Dec. 1, 2011 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
From the Civil Rights Committee: The deadline for submitting essays for the Martin Luther King scholarship awards is being extended one week. Therefore, all entries must be postmarked by next Thursday, Dec. 8 to be eligible.
Now that the referral window is open again, questions are coming in about entry level wages and benefits. The starting wage is $15.78 and will go up to $19.28 after 48 months of service. Health care coverage begins in the 8th month after becoming permanent and will feature unlimited office visits with a $25 co-pay, free annual wellness physicals, and no emergency room or urgent care center co-pays. Dental and vision coverage begins after 3 years. GM will contribute 4% of their earnings into a PSP and $1 an hour up to 40 hours a week (begins after 90 days). Entry level workers with 1-3 years seniority will qualify for 13 weeks of SUB, which at the starting wage will be around $470 a week. They will also qualify for up to $5000 tuition assistance for degree related courses and up to $2200 for job related courses work.
Due to the heavy volume of uniform requests, beginning Monday, Dec. 12 through Thursday, Dec. 22, the uniform store will be open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.
General Motors Co. today reported total sales of 180,402 vehicles in November, up 7 percent compared with November 2010. Retail deliveries were up 15 percent compared with the same month a year ago and accounted for 77 percent of GM sales. Deliveries to fleets were down 14 percent. “We are seeing a broad spectrum of customers return to the market,” said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Sales Operations. “Truck sales showed a very solid increase, as we expected, but the momentum building behind our most fuel-efficient vehicles was even stronger.” In November, combined sales of GM small and compact cars, led by the new Chevrolet Sonic and consistently strong-selling Chevrolet Cruze, were up 54 percent compared with a year ago. GM’s total passenger car sales increased 1 percent, crossover sales decreased 9 percent and sales of trucks, which include full-size pickups, vans and SUVs, increased 25 percent. Highlights for the month include a 34-percent increase in Chevrolet Silverado sales and a 22-percent increase in GMC Sierra sales. Other vehicles posting double-digit sales increases were the Chevrolet Cruze, Camaro, Avalanche, Colorado, Suburban, Tahoe and Express van, the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, and the Cadillac SRX. Total van sales came in at 6119, up 7.2% over last November.
If you can’t remember your log on ID or need to reset your password to access the employee referral system you can call 1-800-337-2400 (Opt 1-1-GMIN). If you are having issues with My Socrates website call 1-888-337-2400. If you are having trouble with the referral system call 1-800-973-1465.
From the Detroit News: Automakers are growing increasingly concerned that a rail strike next month could cripple auto production and prevent thousands of cars from getting to dealers. General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. both sent letters to congressional leaders on Wednesday, warning that a work stoppage by three railroad unions "would cripple our nation's freight rail system." GM vice president for global public policy Robert E. Ferguson warned a strike could "immediately begin to impact production at several high-volume assembly plants." GM warned of a strike's impact in letters to House Speaker John Boehner; R-Ohio; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. GM ships 9,000 vehicles a day in North America; most travel on U.S. railroads. "Within several days, nearly every North American assembly center would be impacted due to a lack of ground space for storing finished vehicles, as our assembled cars could not be shipped out," Ferguson wrote. The unions could go on strike Tuesday unless a deal is reached or negotiations are extended. Both GM and Ford said Congress should consider passing legislation that would impose the terms recommended by the Presidential Emergency Board to immediately halt the threat of a rail strike. GM's letter noted that a strike could cost the U.S. economy $2 billion a day. "With the U.S. auto industry comprising roughly 5 percent of the U.S. (gross domestic product), the impact to the auto sector would be dramatic," Ferguson wrote. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a group representing Detroit's Big Three and nine others, is circulating a letter urging Congress to intervene to prevent a labor strike. The letter is expected to be sent Thursday and include other signers, including the National Automobile Dealers Association and Association of Global Automakers.
From Automotive News: The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has topped Consumer Reports’ latest owner-satisfaction survey after its first year on the market. The magazine said 93 percent of respondents who own a Volt said they would definitely purchase one again, making it the highest-rated car in the annual poll. Two second-place finishers, the V8-powered Dodge Challenger and the Porsche 911, drew the most-favorable grade from 91 percent of buyers. Consumer Reports said the Volt -- the subject of a stepped-up safety investigation this week by U.S. regulators -- had been in U.S. showrooms for only a few months when the survey was conducted. “It remains to be seen if the score will hold up as the car rolls out to a wider audience and owners spend more time with their vehicles,” the magazine said. “Still, early adopters of a new technology tend to be among the most enthusiastic buyers.” Scores are based on the percentage of respondents who answered “definitely yes” to the following question: “Considering all factors -- price, reliability, comfort, enjoyment, etc., -- would you get this car if you had it to do all over again?” Three models received Consumer Reports’ lowest rating, meaning fewer than half of the respondents said they would definitely buy the car again. The models are the Chevrolet Aveo, with just 37 percent of owners indicating they would buy it again, the all-wheel-drive Toyota Matrix (43 percent), and Chevrolet Colorado pickup (47 percent).
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