INFORMATION BULLETIN - August 26, 2008

NEXT PAID HOLIDAY is Labor Day, Monday, September 1st. You must return to work on Tuesday, September 2nd or have an excused absence to receive your holiday pay. Example: if you have September 2nd and 3rd off with an excused absence, you still MUST WORK on Thursday, September 4th to get paid for the holiday.

LABOR DAY CONVERSION: Those employees who work on Labor Day (September 1st) are eligible to sign up in Human Resources during the week of September 1st through September 5th to convert their holiday.

RETIREMENT/INCENTIVE PACKAGE INFORMATION: The open window period has still not yet been established. The membership will be given information regarding the upcoming packages as soon as we receive it.

SHIFT PREFERENCE SIGN-UP: Sign up for shift preference is Monday, September 8th from 6:00 AM through Friday, September 12th until midnight in Human Resources.

STANDING COMMITTEES: Please contact President Tim Donovan at 440.934.3151, extension 22 if you are interested in being on a Standing Committee. If Tim is not available, please leave a message on his voice mail including your full name, phone number and committee you are interested in. As always, your call will be returned promptly.

OBAMA / BIDEN NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE GET TOGETHER AT LOCAL 2000 UNION HALL: Thursday, August 28th at 5:00 PM sodas and snacks will be served to those attending. Pizza will be served during the acceptance speeches. Limited seating will be available.

LORAIN COUNTY ORGANIZED LABOR’S 14TH ANNUAL LABOR DAY CELEBRATION & ANTIQUE, CLASSIC AND STREETROD SHOW TO BE HELD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST. Plan on attending our celebration at Black River Landing in Lorain from noon through 8:00 PM. The event is the largest of its kind in the State of Ohio. There will be continuous music, amusement rides, pony rides, 25¢ hot dogs, soda, bottled water, chips and more. There will also be many free giveaways and thousands of dollars in free door prizes, such as a Disney World trip, a Las Vegas trip, $300.00 gift cards for Giant Eagle and Heinens, plus much more. Free drawing tickets will be given away during the event. The drawing will be held at 6:30 PM sharp. You must be present at the time of the drawing to win door prizes.

*The Labor Day Committee is asking attendees of this year’s celebration to bring a non-perishable food item to the event with them to help feed the needy in Lorain County. The drop off points for food items will be at the ticket sales tents.

REMINDER: LOCAL 2000 ANNUAL PICNIC TICKET SALES: Local 2000’s annual picnic will be held at Swings and Things in Olmsted Township on Sunday, September 21st. Tickets will be sold this Friday, August 29th and Tuesday, September 2nd from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM in the ADMINISTRATION BUILDING LOBBY ONLY. Pricing on tickets is as follows: $20.00 for adults (age 6+ years old), $8.00 per child (age 3-5 years old), and age 2 and under are free. Tickets include all day admission, plus an all you can eat picnic buffet and beverages. There is a 10-ticket purchase limit per member.

LOCAL 2000 WOMEN’S COMMITTEE T-SHIRT SALE: On Friday, August 29th and Tuesday, September 2nd, Women’s Committee members will be selling their “Local 2000 American Auto Worker” T-shirts in the administration building lobby. Pricing is as follows: Sizes small through XL’s are $15.00, 2X’s are $16.00, 3X’s are $17.00 and 4X’s are $18.00.

8TH ANNUAL REGION 2-B TRAPSHOOT: Region 2-B will be holding their 8th Annual Trapshoot on Saturday, September 20th at Jaqua’s Trap Club, 900 E. Bigelow Avenue, Findlay, Ohio starting at 9:00 AM. It is open to all Region 2-B UAW members (active and retired) and spouses only. The entry fee is $75.00 per shooter. The entry fee includes ammo, targets, prizes and expense fees. Entry forms are available at the local union hall. No entries will be accepted after Tuesday, September 5th.

UAW REGION 2-B SCHOLARSHIP: Applications for the Richard T. Gosser Scholarship Program are available at the union hall. Applicants must be high school seniors graduating high school between January 2009 and July 2009. APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 4:00 PM ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 15th, 2008. This deadline is firm and no exceptions will be made. We have had two $10,000 scholarship winners from Local 2000 in the past two years. Your child could be the next winner!

The 8TH ANNUAL REGION 2-B SPORTING CLAY SHOOT will be held at the W.R. Hunt Club, 5690 County Road 237, Clyde, Ohio on Saturday, October 11th. It is open to all Region 2-B members (active and retired) and spouses. Shooting times start at 9:00 AM. Everyone should plan to be there at 8:00 AM (one hour before) to check in and receive their squad, station and starting time assignments. There are 6 shooters to a squad. All starting positions and times will be assigned by W.R. Hunt Club. The Lewis System will be used to determine the trophy winners. Entry forms will be accepted on a first come / first serve basis and are available at the local union hall. No entries will be accepted past the deadline, which is September 26th.