July 27, 2010 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
From Chairman Mike Bullock: We all know the choices we have for meeting our schedule are not good except one – bringing back second shift. Unfortunately we are not at that point yet. It would take volume of 120,000 vans annually to support two shifts at a line speed of 32 an hour net. With the 700 additional vans we will reach 90,000 for this year. By month, that two-shift scenario produces 10,200, while the new line speed of 42 an hour, 10.5 hour shifts and every Friday would produce 8,820. And we have yet to top 10,000 vans in sales for even one month.
More information on TAP: Members who are on indefinite layoff, with a minimum of 1 year seniority as of the date of the layoff and have recall/rehire rights are eligible for tuition assistance under the ITAP for inactive workers. Maximum eligibility under this plan is $8400 for the duration of the layoff (not to exceed four years) for a member with 4 or more years seniority. Those with 3-4 years are eligible for $7400 and 1-3 years seniority is $6400. When returning from indefinite layoff, the active status maximum per calendar year ($5000) will apply.
From Automotive News: Nissan is recalling 51,100 Cube compacts in North America after U.S. safety regulators said a fuel leak could cause fire after a crash, the regulator and the automaker said on Monday. The chance that 2009 and 2010 model year Cubes could leak fuel if struck from the rear at 50 miles per hour led to the recall, documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show. Last week, Nissan suspended sales and shipments of Cubes from Japan to the United States and Canada.
In covering Chrysler Group’s future product plans, Automotive News reports that two different vans will be offered starting in 2012 under the Ram truck brand. First will be a Fiat-sourced full-size van that will be either a unibody, a la Sprinter, or a body-on-frame and will be assembled in an unidentified plant in North America. The second will be a re-badged version of the Fiat Doblo, a small Transit Connect type van that will be imported from Turkey (just like the Transit) and be sold as a 2013 model.
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