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Did you know union workers are not just auto workers? Approximately 16.3 million working women and men in the United States are represented by unions. Overall, more than one in nine U.S. workers are represented by unions. This representation makes organized labor one of the largest institutions in America. Union members include not only the auto workers, but dental hygienists in Wisconsin, graduate students in Maine, firefighters in Illinois, television writers and scientists in California, security guards in Washington, D.C. journalists in New York, major league baseball players, and the list goes on. Two-thirds (65.4%) or 10.6 million workers aged 18 to 64 covered by a union contract are women and/or people of color. Almost half (46.3%)

public sector, including universities in California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, and Michigan.Did you know who the largestprivate sector unionized employer is? United Parcel Service (UPS) drivers, hub workers, pilots, and mechanics are the country’s largest private-sector, unionized employer. Of the 440,000 UPS workers worldwide, nearly 250,000 (mostly drivers and hub workers) are represented by the Teamsters. UPS airplane pilots are represented by the Independent Pilots Association, and UPS mechanics are represented by the International Association of Machinists.

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are women. More than a third (35.8%) are African American, Asian, Hispanic, or other non-white workers. Nearly two in five workers (39.8%) age 18 to 64 and covered by a union contract work in education or health services. One in seven workers (13.9%) covered by a union contract work in public administration. One in eight workers (12.2%) covered by a union contract work in

transportation and utilities. One in 11 workers (9.1%) covered by a union contract work in manufacturing.Did you know many union workers have a college education? More than half (54.5%) of workers age 18 to 64 covered by a union contract have an associate degree. Two out of five (42.2%) have a bachelor’s degree. More than 64,000 graduate student employees are unionized at 28 institutions of higher education in the

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WARMING THE COMMUNITYCoat Drive Warren Tech Center employees opened up their holiday hearts to support UAW Local 160/Region 1 Regional Advisory Council on Civil and Human Rights (RACOCHR) Annual Coat Drive. The coat drive, which took place during the last 2 weeks of October, was headed up by Local 160 Civil Rights Chairperson Cicero Montgomery III and his Committee. This year, 200 coats were collected in just 2 weeks, easily surpassing previous years’ collection numbers. As a matter of fact, Local 160’s coat collection was a third of Region1’s total coat collection. We are genuinely proud of all who came together to support such an important event. So many men, women, and children will stay warm this winter because of your efforts.

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And according to research firm Brand Keys, UPS is number one in parcel delivery loyalty, ahead of non-unionized Fed Ex!Did you know the pay scale comparison between union and non-union workers? A worker covered by a union contract earns 13.2% more in wages than a peer with similar education, occupation, and experience in a non-unionized workplace in the same sector. Hourly wages for women represented by unions are 9% higher on average than for non-unionized women with comparable characteristics. Minimum wage violations for non-union workers is costing those workers to lose collectively $15 billion a year.Do you know the Federalminimum wage? As part of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the minimum wage (25 cents) was enacted in the United States in 1938. The Federal minimum wage today stands at $7.25 an hour.Did you know many non-union workers have no health care coverage? More than 9 in 10 or 94% of workers covered by a union contract have access to employer-sponsored health benefits, compared with just 67% of non-union workers. Union workers have greater access to paid sick days. Almost 9 in 10 (87%) of workers covered by a union contract have access to paid sick days, compared with 69% of non-union workers. Almost all (97%) of union workers in state and local government have paid sick days, compared with 86% of their non-union peers.Did you know many Americans cannot afford to retire? Roughly 6 in 10 adults (63%) say the average working person in the United States has less job security now than 25 years ago. Nearly half of all families headed by an adult age 32-61 have $0.00 saved in a retirement savings. Nearly 90% of union workers participate in a retirement plan of some kind, compared with 75% of non-union workers. And 74% of union workers who have pensions participate in a traditional defined benefit pension, compared with just 15% of non-union workers.Did you know Right to Work has stripped many workers of any collective bargaining power? Each state has its own set of laws

that govern collective bargaining for state and local public employees. Some states allow the full set of collective bargaining rights, others (approximately one-fifth of all states) prohibit collective bargaining. About 1 in 10 states have no state law addressing collective bargaining rights in the public sector. States with strong unions are now being targeted by Right to Work (RTW). Anti-union lobbyists have succeeded in bringing RTW to heavily unionized states such as Indiana, Michigan, and

