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Business briefs Ford's top labor exec to visit workers Ford Motor Co. 's top labor executive is meeting with employees at the automaker's factories after United Auto Workers union negotiators rebuffed his requests for concessions. Joe Hinrichs, group vice president of global manufacturing and labor affairs, is traveling to several plants to discuss the company's finances, product quality, productivity and safety, Marcey Evans, a Ford spokeswoman, said Wednesday. The meetings are open to all employees at each location, she said http://detroitnews.com/article/20090924/BI...240350/1001/biz

Business briefs Ford's top labor exec to visit workers Ford Motor Co. 's top labor executive is meeting with employees at the automaker's factories after United Auto Workers union negotiators rebuffed his requests for concessions. Joe Hinrichs, group vice president of global manufacturing and labor affairs, is traveling to several plants to discuss the company's finances, product quality, productivity and safety, Marcey Evans, a Ford spokeswoman, said Wednesday. The meetings are open to all employees at each location, she said http://detroitnews.com/article/20090924/BI...240350/1001/biz

Let me say something about this. This is NOT a Local 900 issue, this all came from our downtown offices. I along with others went through the apprenticeship program at ISA, but by the time we graduated the last National contract was ratified, whereby we do not make the MOA pay that all our fellow skilled trades make. We work alongside and with them, but because of the contract we make less pay, so the ex Michigan Truck people are not the only ones getting screwed.

What is the heading of this topic??? "WAP" so I would assume that we are talking/discussing WAP/ISA topics. This info came from a union rep. at ISA, so if you can't figure it out.... YES these dates are for ISA/WAP

tentatively Aug. 29 and Sept. 12, mandatory Saturdays.

I realized what you were getting at after I posted and re-read the topic and replies after the first post.

Not all plants are the same. At Wayne ISA, You fill out the form/sign the book to CONVERT THE HOLIDAY. If you don't sign the book or fill out the form then you are automatically paid for the day!!

I have a 1995 Windstar which I am the 2nd owner of. I now have 200450 miles on the original engine and its still going strong. I bought it at 134000. Tranny was rebuilt at 80,000 miles. I drive this daily to and from work approx. 100 miles round trip. I have been told by many people that I must have gotten a good one. We haven't had the problems you have had, but the previous owner was very picky on who worked on it. He always took it to the dealership for everything except oil changes. My only problem now is the guts of the convertor have broken loose and I have one large chunk we can't get broke up enough to come out, so it rattles every now and then. At that point with the miles I have on it, I just turn the radio up a little. The one convertor costs 300.00 to have installed and I can't see putting that into it yet. I still get about 20MPG.

I must say, as many new cars as I see being sold at this place, what is the owner doing with the money? If he isn't paying FORD, he should have himself a nice little stash of $$$$ Judge keeps Clinton dealer’s doors open By Dennis Pelham Daily Telegram New! Tue Jun 30, 2009, 05:30 PM EDT ADRIAN, Mich. - An agreement was reached Monday morning in Lenawee County Circuit Court to keep open the Clinton-Tecumseh Ford-Lincoln-Mercury dealership while a buyer is sought to take over the business. Judge Timothy P. Pickard convinced an attorney from Ford Motor Credit Co. to allow the ailing dealership to remain open temporarily with restrictions to protect Ford’s collateral for more than $5 million in debts. Ford Motor Credit decided to seek a liquidation of the dealership’s assets after a May 22 audit revealed that Ford had not been paid $1.2 million for vehicles that had been sold, said attorney Leonora Baughman. More vehicles have since been sold since then, she said, boosting the “out of trust” car sale total to $1.7 million. “This dealership, like other dealerships around the nation, has fallen on hard times,” said attorney Roy Hunsinger of Milford, representing the Clinton-based dealership. “Today, I’m very frustrated,” Hunsinger told the court. He has been talking with another car dealer about taking over the business, he said, but he has not been able to get a price from Ford officials. “They’re asking for a shutdown without a real hearing,” Hunsinger said. “Give me an opportunity to negotiate a sale of this dealership.” Hunsinger said he is not accusing Ford Motor Co. of being uncaring about the people who work at the dealership. But its 40 employees will suffer if the business is shut down and liquidated. “Forty different families stand to lose their livelihood,” he argued. If the dealership is shut down, he said, the community will permanently lose those jobs. “We don’t need more unemployment in this state or this community,” Hunsinger said. “I appreciate there is significant unemployment in the state of Michigan. It’s the worst in 25 years,” Johnson said. But there are no formal purchase offers on the table or even a notice from dealership owners that they want to sell, she said. Instead of shutting down the business, Pickard suggested an order that would protect Ford Motor Co. from further losses while the owners attempt to sell the business. Johnson agreed if the order requires personal property to be insured and prevents any assets from being sold. Hunsinger agreed to allow Ford to take back its vehicles that are still on the lot. Co-owner Stephen Hazzard of Tecumseh said Monday afternoon that his only goal at this point is to save his employees’ jobs. “I’m doing whatever I can to keep the dealership going by refinancing or by selling the store,” he said. “My whole concern is the employees.” Pickard said he will review the case in 30 days. http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x737349472/...er-s-doors-open

