July 22, 2010 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
From Chairman Mike Bullock: We have been told that 5 trucks and one rail car made it across the border yesterday and there is enough material to run through Monday.
The Women’s Committee Annual Golf Tournament will be Saturday, Aug. 28 at Bear Creek Golf Course in Wentzville. This is a 3-person scramble with a 1:30 shotgun start. The cost is $70 a person or $210 a team and includes food and beer served after the tournament, longest drive and closest to the pin prizes. Proceeds from the tournament will be donated to “Village of the Blue Rose”, an organization that provides job training for special needs teens and young adults. Deadline for signups is Aug. 16. Entry forms are available at the entrances.
From the Detroit News: Striking workers at a factory in China that supplies Honda Motor Co. went back to work yesterday after agreeing to a 47 percent pay hike, an employee said. Atsumitec's 200 employees resumed work after accepting a 500 yuan ($74) increase in monthly salaries that start at 1,070 yuan ($158), the employee said by phone from the factory office. The strike began July 12 at the factory, which supplies gearshift levels to Honda assembly plants in China.
From Automotive News: Workers at Japanese electronics maker Omron's southern China factory have gone on strike, the latest disruption in the manufacturing hub over demands for better wages and working conditions. The Omron strikers, who walked off the job on Wednesday morning, are demanding a pay raise of at least 40 percent from their current salary of 1,270 yuan, with some workers saying they want an increase of 500 yuan ($74) per month and another saying the demand is for 800 yuan more. One of the strikers, who declined to give their names because of concerns about retribution, said the factory makes mainly switches and ignition keys for Honda Motor, Ford, BMW and other car makers.
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