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...Fairchild Republic Co., division of Fairchild Industries (1981 revenues: $1.4 billion), is an enthusiastic new user of shop-floor training. Morale in its Farmingdale, N.Y., plant that builds U.S. Air Force jets collapsed early this year when the company laid off almost 1,000 workers-about 15% of its labor force. Absenteeism averaged 5.3% of scheduled working time. Disputes sometimes led to shouting matches on the plant floor that were settled by fistfights in the parking lot. Some Fairchild Republic officials believed that the supervisors were a key to the company's problems. Workers were being made shop-floor...
...Fairchild Republic is now sending 93 supervisors from the plant through the Zenger-Miller course, which meets for one three-hour session every other week. Participants memorize guidelines like "Calmly describe the employee's behavior which concerns you," and "Express supportend, reassurance...
...Fairchild Republic had tried several management programs before, but had been unhappy with all of them. The new method of role playing and teaching by example seems to produce the best results. Says Linda Dwyer, supervisor of training and development: "The other programs were too abstract. They were entertaining, like the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, but they didn't get the ball downfield...
...layer of fat to the military budget- even as they are deploring excessive defense spending. The A-10 is often referred to as "Joseph Addabbo's plane," after the Democratic Congressman from Queens, N.Y.; his district is near the Long Island plant where the fighter is made by Fairchild Republic Co. Addabbo, chairman of the Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, opposes such big-ticket military items as the B-l bomber and the MX missile on grounds of cost. But like most of New York's delegation, he is a strong advocate...
...Electric seems to be concerned not with how much is spent but with what is watched. Thirteen top-of-the-line 1983 GE televisions will include a home censor for parental use. Just punching in a private code and a channel number will keep Junior from leching after Morgan Fairchild. It will, in fact, keep the entire channel off the set for twelve hours. If Junior learns the code, however, he can retaliate by wiping out, say, Little House on the Prairie. This may introduce a whole new version of family feud...