It would take the dealers to change the laws of the state to sell on Sundays. * The sale of alcohol is banned from the time bars close on Saturday night (2 a.m. except Dec. 31, in which case it's 4 a.m.) until noon the following Sunday. Alcohol sale is likewise banned from 9 p.m. Dec. 24 until 7 a.m. Dec. 26. Specific localities may petition for exceptions for either on-site or off-site consumption.[20] * Additionally, vehicle sales are banned on Sunday, with no exceptions.[21] http://www.answers.com/topic/blue-law#Michigan Act 66 of 1953 AN ACT to prohibit the opening of any retail or wholesale new and used car business on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, for the purpose of carrying on or engaging in the business of offering to buy, sell, exchange, trade or participate in the negotiation thereof of any type or kind of automobile, on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday. History: 1953, Act 66, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1953 The People of the State of Michigan enact: Document Type Description Section 435.251 Section Motor vehicles; sale on Sunday unlawful, exception. Section 435.252 Section Conducting business on Sunday; exception. Section 435.253 Section Violation of act; penalty. Section 435.254 Section Applicability of act. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(ryhtbwisr...ighlight=sunday Section 435.251 435.251 Motor vehicles; sale on Sunday unlawful, exception. Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of buying, selling, trading or exchanging new, used or second-hand motor vehicles or offering to buy, sell, trade or exchange, or participate in the negotiation thereof, or attempt to buy, sell, trade or exchange any motor vehicle or interest therein, or of any written instrument pertaining thereto, on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday. History: 1953, Act 66, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1953 Section 435.253 435.253 Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 3. Any person, firm or corporation who violates or offends against the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by the laws of this state, or by the court, in its discretion, suspending or revoking the dealer's license to do business within the state, or by fine and imprisonment and suspension and/or revocation, in the discretion of the court. History: 1953, Act 66, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1953

Canadian owned company.

