Informed at a meeting of an engineering error that would delay the plant's restart by two weeks, an enraged McNeill flung a chair against a wall, breaking it into pieces. McNeill said last week, smiling. He has learned to control his temper better in recent years, McNeill said. And in some cases, circumstances are so bad you have to be more aggressive,'' McNeill said. I get frustrated with bureaucratic decision-making.
More tough decisions are forthcoming.
Although Peco has improved its productivity dramatically since 1990, it came in only 60th out of 94 electric utilities in a recent ranking by Public Utilities Fortnightly, a trade publication. McNeill said Peco's productivity could improve further. But I think it's inevitable that there will be adjustments'' in the workforce. Job insecurity was a major issue for workers who unsuccessfully tried to win union representation earlier this year. Union organizers cited a company survey last fall that found that only 15 percent of workers agreed that management was sensitive to the demands that organizational changes placed on workers, and only 29 percent agreed that they could usually believe the information they get from their superiors.