Post by TonyV on Mar 7, 2012 10:35:21 GMT -5
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I will be working on the night shift through Tuesday March 13, 2012. Wednesday March 14, 2012
through Friday March 16, 2012, the Bargaining Committee and I will be in Detroit for Union business.
On March 8, 2012, KTP will have a gate collection to accept monetary donations to assist families
and the communities affected by the tornados that took lives across Indiana and Kentucky this past week.
In addition to the gate collection, Ford Operation Goodwill will match up to $25,000 of the employee
donations between KTP, LAP and Local Ford dealerships. All funds will be directed to the Red Cross of
Clark County. Employees may write a check payable to Clark County Red Cross.
On Tuesday March 13, 2012, the union meeting will be at the hall on Chamberlain Lane. The
times are noon and 6:00 pm. During this meeting nominations will be taken for the following positions:
Recreation Committee Chairman, National Ford Delegates (4 to be elected from LAP and 3 to be elected
from KTP), and LAP committeeperson (19 elected for LAP production and 3 LAP skilled trades). The
elections for these positions will be Thursday March 22, 2012 and Friday March 23, 2012. Polls open at
7am Thursday and close 10pm Friday.
The Local 862 Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday April 7, 2012. The times will be 11am to 3pm at
the KTP union hall on Chamberlain Lane. The hunt will begin at 1pm.
A raffle to benefit the March of Dimes is ongoing. Tickets are on sale now through May 8, 2012.
Tickets are $2 each or three (3) for $5. The winner will receive four (4) tickets to Holiday World and
Splashing Safari. You may purchase tickets at gate 6.
As of March 6, 2012, we have had forty-seven people sign up for the buy out packages. Twenty
tradesmen and twenty-seven non-trades. The deadline is this Friday March 9, 2012.
Applications for 2012 Family Scholarships at Black Lake are being accepted. Any active member
of Local 862 with one or more year's good standing and laid-off members are eligible. Applications are
available at www.uaw.org or both union halls.
UAW/Ford at KTP is one of the sponsor's of the St. Patrick's Day parade this year. The parade
will be held on Saturday march 10, 2012, at 3pm. If you would like to march in the parade, please contact
Edith Flowers at 821-225-6064 or Kevin Powers at 429-2341.
There will be a "NCAA Final Four Bracket Challenge" to benefit JDRF. Brackets will be $10 a
piece. Your supervisor will have the sign up form. Employees who sign up and have paid will have an
email sent to them on Monday March 12, 2012, with the website and password to go online and enter
their brackets. The payout will be 1st prize $500, 2nd prize $300 and 3rd prize $200. The department with
the highest winning percentage gets a winning banner to display in their area.
In Solidarity,
Scott Eskridge
I will be working on the night shift through Tuesday March 13, 2012. Wednesday March 14, 2012
through Friday March 16, 2012, the Bargaining Committee and I will be in Detroit for Union business.
On March 8, 2012, KTP will have a gate collection to accept monetary donations to assist families
and the communities affected by the tornados that took lives across Indiana and Kentucky this past week.
In addition to the gate collection, Ford Operation Goodwill will match up to $25,000 of the employee
donations between KTP, LAP and Local Ford dealerships. All funds will be directed to the Red Cross of
Clark County. Employees may write a check payable to Clark County Red Cross.
On Tuesday March 13, 2012, the union meeting will be at the hall on Chamberlain Lane. The
times are noon and 6:00 pm. During this meeting nominations will be taken for the following positions:
Recreation Committee Chairman, National Ford Delegates (4 to be elected from LAP and 3 to be elected
from KTP), and LAP committeeperson (19 elected for LAP production and 3 LAP skilled trades). The
elections for these positions will be Thursday March 22, 2012 and Friday March 23, 2012. Polls open at
7am Thursday and close 10pm Friday.
The Local 862 Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday April 7, 2012. The times will be 11am to 3pm at
the KTP union hall on Chamberlain Lane. The hunt will begin at 1pm.
A raffle to benefit the March of Dimes is ongoing. Tickets are on sale now through May 8, 2012.
Tickets are $2 each or three (3) for $5. The winner will receive four (4) tickets to Holiday World and
Splashing Safari. You may purchase tickets at gate 6.
As of March 6, 2012, we have had forty-seven people sign up for the buy out packages. Twenty
tradesmen and twenty-seven non-trades. The deadline is this Friday March 9, 2012.
Applications for 2012 Family Scholarships at Black Lake are being accepted. Any active member
of Local 862 with one or more year's good standing and laid-off members are eligible. Applications are
available at www.uaw.org or both union halls.
UAW/Ford at KTP is one of the sponsor's of the St. Patrick's Day parade this year. The parade
will be held on Saturday march 10, 2012, at 3pm. If you would like to march in the parade, please contact
Edith Flowers at 821-225-6064 or Kevin Powers at 429-2341.
There will be a "NCAA Final Four Bracket Challenge" to benefit JDRF. Brackets will be $10 a
piece. Your supervisor will have the sign up form. Employees who sign up and have paid will have an
email sent to them on Monday March 12, 2012, with the website and password to go online and enter
their brackets. The payout will be 1st prize $500, 2nd prize $300 and 3rd prize $200. The department with
the highest winning percentage gets a winning banner to display in their area.
In Solidarity,
Scott Eskridge