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Notice August 21, 2007 The Jerry Lewis Annual MDA Telethon will again be held at the Ervin J. Nutter Center. The telethon will begin at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 2, 2007 and will close at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, September 3, 2007. As in the past, we will be taking up a plant gate collection for a donation to Jerry’s kids. Local 696 and its members have been successful in raising contributions for this worthy cause and again we hope everyone will help this year by giving generously. The collection will be conducted at the plant entrances on Friday, August 24, 2007 during the change of shifts. All money collected will be presented during the telethon on behalf of the membership of Local 696. Welcome new members of Local 696 - Plastech. Approximately 68 members from Plastech were added to Local 696 as a new unit. Newly organized Plastech members have recently ratified its first collective bargaining agreement. The members at Plastech are currently represented by bargaining committee members Horace Bryant and Kenneth Thomas. Plastech is located at 2350 Dryden Rd. and produces components for the Truck & Bus Plant. Again, welcome to all the new Local 696 brothers and sisters of Plastech. A Younger/Lower Seniority Workers Conference will be held at the Walter and May Reuther Family Education Center in Black Lake, Michigan. The conference will begin on Sunday, September 16, 2007 and conclude on Friday, September 21, 2007. Local 696 is allotted 1 delegate from each unit of Delphi, JCI and Plastech. Active members from each location can express their interest in attending this conference by filling out the form on the reverse side of this handbill and returning it to your respective bargaining committeeperson no later than 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2007. The three delegates to this conference, one delegate from each unit, will be selected by lottery drawing from those forms returned. The drawing will be held promptly at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at each unit of Local 696 for their delegate. Lost time, travel expenses and registration will be paid in accordance with Local Union Bylaws. Finally, applications for the Richard T. Gosser Scholarship Program are being accepted. The scholarships provide tuition assistance to qualifying sons, daughters, and wards of participating Local Union members in good standing. Anyone interested in this program can contact UAW Local 696 Joint Training Representative, Kathy Bergman, at 455-5227 for further details and applications. The deadline for the return of applications will be Wednesday, October 10, 2007. In Solidarity Joe Buckley, President Brian Cole, Chairman JB:BC:tg opeiu98 afl-cio-clc
Notice August 1, 2007 Dear Brothers and Sisters, On Monday, July 23, 2007, your local Shop and Bargaining Committee was successful in negotiating a one-time waiver of the time restrictions associated with voluntary transfers. Currently, when a voluntary transfer is honored, we are held on that job for either 6 or 12 months, depending on the classification. This 6-12 month hold has been waived, enabling anyone to apply for any job classification within the plant without regard as to how long they have been in their current position. The effective date for this is August 1, 2007. The 6-12 month holds will still apply to all future transfers. We are in continuing discussions over the Supplemental Agreement’s wage structure and the conversion of our old wage agreement into the new A, B, and C rates. We are also working on a way to post possible open jobs in the plant, making it easier to get into another rate.
Important Dates:*Thursday 8/2/07 - Contract Q&A in the Activity Center from 5:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.*Friday 8/17/07 - All release forms for the early retirement, retirement, mutual retirement, buy downs and buyouts are due into Personnel by 4:00 p.m. *Sunday 8/19/07 - Union Picnic at Silver Lake Beach. *Friday 8/31/07 - Last day worked for all those opting to take one of the retirement packages. *Friday 9/14/07 - Last day worked for all those opting to take the buyout. *Monday 10/1/07 - Buy down wages go into effect. tg/opeiu98 afl-cio-clc
Notice July 24, 2007 In an attempt to answer questions concerning the newly ratified agreement, a meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, August 2nd in the Activity Center at the Needmore Road plant. Representatives from the Local 696 Shop Committee, Benefits, and Local Management will be available all day between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to answer as many questions as are available. Questions and answers will be recorded and passed out to the Membership for future reference. To help prepare for the meeting we are asking that you use the back side of this handbill to write any questions that you already have so we can attempt to get answers prior to the meeting. For those questions that might need further clarification from the National parties, we will get answered and include those answers with the questions and answers passed out to the Membership. Please submit your written questions back to the Local 696 Bargaining Committee office by this Friday, July 27, 2007. In Solidarity, Joe Buckley Brian Cole JB:BC:tg opeiu98 afl-cio-clc