Wisconsin to weaken worker power. Wisconsin’s “Budget Repair Bill” (Act 10) largely eliminated collective bargaining rights for the state’s 175,000 public employees. While the law does not explicitly

outlaw collective bargaining, it prohibits public employees from negotiating much more than wages. The share of workers in unions in Wisconsin dropped from 15.2% in 2009 to 8.3% in 2015. “National Right-to-Work” legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate – H.R. 785 by Rep. King (R-Iowa) and S. 545 by Sen. Paul (R-KY). From 2011 to 2015, 15 states enacted legislation severely limiting or even dismantling collective bargaining rights for public-sector unions. Recently, enacted laws have eliminated collective bargaining rights for certain groups of workers, like school teachers in Tennessee, municipal employees in Oklahoma, farm workers and child care workers in Maine, and home care workers in Michigan.Did you know a union activist can face termination? Union activists bravely continue to organize and fight for union rights, even though one in six union organizers or activists can expect to be fired as a result of their activities in a union election campaign. Roughtly a third of employers (34%) fire workers during campaigns.

– Statistics: Economic Policy Institute, August 2017

Why should we stand shoulder to shoulder with all union brothers and sisters across this great nation? Unions are essential to a fair economy securing wage increases, better access to health care, workplace safety, and predict-able work hours. Union work to strength-en essential laws and programs, including Social Security, child labor laws, health and safety laws, insurance compensation for workers who get hurt on the job, the 40-hour workweek, as well as discrimina-tion laws, housing laws, and voting rights.

Wishing you and your family asafe and joyous Holiday Season!

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“There is no power in the world that can stop the forward march of free men and women when they are joined in the solidarity of human brotherhood.”

– WALTER REUTHER

“They Say…” They say that the Union is a weak top-down organization that is not needed in today’s work environment. Yet, “they” seem to miss one simple element – Unions are needed because they ensure DIGNITY. The degradation of workers is a direct result of a profit-over-people idealism embedded in the highest levels of corporate leadership, reflected daily at the lowest managerial level. Dignity is respect, decency, and morality. These are the same core, basic principles that can be found within the language of the first GM contract: • “The Corporation hereby recognizes

the Union…”• “The Corporation recognizes and

will not interfere with the right of its employees to be members of the union.”

• “There shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion by the Corporation of any of its agents against any employee because of membership to the union.”

Even in 2017, corporations are still usurping the dignity of workers. Where is the resolution? The resolution, the resolve is within us. Unions need you, I, us…US as in a workforce that sticks together, a

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workforce that knows its power and a workforce that endures both hardships

and prosperity. You see, all we ever had was each other and our ability to control throughput. When we sat down, we sat down for DIGNITY, for RESPECT, for DECENCY…for US. It was only through that action, through the restriction of output that a capitalistic corporation came to respect US. It wasn’t just Walter Reuther at the bargaining table for workers. It was the workers themselves. The corporation feared both Walter and his membership.

Walter without his membership’s support was like a car without gasoline…going nowhere fast. Understand, to point the finger at any level of our organization, our Union, we must point three at ourselves. We cannot allow the problems created by management, by corporations, by capitalists to usurp our dignity, our respect, and our love for one another.

“They say” there is no solution beyond OUR own power.

It is time we believe them. Starting in November and cascading into the new year, the Education Committee will be hosting several Lunch & Learns at various locations across the site that will explore how we empower each other through concerted activities, actions that will put the “U” in Union and drive resolution. Please come out and support!

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Brothers and Sisters, Recently, myself and several other members of the Shop Committee attended the UAW General Motors Sub-Council held in Detroit. I will give a brief and condensed report. The Sub-Council was led off by UAW President Dennis Williams. In his speech, President Williams discussed how the confusion and lack of a coherent philosophy in Washington, D.C. affects the working people of our great nation. He pointed out the fact that 47 million Americans live below the poverty line and that “wedge issues” have successfully been used to divide the nation and distract us from important issues that have a direct impact on the daily lives of working people. He also discussed the state of infrastructure and made a substantial argument that the education system should also be considered as part of our national infrastructure. He contrasted our education system to that of Germany, and how theirs was preparing its children for the economy of the next century while the American system, by and large, was not. GM Department Vice President and Director Cindy Estrada was also a speaker at Sub- Council. She discussed in detail the push the UAW is making for product to be built here in the United States. She also stated, now that “In-Progression” wages are in effect, that the Company is making a concerted push to move work out of the country for cost reasons again. The Union and the Company appear to be diametrically opposite on the issue. She also mentioned that only 53% of vehicles manufactured in the United States are made with Union labor, and discussed how this impacts the Union’s bargaining ability. Sister Estrada also spent a significant amount of time discussing GMS. She very adamantly stressed the need for the Union-represented workforce to be engaged in GMS. If we don’t engage, then GM will make decisions without our input. And, if history is any indicator, the decisions made without shop floor input are typically not the best ones. It was poor decisions that led GM to bankruptcy, and without GMS there is nothing to stop it from happening again.

