UAW Local 2000 - Information Bulletin

INFORMATION BULLETIN - October 16, 2007

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING YOUR CLAIM

For Employees of: Ford Motor Company – 650 Miller Road, Avon Lake, Ohio
Last Day Worked: October 19, 2007

The following mass layoff number is being provided to you for use when filing your Application for Determination for Unemployment Benefit Rights.

MASS LAYOFF NUMBER: 700489 - THIS NUMBER MAY BE USED ONLY FOR THIS LAYOFF

To file your Application for Determination for Unemployment Benefits, take the following action starting October 21st, 2007 but no later than October 27, 2007.

File online at unemployment.ohio.gov (accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Limited service may be available while our system is being updated nightly. Check the website for availability. If a PIN (Personal Identification Number) was previously provided to you from another claim, be sure to have it available. If you no longer have this PIN, call the toll-free number given immediately below. When using the website, please follow the prompts given.

If you do not have internet access, call 1-877-644-6562 (business hours are 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, except holidays). Peak call times are Monday and Friday. For faster service, call Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday or file online. Limited service is available Sunday evenings.

You must access the ODJFS website *TWICE* or call ODJFS *TWICE* to receive benefits. First, you must make application for benefits. Next, you will need to access your claim again to file for weeks of unemployment, either by the web at unemployment.ohio.gov or by the interactive voice response (IVR) system at 1-877-644-6562 in order to receive payment. If you do not return to work, you will need to continue to claim weeks of unemployment this way.

You should be prepared to provide the following information:

	Your social security number and either your driver license or state ID number
	Your name, address, telephone number and email address (if applicable)
	The name, address, telephone number and dates of your employment with each employer for whom you worked during the past 6 weeks of employment
	If you had out-of-state employment within the past 18 months, the name, address, telephone number and dates of your employment for each employer with whom you worked out of state during the past 18 months
	If you were separated from military service with any branch of the U.S. armed forces within the past 18 months, your discharge papers (DD-214, member 4)
	If you were employed by the federal government within the past 18 months, the SF-8 and/or SF-50 form given to you by your government employer at the time of your separation
	Dependents’ names, social security numbers and dates of birth
	If claiming dependents, your spouses name, social security number and birth date
	Alien Registration Number and the expiration date of your work authorization (if you are not a US citizen or National)
	Direct Deposit Information (if preferred, you will need your bank routing and account numbers)

Once your application has been filed, you will receive further information in the mail.


Nick Gallogly	Linda kleinhenz	Tim Donovan
Chairman/Unit 1	Chairperson/Unit 1	President
U.A.W. Local 2000	U.A.W. Local 2000	U.A.W. Local 2000