Wayne ISA Stamping will lose a few jobs on the next launch(hoods and doors along with the sub-assemblys) to Dearborn, as confirmed by our plant chairman. Now Ford will give Lenawee Stamping $6.5 million in new tooling to stamp and sub-assemble parts for the F-150 (Built in Dearborn)and the Econoline. Quote The new lines will manufacture cross-car beams, which are stamped and welded pieces that hold instrument panels in place in the Ford F-150 pickup and the Econoline van, said Vandertogt. They are expected to add $6.5 million in new equipment to LSC. Why you ask, because UAW-3000 approved a contract that: Quote “We also agreed to a two-tier wage progression that starts at $10.50. After six months, (it goes to) $11; after 12 months, (the pay rate goes to) $11.81 and tops out at $12.80 after 18 months,” Spears said. “In exchange for this, there is a four-year agreement that guarantees 71 new jobs, and bonuses in the last three years.” Get ready for the $14.00 an hour jobs! http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x1525913116...to-add-new-jobs April 3,2009 TECUMSEH, Mich. - The new contract at Lenawee Stamping Corp. in Tecumseh will both add and save jobs, company and union officials said. Not only does the ratification of the four-year contract keep LSC operating, the vote by United Auto Workers Local 3000 will bring jobs to the facility. Two lines affiliated with Ford Motor Co. are expected to be put into production sometime this summer at the LSC facility, 1200 E. Chicago Blvd. In all likelihood, most of the 64 jobs will be filled by current LSC employees on layoff, said Rob Vandertogt, LSC general manager. Tom Spears, UAW Local 3000 president, said in an e-mail that the contract addressed many issues the company presented. These included flexibility in work assignments and stricter qualifications for the team leader classification. It also separated the team leaders from the semi-skilled members, simplified overtime scheduling and addressed attendance issues, allowing a portion of vacation time to be utilized for various leaves, including those under the Family and Medical Leave Act after 10 days on leave. “We also agreed to a two-tier wage progression that starts at $10.50. After six months, (it goes to) $11; after 12 months, (the pay rate goes to) $11.81 and tops out at $12.80 after 18 months,” Spears said. “In exchange for this, there is a four-year agreement that guarantees 71 new jobs, and bonuses in the last three years.” The new lines will manufacture cross-car beams, which are stamped and welded pieces that hold instrument panels in place in the Ford F-150 pickup and the Econoline van, said Vandertogt. They are expected to add $6.5 million in new equipment to LSC. “That includes some equipment that will be moved in this summer and some that was previously added,” he said. Vandertogt said company officials will go before the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) on April 17 to make their request for an Industrial Facilities Tax (IFT) exemption. If MEGA approves, the matter goes to the Tecumseh City Council. “We don’t know for sure how much they would ask for,” Tecumseh City Manager Kevin Welch said Tuesday. Vandertogt said Wednesday that the $6.5 million figure that first came up in January will be the request. If approved, this would be the second tax abatement in the past year for LSC. In July, a 12-year, $4.9 million IFT exemption was approved by the City Council for the addition of automotive parts stamping and assembly at the facility. The pending transfer of the new production lines to LSC is a direct result of the new contract and lobbying efforts by the union and the company, Vandertogt and Spears said. When talks broke off in January, it was feared that meant the jobs would go elsewhere. “Both the union and company went back to Ford and requested they reconsider,” Vandertogt said. “With all the preparations we had made, we were the most ready to accept the work.” Officials with the city of Tecumseh closely monitored the negotiations, stepping in at one point to urge the two sides to continue negotiating. Welch said he was relieved the issue was settled. “I can’t say enough good things about this,” he said. “We are just so pleased the two sides worked it out.” Negotiations for adjustments to the contract began soon after the first of the year with a Jan. 30 deadline for a ratified agreement in order to bring the Ford jobs to Tecumseh. Those talks ended without agreement Jan. 31. At that point, the future of the facility was in jeopardy. Vandertogt said a new contract had to be in place by April 1 or LSC would move into what he called “shut-down mode.” Talks continued through February and March. The agreement was reached March 23; the union rank-and-file heard the details Saturday and voted Monday. When the negotiations began in January, the company had 231 union and 65 salaried employees. The plant has been in Tecumseh for more than 20 years. LSC is being used as a draw for the city’s Business and Technology Campus. The campus will be located on a 158-acre site next door to LSC.

. Don't feel bad, we at the plant weren't notified about TODAYS vote either. It sure would have been nice for the local to have had an informational meeting for those who are not working, and to at least think about comming around on the off shifts to let us know and answer some questions.

As an afternoon employee we never even saw a committeeman/woman this week!!! And what meeting would that be. We found a couple sheets of paper that dayshift left out that showed "HIGHLIGHTS", then found out on BON that we were voting this Sunday(nothing posted in the plant). So if we can't even find a committeeman/woman on the floor what the hell makes you think we would have had a meeting? So we have to go Sunday try to get all our answers to our questions, then vote with no time to think over what might be best for us? There are way to many in our local to expect to find someone available to get our questions answered.

Along with all the taxpayers who are working and paying into unemployment, who were so against a LOAN, and pushed for regulations against the D3