Good point. The question is does GM have the right to dictate what legal substances one can consume in their off time.
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