• Beginning today and running through Monday, Oct. 20, you can submit an entry for the flu shot lottery (form located on back). Please fill out the form entirely and drop it in one of the Suggestion boxes locate at the entrances. The plan is to create a schedule from the entries and begin giving out flu shots as soon as possible. We have 450 shots available, so that number of entries will be drawn in the lottery.
• If you have questions about the Apprentice Program, the Apprentice Committee will be at the Union meetings this week to answer any questions. Meeting times are 15 minutes after the longest 2nd shift line time from Tuesday, and Wednesday at 7:15 am, 1 pm and 15 minutes after the longest 1st shift line time
• National Diversity Day is this Wednesday, Oct. 15. Anyone interested in donating items for a 1-day display (German, French, Italian and Native American) can see Denise Black – 1st shift quality at 89 repair – or Larry Mosby on 2nd shift frame line.
• The Community Services Committee is holding a raffle to support the annual Adopt-A-Child Program. Prizes are a $200 Ameristar Gift Card, a $100 Bear Creek golf club gift card and a $50 gas card. Tickets are $5 apiece or 3 for $10 and can be purchased from any committee member.
• You may recall that van sales for September showed another healthy gain year over year. Once again we topped Ford in van sales, the 4th month in a row. Here’s how the rest of the players did:
| 2014 | 2013 | Change | Share | |
| GM | 7544 | 6055 | +24.6% | 39.7% |
| Ford Econoline | 5549 | 8925 | -37.8% | 29.2% |
| Mercedes Sprinter | 2208 | 2152 | +2.6% | 11.6% |
| Ram Promaster | 1408 | ---- | ---- | 7.4% |
| Ford Transit | 1225 | ---- | ---- | 6.4% |
| Nissan NV | 1061 | 945 | +12.3% | 5.6% |
| Ford Transit connect | 4132 | 3188 | +29.6% | ---- |
| Nissan NV200 | 1040 | 475 | +119% | ---- |
• Looking at van field supplies, overall net field stock was virtually the same, going up only 27 units. As measured in days, the supply stands at 44, compared to 31 days supply at the end of August. Within those numbers, Chevy passenger vans dropped to only 566 units, a 13 day supply, while GMC cargo vans increased by 400 units. All other categories were basically flat. Looking at pickup sales, there were actually 47 deliveries of the Colorado/Canyon last month. Toyota sold 11,993 Tacomas, up 4.5% while Nissan sold 6853 Frontiers, up 47%. Both Toyota and Nissan have been more aggressive with incentives lately as we launch the pickups, and their increased sales reflect that.
• National Right to Work advocates are angered over “scab lists” that have been published both at UAW Local 31 (Fairfax, Kansas) and UAW Local 1853 (Spring Hill, Tennessee). Local 31 lists non-dues paying members on its website while a list was distributed at the Spring Hill plant, according to the Washington Free Beacon. “The following individuals are NON-dues paying workers. They have chosen to STOP paying Union Dues and still reap the rewards of your negotiated benefits,” the Tennessee “Scab Report” said. “If you work near one of these people listed please explain the importance of Solidarity and the power of collective bargaining.” Tennessee union President Tim Stannard contended that the list was meant to encourage dialogue between union members and their non-union colleagues.
Flu shots are for regular active hourly and salaried employees. Please fill out the form below and place it in one of the Suggestions boxes located at the entrances. Please enter only once. Lottery winners will be notified by their department advisors/supervisors. Shots will be given in the Medical Department.
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
NAME_________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT NAME/NUMBER_________________________________________
GMIN_________________________________________________________________
SHIFT ________________________________________________________________
PLEASE CHECK ONE: Salaried Employee ( ) OR Hourly Employee ( )
Tom Brune
UAW Communications Coordinator
Wentzville Assembly
636-327-2119
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