Post by TonyV on Aug 31, 2015 12:26:22 GMT -5
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WEEKLY UPDATE August 28, 2015
ORDER BANK:
2016 FORD ESCAPE: 31,464 24 DAYS SUPPLY
2016 LINCOLN MKC: 3,929 22 DAYS SUPPLY
C CREW VOLUNTARY OVERTIME OPPORTUNITY AND START TIME CHANGE: C Crew will be
working a voluntary OT opportunity on Labor Day, Monday September 7th with a 6
am start, and will work up to a 10.5 schedule for the shift. The start time on
Sunday, September 6th will be changed to a 6 am start to allow for the earlier
Labor Day start and also to allow employees to have a longer weekend.
UPCOMING MEMBERSHIP MEETING: The next membership meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 8th at the LAP Union Hall at 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Please
make every effort to attend one of these meetings.
SKILLED TRADES MEETING: There will be a Skilled Trades Meeting held on September
25th and 26th at 6:00 am and 7:00 am. The meeting will be held at the LAP
Union Hall in the small hall. This should allow everyone interested, the
ability to do so. Please make every effort to attend one of the four
meetings.
2015 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS FOOTBAL TICKETS: It’s football season already, and
we will be selling tickets for the Houston game on Saturday, September 12th at
12:00 pm. The tickets will be sold for $24 each (normally $58 each) and will
be lower level seats. We only have 100 tickets so please don’t wait if you
are interested. The tickets will be sold at the store in the main cafeteria
from 4-6 am and at first break.
UAW LOCAL 862 ANNUAL PICNIC: The annual UAW Local 862 Picnic will be held on
Sunday, September 20th from 11:00 am and will continue thru 5:00 pm. There
will be food, prize drawings, games, and much more. This event is a family
friendly event so please come out and join your UAW Brothers and Sisters for a
fun filled day.
2015 KENTUCKY STATE FAIR: The Local UAW Leadership, LAP and KTP, will once again
be participating in the KY State Fair. There will be a very large set up and
display in the North Wing. The booth will be complete with our own Visual
Factory Simulation, many large displays showing UAW/Ford history, and will be a
great way to show our community our true beneficial impact and what we really do
on a day to day basis. Please stop by and check out this very impressive joint
UAW LAP and KTP display.
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 (502) 261-1977 or email at croanj@northwood.edu
THINGS TO REMEMBER: Please remember to continuously update your passwords.
Each time you reset it, the new password will be good for 90 days and then you
must reset it once again. Please be sure to check your DROTs daily, and ensure
that your time for the previous day is correct. It is your Process Coach’s
job to hang the DROT daily, and If there is a discrepancy, please contact your
Process Coach with the information to fix your time. If your Process
Coach doesn’t resolve the error; please contact your UAW Committeeperson for
further assistance. Also, check your paystubs online at www.at.ford.com to
make sure that your pay is correct. Pay mistakes are much easier to resolve
the sooner that they are noticed.
NEW LIAISON AT TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD: Steve Rixman, a former UAW Local 862/LAP
Bargaining Committee Member and former UAW Benefit Representative has recently
taken a position a Town and Country Ford. Steve will now the new liaison to
the dealership for Ford Employees, Retirees, and their Friends and Family. You
can contact Steve at 502-314-0094 or call Town and Country Ford at
502-964-8131.
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 numerous members who have not
yet taken advantage of this program, or have not spent the allotted money, and
we don’t want you to miss out on this opportunity that was fought for during
our last round of 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 directly at (888)-332-7769 or customer.service@arrowuniform.com.
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
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. There will be someone in the cafeteria store on Monday from
5-6 pm for anyone interested in buying tickets.
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.
BACK TO SCHOOL: Once again, it is time for our UAW Sons and Daughters to
return to school. This is a big transition for both our children and our UAW
members, and that along with other life issues, can prove to be very
overwhelming. If and when this happens, please contact your ESSP
Representative on your crew so you and your children can be connected with the
right resources to get the help they need. You are not alone!! Please contact
Kevin Bush on A crew 364-3659, Gary Clark on B crew 364-3687 or Jeff Hale on C
crew 364-3687.
Link to the post:
uawlap.org/building-chairpersons-report/weekly-updates/weekly-update-august-28-2015.php
Link to UAWLAP.org: uawlap.org
Details of the post follow.
