Sept. 21, 2011 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
•Today all the bargaining committee members and top executive board members, along with the Document 46 appointees are meeting in Memphis to get more details about the tentative agreement. You will be advised tomorrow of the times of the ratification meetings on Monday, Sept. 26 as well as when you will be able to vote on the agreement. Information books will be handed out as soon as they arrive.
•Reminder: The deadline to purchase a UAW/GM Makings Strides T-Shirt is Monday, Sept. 26. They are $10 apiece ($15 for 5x) and $4.20 of that will be donated to the American Cancer Society in UAW/GM Wentville Assembly’s name. You can also register to walk and donate more online. The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in St. Louis is October 29that 9am in Forrest Park. If you would like to purchase a UAW/GM T-Shirt there are forms available at all Entrances. If you would like to donate online and/or sign up to walk you can go to http://makingstrides.acsevents.organd search for GM/UAW Wentville Assembly Team. If you want or need more information you can contact Pat Workman, Becky Schieffer, Kandi Kinsler, or Tamara Harris.
•The October production schedule has been released and it has daily production of 10.3 or 469 units with Friday, Oct. 14 off. This is subject to change.
•If you did not get a letter or failed to register on the uawgmnow.com website, you can do so by sending an email message to info@uawgmnow.com. Be sure to include your name, address and your plant location. Your username and password will be sent to your email address.
Colorado concept
There are understandably a lot of questions about the tentative agreement. We obviously don’t have all the answers but here’s a little help:
Q. How much has GM North American operations earned so far this year?
A. Through the first six months of the year, GMNA has earned $5.147 billion, which includes a $1.6 billion one-time gain from the sale of GM’s Class A Membership Interests in Delphi Automotive LLP. Automotive operations have earned $3.5 billion, thus the minimum profit sharing payment of $3500 from the contract information book.
Q. Are Premier employees covered by this agreement?
A. No, they are not covered by the UAW/GM master agreement.
Q. Are Wentzville entry level employees in wage group B or C?
A. All entry level employees working here are in group B.
•GM Media press release: Chevrolet‘s highly anticipated new-generation Colorado has been put through final testing in Thailand as General Motors prepares to produce the midsize pickup in its Rayong assembly plant. Thailand will be the first country to introduce the new Colorado. The model lineup will feature crew-cab and extended-cab variants powered by GM’s new fuel-efficient, four-cylinder Duramax diesel engines (2.5 and 2.8 liter which feature overhead cams, turbocharging and durable aluminum cylinder heads for high levels of refinement and durability ). Chevrolet Colorado Chief Engineer Roberto Rempel said his team finessed GM’s successful truck formula to ensure the new Colorado meets local market needs in Southeast Asia and abroad. Rempel and his team lived in Thailand during the Colorado’s development, immersing themselves in the highly competitive truck market and observing how Thais use their vehicles and the driving conditions they experience. “The hard work for this program has been done, and we are incredibly pleased with the results,” Rempel said. “This is a world-class truck that will appeal to buyers not just in the heavily concentrated truck markets of Southeast Asia, but around the world. “We know customers of this type of vehicle want a workhorse and a daily-use vehicle all in one, so our product has to deliver. We have bench marked the toughest, most flexible vehicles around the world,” Rempel said. “When you combine that approach with our detailed consideration of global expectations, we are confident the new Colorado will be a winner.”
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