Weekly Update August 14, 2015

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WEEKLY UPDATE August 14, 2015
UPCOMING MANDATORY OVERTIME: A Crew will have a Mandatory Overtime Day scheduled
for Sunday, August 23rd with a 6 am start and working up to 10.5 hours. You will
be notified of any changes in the schedule by the Labor Relations Office.

WAGE WORKS REMINDER: Reminder to all Entry Level employees regarding WageWorks
Health Care cards: Please keep in mind that you must use the remaining balance
on your 2015 card by December 31st, 2015. Any remaining balance will not
carry-over to 2016 although your card will be reset with a new balance for
2016. You must submit claims for services provided in 2015 by March 31, 2016.

4TH ANNUAL HERO REQARD EVENT: The 4TH annual Hero Reward Event will take place
on Saturday, September 5th at the cabin located at 873 Walnut Valley Rd,
Corydon, IN 47112. The event will begin at 2 pm and run until dark with a meal
at 5pm. All UAW Local 862 Members that wish to attend the event will need to
contact Rodney Bruce at 812-267-4555 if you are interested in attending. This
will be a family friendly event and there will be planned activities for all
ages.

DISCOUNTED ZOO TICKETS: We have received approximately 100 Admission Tickets
for the Louisville Zoo. These Admission Tickets are for sale for $10 each and
are good thru December 31, 2015. If you are interested, please contact Gayle
Parker at 502-418-1990 or go to the UAW Store located in the Main Cafeteria.
Remember, there are a limited number of tickets, so if you are interested,
please don’t let this offer pass by.

NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY: We are happy to announce that UAW-ETAP approved
Northwood University will continue offering accelerated Associate and Bachelor
degree programs onsite to Ford/UAW employees for the fast approaching fall 2015
semester. Even better, they are still providing over a 35% discount off of
tuition to LAP & KTP Ford/UAW employees and this discount applies to all classes
including online, classes at either KY plant, or at the Northwood campus here in
Louisville, KY. Most classes are 8 weeks long and onsite courses meet for only 3
hours a week! Your current ETAP benefit will cover up to 18 college credit
hours per year at Northwood with no cost to you! The fall session begins soon
and classes are filling up! Get started now to utilize your UAW negotiated
education benefit and begin your journey toward earning your degree. For more
information or to schedule a meeting, feel free to contact Northwood University
at [phone] or email at [e-mail]

Labor Day Picnic and Car Show at the Zoo: Mark your calendars for the 16th
Annual Labor Day at the Zoo Picnic and Car Show on September 7th. Ticket prices
will remain $7 for advance sales and $9 at the gate the day of the event. They
will be available at each of the Local 862 Union Halls beginning June 9th, the
in-plant union office at KTP (Mark Baker), or the LAP Cafeteria clothing store
(Gayle Parker). Children two and under are free. Included in the ticket price
is all day admission to the zoo, parking, food and drinks, car show and
inflatable rides.



REBALANCE PERIOD: The agreed upon and approved timing for the 2015 four month
reallocation period began on April 13, 2015 and will run through August 14,
2015. The company will maintain its right to rebalance after August 14, 2015
to resolve issues in accordance with the Letters of Understanding, Volume IV-A,
pages 46-47. The parties further agree that the changes in timing will allow
the plant to look for counteractions to improve the plant’s performance.



EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT: Metro United Way is excited to announce a partnership with
Papa John’s Pizza – Papa John’s will donate $2 to Metro United Way for
every online order using the promo code LIVEUNITED from July 6 - August 23,
2015! Go to www.PapaJohns.com to order any Two Large Pizzas with up to
5-Toppings or Specialties for $22 and $2 will be donated to Metro United Way.
This is a great deal for pizza-lovers and for Metro United Way! Customers get a
discount on delicious pizzas and we receive much needed funds to help change the
odds for kids and families in our community.



