PERFORMANCE BONUS: Eligible hourly employees will receive the 2008 Performance Bonus on Wednesday, October 8th. Most hourly employees will be eligible for a bonus payment of 3% of qualified earnings during the 2008 eligibility year. The eligibility year is September 17th, 2007 through September 14th, 2008, inclusive.

SCHEDULED DOWN WEEK: There will be no production the week beginning September 29th. FUTURE TENTATIVE DOWN WEEKS: The weeks of October 27th and November 17th are scheduled down weeks. As always, schedules are subject to change.

PAYCHECK INFORMATION: Paychecks for the week ending September 28th will be distributed on Friday, October 3rd by the main cafeteria in the administration building between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

ORDER BANK: As of September 23rd, 2008 the Econoline Order Bank was 12,768.

LOCAL CONTRACTS: The International Union has signed off on our Local Contract and it’s currently at the printer. As soon as the contracts are received they will be distributed throughout the plant.

FLU SHOTS will be given OCTOBER 30TH, 2008 at UAW Local 2000 Union Hall from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The cost will be $10.00. Children six months and older are encouraged and THE FLU SHOTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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 to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

RETIREMENT AND INCENTIVE PACKAGES: The open window period to sign up for the retirement/incentive packages is now through October 31st, 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.

Employee Information Sessions regarding the retirement/incentive packages will be held in the Econoline Conference Room on October 3rd (paycheck pickup day). Session 1 will be held from 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Session 2 will be from 12:00 (noon) to 3:30 PM. Spouses are encouraged to attend. Each session will consist of the following: Work or Retire Session will be the first hour, Fidelity Financial Session will be the second hour and Special Programs Overview review of the 10 available programs) will be the third hour. A Social Security representative will also be in the plant to answer questions.

ODJFS OVERPAYMENT/SUB PAY: ANY MEMBER WHO WAS OVERPAID DURING THE VACATION/ 3 WEEK LAYOFF (PAID MORE THAN THE THREE WEEKS) AND WAS DENIED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 9TH MUST TAKE THE DETERMINATION NOTICE, ALONG WITH A RECENT DOCUMENT FROM THE ODJFS STATING HOW MUCH YOUR WEEKLY BENEFIT IS, TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO MANUALLY SIGN UP FOR SUB PAY. SUB PAY FOR ANY OVERPAYMENT IS NOT AUTOMATIC.

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:

1. You must use the claim number (800668) provided by ODJFS for the week your layoff begins when filing for unemployment.

2. PLEASE NOTE: You must access the ODJFS website TWICE or call ODJFS TWICE to receive benefits.

3. 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.

4. PLEASE follow the ODJFS instructions carefully.
   **Please start making your first call or visit to the ODJFS web site starting Sunday, September 28th.
   **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 Saturday, October 4th. 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 should happen to file late, you must take your denial paper from the ODJFS to Human Resources to sign up for SUB pay. If you have a late file, you must personally follow the appeals process.

THE NEXT MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING will be on October 12th, 2008 at 2:30 PM at UAW LOCAL 2000 Union Hall.