INFORMATION BULLETIN - January 11, 2008

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT: Chairman Nick Gallogly and the Bargaining Structure have reached a local tentative agreement with the company. More information to follow.

PENDING ELECTION: Pending membership approval at this month’s membership meeting, we will have a special election Thursday, February 7th for the vacant offices of Bargaining Committeeperson and Skilled Trades Chairperson/Committeeperson. Full details will be published in the next bulletin.

OUR NEXT PAID HOLIDAY is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which will be observed on Monday, January 21st. You must work the day after (Tuesday, January 22nd) or have an excused absence for that day to receive holiday pay. You must work your next scheduled day. Example: If you have January 22nd and 23rd off with an excused absence, you must still work January 24th to get paid for the holiday.

CORRECT ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER NEEDED: It is very important that you keep your records up to date in order to protect your job and to receive important notifications regarding the upcoming elections. If you have moved and/or your phone number has changed, please go to Human Resources to update your current information and call in or stop by the union hall to be sure your records are correct here (440-934-3151 Ext. 21).

ELECTION COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS: Nominations for a standing Election Committee consisting of nine (9) members shall take place at the February membership meeting. Anyone interested in running for the Election Committee MUST be nominated at the February 10th membership meeting at the local union hall. The meeting starts promptly at 2:30 PM.

ELECTION COMMITTEE ELECTION will be held at the local union hall at the March 9th membership meeting.

TFT / TPT UNEMPLOYMENT INFORMATION: TFT’s and TPT’s who may have been eligible to receive unemployment compensation for the Christmas holiday period and didn’t file because they weren’t provided with a mass layoff number from the company can still call the ODJFS at 1.877.644.6562 to apply for benefits. Please do so immediately. There is not a mass layoff number available.

KEEPING INFORMED: At the Local 2000 web site, you can download and view Local 2000’s newspaper, The Vanguard, access information regarding employee benefits, services and ODJFS unemployment instructions in the event of a layoff. You can also sign up to receive automatic information bulletins. To subscribe, go to www.uawlocal2000.org and click on SIGN UP in the blue box on the right side of our home page. Your email address will not be shared with any other agency or person.

UAW / NATIONAL CAP MEETING: President Tim Donovan will be out of town attending the National UAW-CAP Conference February 2nd through February 7th. First Vice President Jerome Williams will be the President during his absence. You can contact Jerome at the local union hall 934.3151 Ext. 22 or by paging him through the plant paging system (440) 933.1483. His pager number is 0059.

NEXT UNION MEETING: The next monthly membership meeting will be at 2:30 PM on January 13th at UAW Local 2000 Union Hall, 3151 Abbe Road, Sheffield Village, Ohio.