Brothers and Sisters,

We have gone through our first wave of recalls. The plant is working a full first shift. There is a  third shift in cab in white and will start a partial 2^nd shift in cab in white this week . The order intake is looking good and more of our customers are requesting their truck be built at the Mt. Holly,NC  facility. The Buy America Campaign continues and we have a meeting scheduled for our next upcoming event. Once again we are asking for our members to participate in efforts to have our customers purchase their truck from Mt. Holly, NC Facility.

This is an opportunity for you to help your local union to gain more orders for our plant.   Because of our early efforts with the Buy America Campaign some of our customers are insisting that their trucks be built at Mt. Holly, NC. I want to thank the members who have given their time to assist us with the Buy American Campaign . Those members did not set back and complain.,Those members called the UAW to ask if there is anything they can do to help us to help them return to work. They gave  their time to the Buy America Campaign while still on lay off. This will help all who are currently working and on laid off. Your leadership will notify you when we schedule our next  event.

The status of the Arbitration Settlement:

UAW Heavy Truck Department has communicated they are working hard to resolve this settlement. The issue of total manpower hours per truck is still in dispute.  When I am contacted with any additional information on the Arbitration Case Award, I will notify the membership. I stated  when the award first came down that UAW Heavy Truck Department is handling all particulars of this case. This is still true today as we speak.  There has been  a lot of time and resources used to win this arbitration case and we will use the same commitment and resources for the finalization of this settlement.   I have communicated your questions, requests and concerns about the Arbitration Case to UAW Heavy Truck Department.

Food Bank:

The food bank is going great and the members who have returned to work are during their part by bringing items for the food bank. I want to encourage any members who are having a hard time feeding their family please contact your leadership. We can help you in this area. This food bank has feed over 167 families. We will try our best to continue this food bank until the last member is return from layoff. If you know of any employee of the Mt. Holly, , Freightliner (Daimler) family who is in need, please do not hesitate to let your leadership know.

School Supplies

We will start gathering school supplies for the laid off worker’s  children . If you would like to help your laid off co-workers families with school supplies for their kids. Please contact us through the contact tab.

Priority for your leadership:

Return our members to work.

Settling the 70/30 Arbitration Case

Keeping the membership informed of any new information

Continue the Food Bank

Upcoming event:

September 06, 2010, Charlotte, NC, Labor Day Parade

October 02, 2010 Labor March on Washington we are looking at taking buses to attend this function.

Brothers and Sister, your leadership will continue to do everything possible to help you return to work. Thus far our efforts have paid off for hundreds of our members have returned to work since April of the year. Members in the plant are doing their best to build the best quality truck for our customers.  We are asking for you to volunteer some of time with the Buy American Campaign, Labor Day Parade and participate in 10-2-10 March on Washington DC.

In Solidarity,

      

President / Shop Chair
UAW Local 5285  

Support the UAW Buy American campaign this Labor Day.. .. Show your support and join us in the  fight for our American Jobs
 

     
   Labor Day Parade
          "Join the fight for our jobs "
        

Labor Day Parade  Monday September 6  2010. Join Local Unions and labor movement supporters in a old fashioned  parade thru downtown Charlotte.. Support American Workers and The UAW
"Buy Ameriacn Campaign".
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       One Nation March on Washington
                     October 2, 2010

Below are links to the One Nation march on Washington being planned. It's momentum is growing everyday...plan to participate....   One Nation is a multi-racial, civil and human rights movement whose mission is to reorder our nation’s priorities to invest in our nation’s most valuable resource—our people. One Nation is holding an Oct. 2 rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. with tens of thousands of activists taking part.   http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org      » Join Us for ONE NATION on 10-02-10 «    Putting America back to work In the middle of the worst jobs crisis since the Great Depression, obstructionists in Congress have blocked bill after bill to create jobs and get us back on our feet. Here in NC, we’re hard at work making sure all of our union brothers and sisters know whether our members of Congress have been working and voting for us or for Wall Street. We can be proud of some Representatives who have been on our side, but Sen. Richard Burr has really let us down. But there’s an even bigger movement nationwide to hold members of Congress accountable for their records—and we’re part of it. It’s called ONE NATION, a broad and diverse coalition that has come together to build a future of shared prosperity, not stubborn unemployment and a lost generation, and to reverse the dangerous economic course America has been on. ONE NATION includes our union, the AFL-CIO and civil, human rights, faith, environmental and other progressive allies, united to call for: An economy that works for all; Good jobs, fair jobs, safe jobs and more jobs; Wall Street reform; Quality education for every child; Reform of our broken immigration system; And restoring workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain collectively. Pulling America back together On Oct. 2, tens of thousands of working people, young people, retirees, civil rights activists and many others will come together for a rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. On the same day—exactly one month before the fall elections—the union movement will hold its biggest labor walk ever, taking our message door-to-door in targeted states around the country. Together we will show the obstructionists in Congress that we are many and diverse, strong and united—and we will fight together for the American Dream and for good jobs now. We urge you to be part of this national surge of strength to improve life for working families. We are asking all unions to recruit members to march on Washington on 10/2/10. Information on buses will be announced soon, Sign up now by calling or emailing our office or going to http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/. A similar march occured during the 1963 March on Washington led by Dr. King and so many  other groups........

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Labor Day Parade  Monday September 6  2010. Join Local Unions and labor movement supporters in a old fashioned  parade thru downtown Charlotte.. Support American Workers and The UAW "Buy Ameriacn Campaign". Sign up to particapate thru the Contact Us page on this web site==============================       One Nation March on Washington                     October 2, 2010Sign up to particapate thru the Contact Us page on this web site. Limited Seats available .

 

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                    Arbitration News

• We are working with the company to get the details worked out for the Arbitration Settlement .Your leadership is addressing all related issues  to resolve the settlement

• Collect and save  a copy of all of medical expenses since your insurance was stopped  ( Cobra payments , Doctor, Dentist, prescriptions, paid and unpaid  bills etc )  .   Do not turn them in to the UAW  at this time.. We will instruct you on the next step                    ====================================
        
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  For inquiries for the Union please contact the In plant Union Office  704 822 7489
  
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    Sat September 11  2010 10:00 AM ...Downtown Union Office         
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   * Next Union Meeting Sat September 11 2010 10:00 am Downtown  Mt Holly Union Office   
   *  Buy American Campaign.. Going well .
                 Call 822 0061  to Volunteer 
   *  UAW Local 5285 Food bank.. Use the contact page for Contact information or call 704 822 7224  
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   How to contact your Representative .. Click on the link Below for NC 
  http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/GIS/RandR07/Representation.html
  
  
  How to contact your Representative .. Click on the link Below for SC 
  ttp://www.sciway.net/gov/sc-politics.html
  
         
                                    UAW
           "  Buy American  Campaign "
  
  Contact UAW thru UAW Local 5285 Contact Us page to
  Volunteer for the Buy American Campaign..We  have  upcoming  scheduled events

• Next is the Labor Day Parade   Downtown  Charlotte NC, Labor Day Monday .. Call the Union office to sigh up to march in the Parade  and to support  the UAW "Buy  American Campaign  "

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