LAP Bi-Weekly Update June 8th, 2018

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LAP BI-WEEKLY UPDATE June 8th, 2018














ORDER BANK:








2018 ESCAPE: 28,804 UNITS 22 Day Supply 2019 MKC: 4,098 UNITS 28 Day Supply

















PASSWORD RESET: Please make sure you reset your password before the down weeks.


You will not be able to reset it from home and there will not be a supervisor


here to get the second half for you.

















DOWN WEEKS: Week of the July 23rd several people will be surveyed to work in


various departments, some will be mandatory.

















CONSTITUTION CONVENTION: Your Bargaining Committee will be in Detroit


representing the membership concerns June 10-15.








• Kevin Shirley acting Chairman








• Austen Keown acting A-Crew Bargaining Committee








• Johnny Cordova acting B-Crew Bargaining Committee








• DeWayne Sexton acting C-Crew Bargaining Committee

















UNITED WAY EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION: I would like to personally thank our UAW


Committee for stepping up and helping make sure the event was successful. No


event goes off without some hiccups, but the membership understood. I apologize


to those of you we may have missed. We will continue to do the little extra


things for all members to show our appreciation. We passed out over 4600+


sandwiches, chips, and waters during the event. This was a major undertaking and


coordination amongst the UAW, Team Leaders, and Management. We appreciate all


those that came in on their own time to help the other crews, Team Leaders for


making sure their people were taking care off and the managers for allowing the


everyone the opportunity to make this happen.

















PERFECT ATTENDANCE: Awards should arrive this week. Watch social media, in-plant


monitors, and signs at entrances for pick up times and locations.

















KCAP TRANSFER 7/16: Congratulations to all those that signed up to return home.


LAP would like to say thank you for everything you have done while being here


and hope you enjoyed your stay. Ford and UAW have finally come to an agreeable


date for KCAP transfer to go home. Labor Relations will contact you for


reporting instructions.

















TPT to STS SURVEY: 215 will be surveyed to be converted








• LAP only, completed before shutdown








• If you not been surveyed to work and you know you are at the top, please say


something








• UAW and Ford have agreed to survey TPT’s to transition to STS’s by the


weeks worked until 215 employees have accepted the offer.








• STS status for the 215 will start July 30 and go until November 4th








• There is no penalty for wishing to stay TPT








• Currently there are no Crew changes planned, if something changes you will


have an option to opt out of STS status








• 5/9/17 hire in class, going strictly by seniority, is roughly around the


cut-off class for the 215. Anticipating all say yes and no one has lost weeks


worked, which many have.

















TENTATIVE DOWN WEEKS: Louisville Assembly Plant will not run production in some


areas for an additional four weeks to allow time for re-tooling in preparation


for the 2020 model year. The weeks are as follows June 18th, June 25th, July


16th and July 23rd. If any additional weeks are needed, notification will come


as soon as we can make official announcement. Stay tuned for changes. Your


immediate supervisor will notify you if you’re working.

















VACATION SHUTDOWN: The Louisville Assembly Plant has notified the UAW and


confirmed that the plant will be taking its annual vacation shutdown. The


vacation period is confirmed for the weeks of July 2nd and July 9th. Employees


will be required to use up to 80 hours vacation or the allotted amount according


to their seniority during the vacation period based on the National Contract


Language (Article IX, Section 24).

















UNEMPLOYMENT FILING: Official details about unemployment filing have officially


been posted. Please check with your process coach to see the bulletin in its


entirety or stop by Labor Relations and pick up a copy.

















TOILETRIES NEEDED: A donation box will be at both halls and in the in-plant


Union Office from June 1st through September 1st. All donations will be split


between Wayside Mission and Center for Women & Children. Collect while on


vacation and bring it in.

















REBALANCE: Rebalance is still ongoing and is not due to end until 12/23/18.


Please stay off your phones. Don’t watch movies. Don’t work through your


breaks to stay caught up. Stay in contact with your counterparts. Your


Committeeperson can’t help you if you’re helping the company prove you have


plenty of time by doing things that are outside of things on your OIS sheet.











COMPETITIVE BONUS 6/10: All eligible employees will receive their semi-annual


$1500 bonus on 6/10. This will be before any of the tentative down weeks and


will not have to be claimed if the down weeks happen as scheduled. Must be on


active rolls be 5/15/18, which means make an active return.

















UAW-FORD ROUGE POWERHOUSE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Ford Motor Company has


established a competitive scholarship program to assist UAW-Ford employees'


children who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school


programs. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an


accredited institution of the student's choice. Detailed information can be


found at sms.scholarshipamerica.org/rouge/index.html . We also have


Applications in the in-plant Union Office.








WILLIAM CLAY FORD SCHOLARSHIP: The William Clay Ford, Jr. Scholarship program,


which provides $1,500 in tuition assistance for children of U.S. Ford employees,


is now open for enrollment. To qualify, students must be sophomores in college


during the 2018 fall term. Details about the program are provided online at HR


ONLINE (under Policies and Programs), on @fordonline (under Ford A-Z Index) and


Scholarship America at www.scholarsapply.org/wcfordjr. Application


deadline is July 16, 2018.








HOLIDAY WORLD SPLASHIN SAFARI DISCOUNT TICKETS: www.holidayworld.com/funclub








• Pick Your Price for great online savings! In the Fun Club store, there will


be a calendar where you can pick your date to visit. Lower prices will vary


weekends throughout the season.








• Any Day (with code) – $45.99 general admission / $38.99 U54” and Senior


60+








• No administration needed; all transactions are conducted securely online








• No storing and tracking paper tickets








• No collecting money and no invoices to pay








• Bypass the ticket window








• Username- Holiday248, PW- World248

















2018 KINGS ISLAND SPRING UNION DAYS: Spring discount tickets are available for


UAW 862 members for the month of April and May by visiting


www.VisitKingsIsland.com/save. The username is “kiuawlocal862” and the


password is “BANSHEE”. The discount dates available are April 29, May 5, 6,


12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27. Admission is $29.99; processing fees apply. Also


parking throughout the year is $12.00.








The Louisville Zoo Discounts:








1. Go to tickets.louisvillezoo.org








2. Enter the Store Name: FORD








3. General Admission save up to $3 per ticket








4. Zoo Membership Save $5; this Frequent Fun Pass provides free admission and


parking during regular hours Open daily, year round. Spring/Summer hours: 10am


– 5pm (visit until 6pm)

















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