August 28, 2015 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
· From Chairman Mike Bullock: The catastrophic breakdown that occurred on Wednesday has caused Wentzville Assembly to lose 28 hours of production as of 6:30am this morning. Management has announced that Sunday August 30th will be scheduled as a mandatory production day due to this breakdown, to make up lost production.
If production resumes today, and if 1st and 3rd shift work 8 hours today and Saturday, Sunday will be double time. If 2nd shift works 8 hours today and Saturday, Sunday will be 5 hours straight time and 3 hours double time plus 5 hours Short Work Week if you have more than 1 year seniority. If this occurs to 2nd shift, the Union is going to write a policy grievance demanding GM compensate 2nd shift employees who do not receive double time for 8 hours on Sunday.
For those employees who are excused in advance for Saturday August 29th, you are also excused for Sunday August 30th. Any questions about double time, short work week or time off should be directed to your committeeman.
Training for the Hourly Communication Channel is taking place before and after all three shifts in the Joint Learning Center at A40. Classroom space is limited, so advance sign up is necessary. Sign-ups are taking place in benefits and suggestions or by calling 636-327-2308.
Eight temporary employees were converted to permanent on August 24th. Congratulations to all! Everyone with hire in date of March 26th and a GMIN beginning with 8178 or lower has been converted. There are 10 temporary employees with 3/26 hire in date still not converted to permanent.
Three employees have accepted a transfer from Wentzville to Bedford, IN. It was great having you as a members of Local 2250 and good luck to you at your new facility.
· Teams Needed: The annual Women’s Committee Benefit Golf Tournament will be Sunday, September 20. It will be held at Country Lake golf course in Warrenton. It is a three person scramble with a 12 noon shotgun start. Cost is $210 per team/$70 per person. The first 3 places in 3 flights will be paid and there will be longest drive and closest to the pin contests along with a skin game. Food and beer will be served after the tournament. Proceeds will go to St. Joachim & Anne Care Services of St. Charles. Entry forms are available at the entrances.
· The Women’s Committee is also raffling off a hoodie sweatshirt and hoodie lined jacket to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. Tickets are $5 apiece or 3 for $10 and available from committee members. Special thanks to Pat Wyse for donating the sweatshirt and jacket! And speaking of Habitat for Humanity, the next build day for the house in Wentzville is Wednesday, Sept. 16. The time is 8 am to 4 pm. The next stage of the build will be drywall. No walkups will be accepted so please see Becky Schieffer by Friday, Sept. 4 to volunteer. You can drop off your contact information at her desk, which is located at the Suggestions office. The address of the house is: 710 Cheryl Ann Drive, Wentzville, MO 63385.
· There are now 10 walkup computer stations around the plant for you to use to access the Hourly Communication Channel (HCC) to apply for Saturday time off among many other things. They are located at: Y34 and W27 in the van body shop; GG15 and GG27 in the truck body shop; CC40 and CC42 in paint; C46 and C60 in GA and the 2 in the cafeteria.
· From Automotive News: Ford Motor Co. is in discussions with the UAW about bringing the Ranger midsize pickup and Bronco SUV back to the U.S. market, according to a Bloomberg report and a person with knowledge of the talks. The company is considering a plan to build the vehicles at Michigan Assembly Plant near Detroit after production of the Focus and C-Max ends in 2018, the source said. Ford also is considering production of the Bronco SUV at the plant, Bloomberg reported. Ford filed a trademark application for the Bronco name in February, according to a government filing. The proposal, which would need to be approved by Ford’s board of directors, as well as the union, would give the automaker a smaller and less expensive complement to the F-series that it has lacked since discontinuing the U.S. Ranger in 2011. Ford still sells the Ranger in nearly 200 markets overseas. As transaction prices for the F-150 have risen, so has the opportunity for a midsize pickup to fit below the F-150 without detracting from it. Ford and Fiat Chrysler's Ram brand have abandoned the midsize pickup market in recent years, leaving it largely to the Toyota Tacoma and the recently reintroduced Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. “We will move production of the next-generation Ford Focus and C-MAX, which currently are built at Michigan Assembly Plant, beginning in 2018,” Ford said in an emailed statement Tuesday. “We actively are pursuing future vehicle alternatives to produce at Michigan Assembly and will discuss this issue with UAW leadership as part of the upcoming negotiations.” UAW leaders have said they are confident Ford will continue to operate Michigan Assembly past 2018 with different products. The Ranger likely would not be enough by itself to keep the plant running, meaning other vehicles would need to be assigned to it as well. In order to sell the Ranger in the U.S., Ford would need to build it domestically to avoid the 25 percent tariff on imported trucks known as the chicken tax.
Tom Brune
UAW Communications Coordinator
Wentzville Assembly
636-327-2119
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