CINCINNATI REDS BASEBALL TRIP: If you would like to attend a Cincinnati Reds
Baseball Game, for free, you can register at either of the Local 862 Union
Halls. The game is September 27th 2015. Our Local 862 Recreation Committee has
tickets, a bus, and refreshments available for the trip! The bus will leave the
LAP Hall at 9:30am and the KTP Hall at 10:00am. Approximate return is 8:00pm.
You can visit uaw862.org and print a registration form from the website. If more
applications are received than tickets available, a “lottery draw” will
occur. If you are selected you will receive a phone call by September 20, 2015.



WEIGHT WATCHERS: On Monday, August 3rd, LAP began a new round of Weight
Watchers. We would like to welcome our new sign ups. We will still be
meeting every Monday in the SOS Conference room in the Administration
Building. Due to the drop off in numbers, we will unfortunately not be
offering a Thursday class as we did in the past. If you have already signed up
and can’t make the meeting on any given Monday, you can go directly to a
Weight Watchers facility convenient to you.



EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT: Holiday World & Splashin Safari - UAW Local 862 members can
purchase discount Holiday World & Splashin Safari tickets as well as print them
from home. By purchasing tickets online you can have them in your hand when you
get to Holiday World with no waiting in line to purchase tickets. To access this
discount, click the link below, then log into the site with the username and
password provided below. The special ticket link is:
shop.accesso.com/clients/accesso27/affiliate?m=1206&ec=1015
Username: Holiday248 Password: World248 Questions or comments? Email
[e-mail] or call 502-241-9491.



STATUS OF THE UNIFORM ALLOWANCE: The deadline for using your locally
negotiated Uniform Voucher is quickly approaching. The deadline to place this
order will be September 14, 2015. We still have a lot of members who have not
taken advantage of this program, and we don’t want you to miss out on this
opportunity that was fought for during our last Local Negotiations. You can
place your orders on the Arrow website at www.arrowuniform.com/fordlocal862.
Please make sure you click the “Ford Louisville Assembly Uniform Program”
tab. It takes you to the exclusive LAP employee site. For any and all questions
and or concerns, please contact Arrow at (888)-332-7769 or
[e-mail]. Use your full global ID and last four of your
social security number to log in.
FOR EXAMPLE: Username: 000123456@fordlouisville
Password: last 4 digits of SS# 1234







We are quickly approaching the time where the kids will be going back to school,
which means the time to shop for school supplies, kids lunches, and clothes is
upon us. With this in mind, please take the many other Unions into
consideration and try to buy “Union Made Products” when possible. Below,
you will see a list of many Union Made Products to choose from when you are out
shopping.

Union Made Brands

International Paper Company; Mead Lined Paper; Roaring Springs Wireless
Notebooks (including these sub- brands: Environotes, Imagine, Genesis,
Enviroshades, Emoticon, Lifenotes, and Maxim); Roaring Spring Environotes Index
Cards; and Roaring Spring Legal Pads (including these sub-brands: Boardroom,
Enviroshades, WIDE, Enviropads, and Envirogold).

Notebooks and Binders:

Acco/Mead; Day-Timer Organizers; Roaring Spring Pocket Folders; Roaring Spring
Composition Books.

Pens:

Sharp; Sheaffler; and Parker.

Student and Teacher Supplies:

Martin Weber Art Supplies; Roaring Spring Art Supplies; Scotch Tape; Master
Lock; Kleenex and Puff Tissues; and Claus Scissors.

Shops Staffed by Union Employees:

Office Max; Safeway; Giant; Albertson’s; SuperValu; Ralph’s; and Vons.

Back to School Clothes:

All USA Clothing; Ben Davis; Hugo Boss; Oshkosh B’Gosh; Russell Althletic;
Union Line; and Windjammer.

Lunchbox Items:

JIF Peanut Butter; Oroweat Bread; Farmer John Lunch Meat; Mott’s Apple Sauce;
Wheat Thins; Slim Jim; Minute Maid Juices; and V-8 Splash.

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