Notice June 26, 2007 The ratification vote on the UAW/Delphi/GM Memorandum of Understanding Delphi Restructuring will be held Thursday, June 28, 2007. The voting will take place at the UAW Local 696 Union Hall, 1543 Alwildy Ave., from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Shop and Bargaining Committee members will be available during voting hours to answer any questions you may have. All active employees (including those on sick leave and temporary layoff) and those that are “growing into retirement” are eligible to vote on this new agreement. We encourage everyone to exercise their right to vote on this agreement. In Solidarity, Joe Buckley Brian Cole JB:BC:tg opeiu98 afl-cio-clc
Plant Update June 22, 2007 The Local Union has received a request from the International Union to schedule meetings for the purpose of updating the membership on the status of the negotiations concerning Delphi’s bankruptcy filing and a possible resolution. While at the time of this writing there has been no agreement reached, there is hope that when we get to the scheduled update meetings a tentative agreement can be presented for the memberships’ consideration. In the event a tentative agreement is reached, the Local will forward on to the membership any and all information concerning the agreement as quickly as possible. The International Union has also requested that if in fact an agreement is reached and has been presented to the membership at scheduled meetings, a ratification vote be taken on Thursday, June 28, 2007 and the results forwarded immediately to the International Union. In conformance to the International’s request to schedule update meetings, 3 meetings will be scheduled for Monday, June 25, 2007 at the Local 696 Union Hall. The first meeting will be at 7:30 a.m., the second meeting will be at 12:00 noon, and the third meeting will be at 3:30 p.m. The time and location for a ratification vote, if needed, will be communicated during the scheduled meetings on Monday. We strongly encourage your attendance to one of these meetings! In Solidarity, Joe Buckley Brian Cole JB:BC:tg opeiu98 afl-cio-clc
NOTICE JUNE 21, 2007 On Tuesday, June 19, 2007, we attended a scheduled joint UAW/GM Leadership Conference in Detroit, Michigan. GM representatives gave a financial and product overview for the future of the corporation citing significant challenges in their plans to return the company to profitability. CEO Rick Wagoner reported that health care, pension and wages were just some of the areas of concern. While quality and product design were helping to reduce GM’s losses, greater improvements in all areas are imperative for GM’s recovery. President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President Cal Rapson reported that the recent special attrition programs at GM, along with last year’s agreement for GM workers to assume additional healthcare cost were the Union’s contribution to addressing GM’s problems and the Union was opposed to any additional healthcare cost to the current retirees.
At the conclusion of the conference, brothers Gettelfinger and Rapson convened a meeting of the Delphi/UAW Presidents and Chairpersons. During that meeting Vice President Rapson reported that progress had been made in reaching an agreement with GM/Delphi in relation to Delphi’s bankruptcy filing and their motion with the court to terminate our current labor agreement. Brother Rapson told the delegation that he believed the parties, with the assistance of GM, were close to reaching a tentative agreement in the next couple of days that could be brought before the Membership for their consideration for ratification prior to the July 4th shutdown. Citing a number of remaining issues, Vice President Rapson declined to discuss any particulars of the potential agreement until and when the agreement was reached. He promised that at the point an agreement was finalized, representatives of the International Union would be dispatched to the various UAW/Delphi locals with details of the agreement for review and discussion with the respective locals and their members prior to the taking of a ratification vote.
We are all anxious about the possibility of a resolution to the uncertainty that has continued to hang over our heads for the last two years. With that in mind, we ask that you remain patient and as soon as we receive any further details as to a possible tentative agreement, we will pass that information on as quickly as possible. Thank you for your continued support and solidarity.
In Solidarity,
Joe Buckley Brian Cole
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NOTICE MAY 25, 2007 In preparation of the upcoming local negotiations, your Local Shop and Bargaining Committee are soliciting suggestions from the Membership for any changes or additions to the Local Contract. Please use the form below to submit your suggestions along with your name, department, and shift. Return the completed form to the Work Center no later than Friday, June 8, 2007. Once your recommendations have been formulated into demands, they will be presented to the Membership for approval. Only suggestions for changes to the Local Agreement will be accepted.
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