to avoid the supervisors and get as little work done as possible. Many of my coworkers developed back problems. We jokingly called it the 'rigger's...
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to avoid the supervisors and get as little work done as possible.Many of my coworkers developed back problems. We jokinglycalled it the ‘rigger’s backache’ because some employees fakedtheir ailment to leave the rig with paid sick leave. “Along with having lousy supervisors, we were always kept inthe dark about the problems on the rig. Supervisors said that theydidn’t know anything, which was partly true, but they said weshouldn’t be so interested in things that didn’t concern us. But therig's problems, as well as its future contract work, were a major con-cemtocrewmemberswhoweren‘treadytoquitTheiriobsecu-Iity depended on the rigs production levels and whether WestOilwould sign contracts to drill new holes. Given the rig's problems,most ofuswere concerned thatwewouldbe laid oifatanyn‘me “Everything came to a head when Bob MacKenzie was killedbecause someone secured a hoist improperly. Not sure if it wasmentioned 1n the papers here, but it was big news around thistime last year. A government inquiry concluded that the personresponsible wasn’t properly trained and that employees werebeing pushed to finish jobs without safety precautions. Any-way, while the inquiry was going on, several employees decidedto unionize the rig. It wasn’t long before most employees onLINK650 had signed union cards. That really shocked LlNK’s management and the entire oil industry because it was, I think,just the second time that a rig had ever been unionized there. 'Since then. management has been doing everything in itspower to get rid of the union. It sent a ‘safety officer’ to the rig,although we eventually realized that he was a consultant the com-pany hired to undermine union support. Several managers weresent to special seminars on how to manage a unionized workforce,although one of the topics was how to break the union. I'So you see, Professor, I joined LINK as an enthusiastic employeeand quit last month with no desire to lift a finger for them. Itreally bothers me, because I was always told to do your best, nomatter how tough the situation. It’s been quite an experience.’
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