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WEEKLY UPDATE September 4, 2015
ORDER BANK:
2016 FORD ESCAPE: 31,530 24 DAYS SUPPLY
2016 LINCOLN MKC: 3,552 20 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.
UAW STRIKE VOTE AND STRIKE INFORMATION: We would like to thank the Local 862
membership for coming to the informational meeting held on Sunday. We had a
very strong turnout and the membership was very cordial while this meeting went
on. Some good questions were asked and answered, which will prove helpful to
us all. No one wants to go on strike but it is best that we are properly
prepared regardless of the outcome. The Local Leadership has gone thru
extraordinary efforts to be as well planned and organized when the time comes.
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.
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. The event
will once again be held in Downtown Louisville on The Great Lawn. 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.
9/11 SALUTE TO OUR HEROES WALKATHON AND FAMILY FESTIVAL: This event is a way to
walk and show your support for ALL First Responders and Military Heroes who keep
our families safe from harm. The event will be held on Saturday, September 12th
from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm with the walk beginning at 9:00 am from Armory to Paper
John’s Cardinal Stadium. There will be Police, Fire, and Military Vehicles,
Helicopters and Mounted Horse Patrol, Bouncies, and Face Painting for Kids. If
interested, please contact Peter Hayes at 502-290-3611 or at
Louisville@serviceforpeace.org or www.serviceforpeace.com
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY WAY TICKETS: We are selling tickets for the upcoming NASCAR
Xfinity Series Visitmymyrtlebeach.com 300 at the Kentucky Speedway Saturday,
September 26th at 7:00 pm. The tickets will be $35.00 each and will be located
in the Quaker State Section. The tickets will be sold in the Cafeteria Store and
can call Gayle Parker at 502-418-1950.
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
NEW LIAISON AT TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD: Steve Rixman, a former UAW Local 862/LAP
Bargaining Committee Member and former UAW Benefit Representative recently took
a position at Town and Country Ford. Steve will now be 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
March powerball: The winner of the March of Dimes Power Ball game was Beverly
Reynolds. Beverly is an A Crew employee, and the Power Ball drawing paid
$2113.00. Congratulations to Ms. Reynolds!
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.
PLEASE BE CURTEOUS: Please be courteous of your UAW Brothers and Sisters when it
comes to the use of the many Ford/UAW negotiated refrigerators. These
refrigerators are a great convenience to our membership, and it is important
that we respect each other’s food and drinks. Please clean up after yourself
and throw away your own old food instead of leaving it in the refrigerator.
Thanks to all for your cooperation and support of one another.
Link to the post:
uawlap.org/building-chairpersons-report/weekly-update-september-4-2015.php
Link to UAWLAP.org: uawlap.org
Details of the post follow.
WEEKLY UPDATE September 4, 2015
ORDER BANK:
2016 FORD ESCAPE: 31,530 24 DAYS SUPPLY
2016 LINCOLN MKC: 3,552 20 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.
UAW STRIKE VOTE AND STRIKE INFORMATION: We would like to thank the Local 862
membership for coming to the informational meeting held on Sunday. We had a
very strong turnout and the membership was very cordial while this meeting went
on. Some good questions were asked and answered, which will prove helpful to
us all. No one wants to go on strike but it is best that we are properly
prepared regardless of the outcome. The Local Leadership has gone thru
extraordinary efforts to be as well planned and organized when the time comes.
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.
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. The event
will once again be held in Downtown Louisville on The Great Lawn. 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.
9/11 SALUTE TO OUR HEROES WALKATHON AND FAMILY FESTIVAL: This event is a way to
walk and show your support for ALL First Responders and Military Heroes who keep
our families safe from harm. The event will be held on Saturday, September 12th
from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm with the walk beginning at 9:00 am from Armory to Paper
John’s Cardinal Stadium. There will be Police, Fire, and Military Vehicles,
Helicopters and Mounted Horse Patrol, Bouncies, and Face Painting for Kids. If
interested, please contact Peter Hayes at 502-290-3611 or at
Louisville@serviceforpeace.org or www.serviceforpeace.com
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY WAY TICKETS: We are selling tickets for the upcoming NASCAR
Xfinity Series Visitmymyrtlebeach.com 300 at the Kentucky Speedway Saturday,
September 26th at 7:00 pm. The tickets will be $35.00 each and will be located
in the Quaker State Section. The tickets will be sold in the Cafeteria Store and
can call Gayle Parker at 502-418-1950.
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
NEW LIAISON AT TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD: Steve Rixman, a former UAW Local 862/LAP
Bargaining Committee Member and former UAW Benefit Representative recently took
a position at Town and Country Ford. Steve will now be 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
March powerball: The winner of the March of Dimes Power Ball game was Beverly
Reynolds. Beverly is an A Crew employee, and the Power Ball drawing paid
$2113.00. Congratulations to Ms. Reynolds!
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.
PLEASE BE CURTEOUS: Please be courteous of your UAW Brothers and Sisters when it
comes to the use of the many Ford/UAW negotiated refrigerators. These
refrigerators are a great convenience to our membership, and it is important
that we respect each other’s food and drinks. Please clean up after yourself
and throw away your own old food instead of leaving it in the refrigerator.
Thanks to all for your cooperation and support of one another.
Link to the post:
uawlap.org/building-chairpersons-report/weekly-update-september-4-2015.php
Link to UAWLAP.org: uawlap.org