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Review of Aluminum Shapes LLC

All positions involved with production at Aluminum...

All positions involved with production at Aluminum Shapes are union I was hired as a Production Assistant and selected for the Anodizing department. Once hired individuals were placed on a 120 day probationary period before qualifying for the union in the meantime union fees were being subtracted from your weekly pay. If you did not make it past the probationary period the union fees collected from your pay went into the pocket of the union. The conditions inside the warehouse are typical for such jobs involving extreme heat and humidity during the summer months and the cold during winter. No matter what the conditions were the foreman stayed on you to keep working at a fast pace it seemed not to matter if you needed a drink of water or use the restroom. On regular occasions the foremans and manager would treat new hires such as myself in the most unprofessional manner. They would yell and use profanities whenever things were not done as they wanted. If that wasn't enough it was clear favoritism practiced by the foremans where certain employees were treated better than others. Co-workers who disrespected others were not terminated as long as they pushed to get the work out and worked 6 days a week. What was important to the foremans and manager was keeping the production numbers up at all costs. The company rules were not always applied fair and equally especially for new hires.