WEEKLY UPDATE August 28, 2015
ORDER BANK:
2016 FORD ESCAPE: 31,464 24 DAYS SUPPLY
2016 LINCOLN MKC: 3,929 22 DAYS SUPPLY
C CREW VOLUNTARY OVERTIME OPPORTUNITY AND START TIME CHANGE: C Crew will be
working a voluntary OT opportunity on Labor Day, Monday September 7th with a 6
am start, and will work up to a 10.5 schedule for the shift. The start time on
Sunday, September 6th will be changed to a 6 am start to allow for the earlier
Labor Day start and also to allow employees to have a longer weekend.
UPCOMING MEMBERSHIP MEETING: The next membership meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 8th at the LAP Union Hall at 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Please
make every effort to attend one of these meetings.
SKILLED TRADES MEETING: There will be a Skilled Trades Meeting held on September
25th and 26th at 6:00 am and 7:00 am. The meeting will be held at the LAP
Union Hall in the small hall. This should allow everyone interested, the
ability to do so. Please make every effort to attend one of the four
meetings.
2015 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS FOOTBAL TICKETS: It’s football season already, and
we will be selling tickets for the Houston game on Saturday, September 12th at
12:00 pm. The tickets will be sold for $24 each (normally $58 each) and will
be lower level seats. We only have 100 tickets so please don’t wait if you
are interested. The tickets will be sold at the store in the main cafeteria
from 4-6 am and at first break.
UAW LOCAL 862 ANNUAL PICNIC: The annual UAW Local 862 Picnic will be held on
Sunday, September 20th from 11:00 am and will continue thru 5:00 pm. There
will be food, prize drawings, games, and much more. This event is a family
friendly event so please come out and join your UAW Brothers and Sisters for a
fun filled day.
2015 KENTUCKY STATE FAIR: The Local UAW Leadership, LAP and KTP, will once again
be participating in the KY State Fair. There will be a very large set up and
display in the North Wing. The booth will be complete with our own Visual
Factory Simulation, many large displays showing UAW/Ford history, and will be a
great way to show our community our true beneficial impact and what we really do
on a day to day basis. Please stop by and check out this very impressive joint
UAW LAP and KTP display.
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 (502) 261-1977 or email at croanj@northwood.edu
THINGS TO REMEMBER: Please remember to continuously update your passwords.
Each time you reset it, the new password will be good for 90 days and then you
must reset it once again. Please be sure to check your DROTs daily, and ensure
that your time for the previous day is correct. It is your Process Coach’s
job to hang the DROT daily, and If there is a discrepancy, please contact your
Process Coach with the information to fix your time. If your Process
Coach doesn’t resolve the error; please contact your UAW Committeeperson for
further assistance. Also, check your paystubs online at www.at.ford.com to
make sure that your pay is correct. Pay mistakes are much easier to resolve
the sooner that they are noticed.
NEW LIAISON AT TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD: Steve Rixman, a former UAW Local 862/LAP
Bargaining Committee Member and former UAW Benefit Representative has recently
taken a position a Town and Country Ford. Steve will now the new liaison to
the dealership for Ford Employees, Retirees, and their Friends and Family. You
can contact Steve at 502-314-0094 or call Town and Country Ford at
502-964-8131.
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 numerous members who have not
yet taken advantage of this program, or have not spent the allotted money, and
we don’t want you to miss out on this opportunity that was fought for during
our last round of 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 directly at (888)-332-7769 or customer.service@arrowuniform.com.
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
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. There will be someone in the cafeteria store on Monday from
5-6 pm for anyone interested in buying tickets.
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.
BACK TO SCHOOL: Once again, it is time for our UAW Sons and Daughters to
return to school. This is a big transition for both our children and our UAW
members, and that along with other life issues, can prove to be very
overwhelming. If and when this happens, please contact your ESSP
Representative on your crew so you and your children can be connected with the
right resources to get the help they need. You are not alone!! Please contact
Kevin Bush on A crew 364-3659, Gary Clark on B crew 364-3687 or Jeff Hale on C
crew 364-3687.
Link to the post:
uawlap.org/building-chairpersons-report/weekly-updates/weekly-update-august-28-2015.php
Link to UAWLAP.org: uawlap.org