INFORMATION BULLETIN - April 2 2008

VACATION SHUTDOWN: Chairman Nick Gallogly has been advised by the Company that the weeks of vacation shutdown will be July 7th and July 14th.

BEST WISHES to all of our members who have chosen to retire, we wish you many healthy and happy years of retirement. Also, best wishes for the future to those members who have chosen separation packages.

FAMILY DAYS / RETIRING OR TAKING A PACKAGE: Those retiring or taking a package that have not used their family days must do so before their last day of work or those days will be lost.

TENTATIVE DOWN WEEK: Chairman Nick Gallogly has been advised by the Company that the week of May 19th is a scheduled down week. As always, schedules are subject to change.

GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES: Nominations can only be accepted by **certified** mail or dropped off at the union hall from April 14th to April 20th. We cannot accept them before of after that time period. Forms are available at the union hall. All candidates should stop at the union hall on or after Monday April 7th and get the following information provided by the Local 2000 Election Committee: General Election and Campaign Rules, Rules for Challengers and information regarding inspection of the membership list, distribution of campaign literature and allegations of misconduct.

MARCH OF DIMES GATE COLLECTION and MARCH OF DIMES WALK AMERICA: The annual plant gate collection will be this Friday April 4th to benefit the March of Dimes. The walk will be April 27th. If you would like any further information, please contact your ERC’s: Amy Jaynes-Brown at ext.1244, Annette Fuller at ext. 1382, Tom May at ext. 1341 or Gerald Pippens at ext. 1095. In the near future, there will be information available regarding the following March of Dimes fundraisers: Bowling for Babies, which will be on April 20th from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at the cost of $20.00 per person, basket raffles, another lottery board and others. The winner of the March of Dimes Lottery Board was Mike Pitts.

DEPENDENT AUDIT: The Company will continue to conduct dependent audits. This is a company wide audit of all employees. PLEASE NOTE: The Company will mail notifications to the last known address that you reported to the Human Resources Department at our plant. To avoid not receiving your audit, and to also avoid your dependants from being removed from your insurance plan, make sure your address and phone number are current.

Many of the Election Notices mailed out to our membership have been returned to us for insufficient addresses. Please contact Linda at the union hall at 440.934.3151, extension 21 immediately if you have not received your Election Notice. It is very important that your contact information is kept current with both the union and the company to stay informed.

CASINO BUS TRIP: The Recreation Committee is sponsoring a casino bus trip to Seneca Allegany in New York on May 25th. Those taking the trip are meeting at 7:45 AM at Super K-Mart at Leavitt Road and Route 58 in Amherst. The bus will leave promptly at 8:00 AM and will return around 9:00 PM. The cost is $40 per person. Beverages and snacks will be provided on the bus and $20 in coins and $5.00 in food will be given at the casino. Limited seating is available and you must have a valid state/federal issued government photo ID. Payment must be received at the union hall by April 22nd. For further information and reservations, contact Linda at 934.3151, extension 21.

49TH ANNUAL REGION 2-B SINGLES GOLF TOURNAMENT: The tournament will be held on Saturday May 17th and on Sunday June 22nd at Hawthorne Hills and Saturday and Sunday, June 14th and 15th at Thunderbird Hills. The tournament is open to all Region 2-B members (active or retired) and their spouses. It will be conducted on a first-come first-serve basis. All applications must be as foursomes and no singles or any variations will be processed. Applications and full details are available at the union hall.

U.A.W. FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP: Applications are available at the union hall for the 2008 Walter and May Reuther U.A.W. Family Scholarship being held at the U.A.W. Education Center at Black Lake in Onaway, Michigan on the weeks of July 6-11, July 13-18, and July 20-25. A $50.00 refundable registration fee must be submitted with the application. Members must use vacation time, personal time or take a union leave of absence to attend.

THE NEXT MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING will be on April 13th at 2:30 PM at Southview High School, 2270 East 42nd Street in Lorain.