SCHEDULED DOWN WEEK: The local
union was notified late Tuesday that the week of September 8th will
be a layoff week due to supplier issues.
UNEMPLOYMENT INFORMATION: The
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) no longer has
unemployment forms. You must file for unemployment by calling
1.877.644.6562 or by filing online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov.
Some information for filing your claim is listed as follows:
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You must use the claim number
(800615) provided by ODJFS for the week your layoff begins
when filing for unemployment.
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PLEASE NOTE: You must
access the ODJFS website TWICE or call ODJFS TWICE to receive
benefits.
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Full details and instructions
from the ODJFS are available in Human Resources and at the union
hall. The ODJFS instructions will also be posted on our website
at
www.uawlocal2000.org.
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PLEASE follow the ODJFS
instructions carefully.
**Please start making your first call or visit to the ODJFS web
site starting Sunday, September 7.
**Your first call or web site visit is making application for
unemployment benefits.
**Your second call or web site visit is claiming your
unemployment week.
**The ODJFS instructions indicate the last day to make
application is September 13. PLEASE do not wait until that date
to file because if you do, you may encounter a problem that may
force you to file late for your application.
**You must follow these steps or you will most likely lose your
unemployment benefit due to a late file and then you will only
be eligible for sub pay for that lay off week.
**If you have a late file, you must personally follow the
appeals process.
SUB PAY / UNEMPLOYMENT
DETERMINATION: Sub pay will be automatic for members who have
been laid off any time in the last 52 weeks prior to this layoff
week, and have already received unemployment compensation during
this past year. Members who will be on layoff status and serving
their waiting week will be denied unemployment and must take their
ODJFS Determination Notice to Human Resources to file for sub pay
for your waiting week. Signing up for sub this time will start your
auto sub for one year in case of future layoffs.
PAYCHECK INFORMATION:
Paychecks for the week ending September 7th will be distributed on
Friday, September 12th by the main cafeteria in the administration
building between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
COST OF LIVING: The
three-month average for May, June and July, 2008 was $208.44,
yielding seventy-two cents (72¢) per hour, following a ten cent
(10¢) diversion from our Collective Bargaining Agreement. The actual
adjustment after the diversions is sixty-two cents (62¢).
Therefore, effective September 1, 2008, the total cost of living
received in your paycheck will be one dollar and eight cents ($1.08)
per hour.
RETIREMENT AND INCENTIVE PACKAGES:
The open window period to sign up for the retirement/incentive
packages is now through October 31, 2008. The incentive
packages are the same as they were the last time. All pertinent
information and the applications are ONLY available in the
Human Resources Department in the Administration Building.
REGIONAL MANUFACTURING SITE JOB
FAIR is being held Tuesday, September 9th from 10:00 AM to 3:30
PM at UAW Local 1250, 17250 Hummel Road, Brook Park, OH 44142.
Spouses are invited, free lunch will be served. For more
information, contact Jim Gillespie at 440.915.9460.
ORDER BANK: As of Wednesday,
September 3rd, the Econoline Order Bank was 12,118.
SHIFT PREFERENCE SIGN-UP DATE
CHANGE: Due to the layoff week, the sign up for shift preference
is now Monday, September 15th from 6:00 AM through Friday, September
19th until midnight in Human Resources.
PICNIC UPDATE: Local 2000’s
annual picnic will be held at Swings and Things in Olmsted Township
on Sunday, September 21st. Tickets will be available at the hall
until September 15th during normal business hours. The hours of the
park are 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM with lunch served at 1:00 PM.
BENEFITS OFFICE HOURS DURING
LAYOFF: The Benefits Representative will be at the union hall
during the layoff period. Union hall office hours will be from 8:30
AM to12:00 noon and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
THE NEXT MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP
MEETING will be on September 14th at 2:30 PM at UAW LOCAL 2000
Union Hall.
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