State of the Union February 6, 2015

State of the Union


February 6, 2015 online at www.uawlocal2250.com

• From Chairman Mike Bullock: I’m proud to announce the new bargaining committee for all three shifts. You will see the committee members and the districts they represent on the back. Please give them your full support.
Also, The profit sharing and the performance bonus are handled differently for PSP purposes. You have to sign up by 2/12/2015 if you want any of your profit sharing deferred to PSP. The performance bonus will automatically be put into your PSP at your current elected deferral rate. You have until 2/20/2015 to change that percentage. W4 changes need to be submitted by 2/13/2013 (keep in mind that the PSP deferral for the performance bonus and the W4 changes will apply to all paychecks afterward until you decide to do otherwise).

• The Women’s Committee is having a Bake Sale Monday, Feb. 9 at the Suggestions office to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. In addition, a very nice winter coat donated by Pat Wyse will be raffled off. Ticket sales will begin Monday and run through Friday, Feb. 20. Drawing will be at 1st shift lunch time in the cafeteria. Tickets are $5 apiece or 3 for $10 and will be available from committee members. The Bake Sale will run until sold out. Anyone wishing to donate baked goods can drop them off at the Suggestions office.

• Reminder: There is one day left to donate to David Hurst in support of Missouri Special Olympics. You can go to David’s web page to make a donation by going to www.somo/PolarPlunge and scroll down to the Lake St. Louis picture. Click on that and select “donate to a participant”. Enter David Hurst in the box and it will take you to his page. The plunge will be Saturday, Feb. 7 at Lake St. Louise (the smaller lake). The Parade of Costumes is 11:30 am and plunging begins at noon.

• Wednesday, Feb. 11 is White Shirt Day. This day honors the men and women who participated in the sitdown strike at Flint in 1937. Their perseverance resulted in the UAW becoming the sole bargaining unit with General Motors. The strike ended on Feb. 11, 1937. White shirts will be on sale in the cafeteria next week.

• The annual African American Heritage day is set for Thursday, Feb. 12. Displays will be in the cafeteria along with videos and, of course, popcorn. The Civil Rights Committee is asking for items to be displayed for one day. You can give them to Denise Black at the end of trim, 1st shift, or at the Civil and Human Rights Committee office at column A-40 by the Learning Center.

• Anyone interested in playing mens softball Sunday nights at Ozzies in O’Fallon should contact Kevin Dandois at 636-578-3683. Tryouts will be the first warm weekend at Ozzies.

Tom Brune
UAW Communications Coordinator
Wentzville Assembly
636-327-2119