October 22, 2014 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
• The Bargaining Committee is accepting resolutions for upcoming national negotiations now through December 12. Forms are available from your committee person or at the Union Hall and can be turned back into same. All resolutions (except redundant ones) will be submitted to the International Union.
• The Community Services Committee is holding a raffle to level the gifts for 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. Drawing will be Oct. 29 at 8 pm in the cafeteria.
• The Civil Rights Committee is having a meeting Wednesday, Oct. 22 between shifts in the cafeteria.
• The November production schedule is out and it features daily overtime (9.6 hours off the K-line) as well as two Saturdays – Nov. 8 and 22. Remember, all production schedules are subject to change. Tuesday, Nov. 4 is a holiday (election day) and Friday, Nov. 14 is the Veterans Day observance day. The Thanksgiving holiday is Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28.
• GM will be reporting 3rd quarter earnings this Thursday, Oct. 23, beginning at 7:30 am. To date we have accumulated $1750 in profit share. The concensus among analysts for GM’s 3rd quarter earnings is for slightly better earnings than last year’s 3rd quarter, which was $2.2 billion in North America. If the analysts are correct, then we could get another $2000 in profit share. While these analysts are often wrong (though never in doubt) GM did report their highest 3rd quarter sales since 1980 and had the highest average transaction prices in the US ever, lending credence to projections of improved financial performance.
• Our pickups are now showing up in dealer inventory, and are available for purchase with your employee discount. And how much is that discount? Here’s an example: A Colorado 2-wheel drive LT crew cab with the V6, 17” aluminum wheels, backup camera, 8” touchscreen, OnStar with 4GLTE, leather tilt/telescoping steering wheel, towing package and positrack that stickers for $30,805 is employee priced at $28,283.
• From President Van Simpson: We will be conducting phone banks at the UAW Local 2250 Union Hall and Region 5 for the upcoming elections. The phone banks will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:00-7:00 PM and on Saturdays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM this week and next week. We would greatly appreciate your participation! Please call the hall at (636) 327-5796 to let us know when you will be available to work to help get our Labor Friendly Candidates elected on November 4, 2014! We look forward to hearing from you!
• From Edmunds.com: Special-edition models, distinctive accessories and the possibility of performance parts are part of the business plan to woo buyers to the redesigned 2015 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck. Sandor Piszar, Chevrolet's truck marketing director, told Edmunds that special-edition models, a successful formula for the Camaro over the past years, will be applied once or twice a year during the Colorado's lifecycle to keep a buzz on the truck. "A lot of the folks on my [truck] team were working on the Camaro special-edition models and that certainly applies to trucks," Piszar said during a recent interview. "We have an enthusiastic owner base, you have a lot of competitive activity going on, and special-edition models are a great way to keep what we call 'new news' going in the showroom."
Piszar said a good example is the successful Rally Edition package available on the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado pickup. The package adds a body-color grille with a black bowtie, black mirror caps and door handles, two wide black rally stripes on the hood and other equipment. Silverado pickups equipped with that package are hot commodities, selling within 20 days of arrival at a dealership. "There is a lot of excitement around it," Piszar said. "The dealers get excited. We are going to do the exact same thing with Colorado."
Duncan Aldred, Buick-GMC sales and marketing vice president, told Edmunds the 2015 GMC Canyon will follow a similar path. "We believe that is an important part of the lifecycle management for a truck in this space," Aldred said. "We will be doing that."
Piszar said Chevrolet is considering a wide range of performance parts for the Colorado, including intake and exhaust systems, brake kits and suspension systems. "These are all things that a lot of consumers consider or add when they buy a truck so we think there is an opportunity there for us to help them with that customization, right from the showroom floor," he said. No timetable was given as to when the performance parts might be offered.
However, both the Colorado and Canyon at launch are available with about 50 accessories that are specially designed for the pickups. For example, there are four different styles of assist steps, two separate tonneau covers, plus ladder racks, fender flares, and other equipment. "This is really the first truck that we have aligned our accessory offerings right at launch," Piszar said.
Tom Brune
UAW Communications Coordinator
Wentzville Assembly
636-327-2119
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