From Chairman Mike Bullock: I have several items of good news to report today. Benefits Reps. Mike, Smitty, Lisa and Karen, along with Van and myself went to the annual Benefits conference last week. The good news to report from the conference is that due to the Affordable Health Care Act that goes into effect January 1, 2014 all entry level seniority employees with 90 days or more will have full health care benefits including dental and vision as of January 1, 2014. What this means is that the permanent employees that were hired in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 that have 90 days or more seniority will be entitled to full health care benefits, including dental and vision, after January 1, 2014. Nothing will need to be done at this time to be signed up for this coverage. All this is part of the Affordable Health Care act that President Barack Obama pushed through Congress in 2012. The Republicans are still trying to decimate the Affordable Health Care Act by holding up a funding bill in Congress that shut down the government today. As long as the Republicans don't succeed in dismantling the Affordable Health Care Act, it will be enacted January 1, 2014 along with benefits for all seniority employees.
Also:
The requisition for 9 additional employees that was submitted in August for Wentzville Assembly Center exhausted all those applicants that had their name on file with the NEPC (National Employee Placement Center). That allowed two temporary employees who had been here the longest to be converted to permanent on Monday September 30, 2013. Congratulations!
An additional requisition for 31 more employees has been submitted to the National Parties. This requisition for 31 employees includes 20 newjobs in Trim. The remaining 11 are due to attrition or transfers. This requisition will first be filled by employees whose name is on file with the NEPC. If not enough applicants accept a transfer, then additional temps will be converted.
Weekly build options: 133 E-26 vans; 548 cutaways (20%); 404 slider doors; 116 r/h door deletes; 154 15-pass vans; 115 diesels; 121 YF7s; 23 brake deck spare tire; 608 Onstar; 4.9% AWD; .74% tan interior trim; 77 exports (36 Mexico); 60 CNG vans; 227 U-Haul; 181 Enterprise; 60 AT&T; 52 government; 81.5% white vans.
Beginning today, GM hourly employees in the U.S. are now able to update their banking and tax information directly in the payroll system through a new online application called the Employee Self-Service Portal. This initiative makes payroll actions much simpler. It limits the need to fax direct deposit forms or submit W-4 documents. Actions you can take with this tool include:
- Add or change your banking information – immediately updates the payroll system and changes become effective with the next payroll cycle
- Change your W-4 information for federal and state tax withholding (e.g. exemptions, status, etc.) – immediately updates the payroll system and changes are effective on the date of input
- Confirm personal data such as SSN and date of birth
- Connect to iPay – GM’s online pay statement application
Here’s the web address for the Self-Service Portal: https://ssoportal.globalview.adp.com Note: Access to the portal requires you be a registered iPay pay statement user. Complete instructions for accessing and updating the portal can be found in the Employee Self-Service Guide located on the Global Financial Shared Services Payroll site: https://gmweb.gm.com/sites/GFSSHome/NAHome/Payroll/Pages/PayrollHome.aspx Registration instructions for iPay are found on this site as well. The GM Hourly Payroll Center can address your question: (hourlytimekeepingcenter@gm.comor 866-245-5957).
General Motors Co. dealers delivered 187,195 vehicles in the United States in September, down 11 percent compared year over year. Retail sales were down 6 percent versus a year ago and fleet sales were down 27 percent. Retail sales were up 2 percent on a selling day-adjusted basis. “We held our own when it comes to retail market share this month thanks to strong new products, including the Chevrolet Impala, Buick Encore, GMC Sierra and the Cadillac ATS and XTS,” said Kurt McNeil, vice president, U.S. sales operations. “We expect a strong finish to the year and more growth in 2014 thanks to new products and a healthier economy.” Highlights (vs. 2012)
- Buick sales increased 6 percent and Cadillac sales were up 10 percent. On a retail basis, Buick sales have now increased for 17 months in a row.
- Chevrolet Malibu sales were up 29 percent, sales of the Spark were up 6 percent and retail sales of the Impala increased 64 percent. Chevrolet Tahoe sales were up 14 percent.
- Third quarter retail sales for GM were up 13 percent and total sales were up 7 percent.
- Through the first nine months of the year, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC have posted double-digit retail sales increases compared with 2012.
- Year-to-date sales of Buick and Cadillac cars are up a combined 15 percent; large pickups are up 20 percent; large SUVs are up 15 percent; and compact crossovers are up 13 percent.
- Van sales came in at 6,055, which was up 23.9% over last September.
UAW/GM Communications Coordinator
Wentzville Assembly
636-327-2119
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