April 3, 2012 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
From Chairman Mike Bullock: Negotiations have been finalized and I have signed off to bring in temporary workers for vacation coverage. They will be hired as soon as possible. There will also be some temporary workers hired to cover the anticipated return of Spring Hill employees to their home plant in June. The language dealing with the conversion of temporary employees to permanent status has been changed. Now, “conversion of temps to regular hire will be completed on a ‘first in, first in’ basis (first in to temporary assignment, first in to regular employment) considering their last continuous date of temporary hire.” In case of same seniority date, GMIN will be used as the tiebreaker. This now places the emphasis on seniority. I expect that after exhausting national hire, some of the temps that get hired to replace Spring Hill employees will become permanent. Also, the reason for the shorter line time on first shift today is due to Missouri Statute 115.639, which mandates that “Any person entitled to vote at any election held within this state shall, on the day of such election, be entitled to absent himself from any services or employment in which he is then engaged or employed, for a period of three hours between the time of opening and the time of closing the polls for the purpose of voting”. The polls are open from 6 am to 7 pm. Please take the time to vote. Finally, tomorrow is a VR blackout day and the holiday pay qualifying day and Monday, April 9 is a VR blackout day.
From the Chaplaincy Committee: There will be a Resurrection Day Celebration on Wednesday, April 4 at lunch time on both 1st and 2ndshift. The 1st shift services will be held at the Pre-Trim Chapel at column S-40 and the 2nd shift services will be at the Chassis Chapel at column C-42. All are welcome.
From Community Services: Thanks to everyone who donated their time and money to make Easter Baskets this year. A total of 172 baskets were put together and delivered to the homeless and shelters. You definitely helped make a difference in less fortunate children’s lives this Easter!
From the AP: The United Auto Workers union on Wednesday said its president, Bob King, had been appointed to the supervisory board of Opel AG, General Motors's loss-making German unit. King was appointed by IG Metall, the German's metalworkers union, to serve as a labor representative on Opel's supervisory board, UAW spokeswoman Michele Martin told AFP. The appointment takes effect on June 1. King's presence on the board was quietly promoted by Opel's parent General Motors, which had worked closely with King during a sweeping restructuring of GM in 2009 and 2010.
From Reuters: The United Auto Workers added members for a second straight year in 2011 despite its failure to organize U.S. auto plants operated by foreign automakers, a goal that remains at the heart of the UAW's longterm survival strategy. UAW membership increased by 4,107, or 1 percent, to 380,719 last year as Detroit's three automakers added jobs amid a 10 percent increase in U.S. auto sales, the UAW's annual financial filing with the U.S. Labor Department shows. Still, membership is just a quarter of the union's peak size in 1979, when it boasted nearly 1.5 million members. The Center for Automotive Research projects that by 2015, General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler Group LLC will employ 201,000 in the United States, up 17 percent from 2010, but still short of 2008 levels. The UAW reported assets of $1.04 billion in 2011 and liabilities of $7.1 million. Cash receipts and disbursements both fell about 6 percent to roughly $258 million each.
General Motors Co. today reported total March sales of 231,052 vehicles in the United States, up 12 percent year over year. The monthly total includes a record 100,000 cars and crossovers that achieve an EPA-estimated 30 mpg highway rating or better. “The economic recovery and a deep bench of fuel-efficient cars and crossovers have been driving our sales for more than a year, but the combined impact has never been stronger than it was in March,” said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Sales Operations. “Since the last time fuel prices spiked, both the economy and GM’s product portfolio are undeniably stronger. We’re now strong across the board in cars, crossovers and trucks.” Total GM passenger car sales increased 22 percent, with small and compact car sales up a combined 62 percent. Compact crossover sales were up 47 percent and mid-size car sales were up 38 percent. Full-size pickup sales were up 14 percent. The Chevrolet brand increased its sales 17 percent year over year, and every Chevrolet car line was up. Sales of the Sonic have increased steadily since it launched in August 2011, with March reaching 8,251 vehicles. Volt sales of 2,289 were 50 percent higher than December 2011, which had been the vehicle’s best month since launch. Cruze deliveries of 21,607 marked the car’s seventh month of sales exceeding 20,000 units and its seventh consecutive month of higher year-over-year sales. Other March highlights include a 12 percent year-over-year increase in GMC sales driven by strong Sierra and Terrain results, a 34 percent increase in Chevrolet Equinox sales, a 15 percent increase in Cadillac CTS sales, and a very strong month for the new Buick Verano, with sales of 2,497 units. The company’s retail deliveries increased 14 percent compared with March 2011 and accounted for 74 percent of GM sales. Deliveries to fleets increased 6 percent. Van sales were 7,952, up 11.2% over last March. At the New York International Auto Show this week, the company will unveil five new or redesigned vehicles, including 2013 Chevrolet Traverse, Cadillac SRX, Buick Enclave and GMC Terrain Denali crossovers, as well as the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Impala sedan. By the end of 2012, GM will have all-new or redesigned cars and crossovers in segments that represent 60 percent of the retail light vehicle industry.
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