Coronavirus/ Layoff

Bargaining Committee Report 4/4/20

Continue to file for unemployment just as we instructed. Continue to answer YES for SUB, for those of you who are SUB eligible, unless we tell you different. For those of you who are NOT SUB eligible, continue to answer NO. Continue to file for SUB once your money is deposited. If SUB is replaced by a stimulus package, we will tell you if there is a process change. As of now, we do NOT have a change in the process. We will keep you updated.

COVID-19 Update 4/3/2020

My Brothers and Sisters, Today brought more news of members and hard-working men and women stepping up to help our first line responders and their families and communities during these difficult days. We have members who have courageously volunteered their time, going through rigorous safety training at the GM Kokomo, Indiana, facility as they begin their work to make ventilators that will save lives. One of the first UAW workers to volunteer there said that she thought of her elderly mom as someone who might need this life-saving equipment.

Bargaining Committee Report 4/3/20

We have contacted the Unemployment Office, the State House and the International Union this morning over SUB pay. The International Union says they will start working on this. I find it hard to believe they weren’t aware of it. If the Stimulus package from the Government was going to replace our SUB pay, a little heads up from the IUAW or the company would have been nice. Instead, we have to inform them, WTF, after 2 weeks of this bullshit, REALLY! I will let you know what we find out. If you lose your patience, I Am Not Your Target!

Heroes on the Front Lines: Sandy Welch

UAW Local 95 member Sandy Welch is a five-year cancer survivor. She has high blood pressure, too. That means her immune system is not 100%. But, while others in Wisconsin are told to stay home, she heads to work every day as a medical transcriptionist at a medical clinic in Janesville. “I have a compromised immune system and sometimes I think about that, but I don’t let that take over my thoughts,” she said.

COVID-19 Update 4/2/2020

Sisters and Brothers, A short message today to recognize the courageous men and women stepping up to help all of us during these difficult days. As you all know, we have many members on the front lines of this crisis, who report to work every day and put their lives at risk to keep our communities safe and functioning. And we have members who are stepping up and volunteering to help save lives in so many ways.

Statement of UAW Vice President Terry Dittes, Director of the UAW GM Department on the Training for Production of Ventilators in Kokomo