State of the Union June 10, 2014

June 10, 2014 online at www.uawlocal2250.com

• From the Women’s Committee: Our Habitat for Humanity work day is June 21. There are volunteer forms that have to be filled out to work. Forms are at the doors. There will be two shifts that you can choose to work, 8am to noon or noon to 4pm. Please indicate on the form which time frame you would like to work and a contact number. Give you completed form to a Women’s Committee member of drop it in the Suggestion box. The address for the build is 112 Clinton Court at the Enclaves Subdivision. Take Hwy 70 to Hwy 79 and head south toward Salt Lick Rd/Birdie Hills. You will cross over Mexico Rd. About ½ mile past Church on the Rock, turn right on Eisenhower Dr. Contact a member of the Women’s Committee for more information.

Also, there will be a Women’s Committee meeting Thursday, June 12 after first shift and at 5 pm for 2nd shift at the Union Hall.

• There will be an Education Committee meeting Wednesday, June 11 in the cafeteria between shifts. There will be a Veterans Committee meeting Thursday, June 12 between shifts at the Union Hall. • May was a big month for our van sales. With nearly 14,000 sold, it was the biggest sales month since August 2007. Every competitor in the segment saw increases year over year. Here are the results:

	2014	2013	Change	Share
Ford Econoline	14,269	12571	+13.5%	43.3%
GM	13,946	10,259	+35.9%	42.3%
Mercedes Sprinter	2,264	1828	+23.9%	6.9%
Nissan NV	1,475	971	+51.9%	4.5%
Ram ProMaster	1,033	----	----	3.1%
Ford Transit Connect	4,222	3709	+13.8%
Nissan NV 200	1203	341	+253%

Looking at midsize pickups, Toyota sold 13,876 Tacomas, down 5.8% while Nissan sold 6,662 Frontiers, up 1.4%. For the calendar year Tacoma sales are down 6.2% while Frontier sales are up 26.4%.