Vice President Estrada also expressed her belief that GM needs to treat its workers as an investment and not a cost. She also felt GMS is instrumental in keeping our work in the U.S. and enhances the Union’s position to negotiate improvements for the membership. Vice President Estrada also spoke about the drop in car sales (as opposed to steady/improving truck and crossover sales) and the impact it has. Sister Estrada noted, at the time of Sub-Council, there had been 13 shifts

reduced in GM’s U.S. operations. As the market continues to shift away from cars and towards crossover utilities, there are plants such as Lordstown and Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly that exclusively build “cars” that may be facing extended downturns. Vice President Estrada continued by saying, “There should not be temps in the plants when there are 800 permanent members laid off.” A topic that seemed to come up with every speaker was health care. Vice President Estrada stated that health care is a looming fight in the next set of National Negotiations in 2019. It was also mentioned that increasing health care costs will inhibit the ability of the UAW to get wage increases for the membership. As an invited guest speaker of Leadership, Jessica Gubing (GM Labor Relations Director of Retirement, Profit Sharing, and Benefits) “went over the numbers” regarding what the costs of providing health care at General Motors are. Suffice to say the numbers were rather large. Gubing also shared some interesting statistics regarding health care in this country as a whole. The United States spends 18% of its Gross Domestic Product on health care, which is roughly 8% higher than other industrialized nations. In other words, we spend almost double on health care. Needless to say, this represents a significant competitive impediment for manufacturers in this country. She also discussed some of the initiatives that are being jointly explored in order to reduce the staggering cost of health care. David Shoemaker, Assistant Director of Benefit Plans, also did an extensive report regarding health care and pensions. Brother Shoemaker went through a comparison of our UAW- bargained health care benefits to others. I have come to realize why GM salary employees will switch to a spouse’s

UAW health care plan as soon as they can and why some of our members take a pay cut to come to GM. Brother Shoemaker also discussed savings for retirement. While statistically UAW members who will be relying only on a 401(k) when they retire are saving at a rate significantly higher than the general public, the saving rate is well short of what financial experts advise. Shoemaker stated, “If you take back only one thing from my presentation to your membership, it should be that they need to save more in their 401(k)s if they want to have a decent retirement.” For me, one of the most interesting presentations (since it directly impacts bargaining) was the one given by Jennifer Kelly, Director of the UAW Research Department. She gave a report on the state of the industry and the future direction of the auto industry. Just to touch on some of the points that are having or will have a direct impact on us as Union members: The domestic “Big 3” currently has 45% of the U.S. market share. Only 53% of all vehicles produced in the U.S. is done in UAW-represented plants. Even though UAW wages and benefits are currently better than the non-Union plants, such a high percentage of non-organized plants greatly diminishes the bargaining power of the Union to negotiate improvements for the membership. Twenty-five percent of all UAW members work in parts manufacturing,

and there are 3 parts jobs for every one assembly plant job. Wages in parts manufacturing have actually gone down 2% since 2015. Perhaps the biggest take-away from Jennifer Kelly’s presentation was that electric vehicles are coming and have the potential of turning the industry upside down. The industry expectation is that electric car sales will go up by a seven-fold increase in the next 5 years. Several European nations, along with China and India, have announced regulations that over time will essentially ban internal combustion engines. In the case of the Chinese, the regulations are spun as environmental (China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases). However, the Chinese have also been pushing hard to become the global leader in battery technology. In my opinion, the Chinese undoubtedly see these regulations as an opportunity to create a domestic manufacturing base and market that positions them as a dominate player in the global electric vehicle market, with the desire to be an exporter. Besides the obvious ramifications of these vehicles being imported into the country is the fact that an electric vehicle’s powertrain has 80% fewer moving parts than that of an internal combustion powertrain. That in and of itself puts 35,000 UAW jobs in the United States at risk.

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EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident ......................................David SmallVice President .........................Mike DempseyRecording Secretary .......... Angela Bia-ShockFinancial Sec’y-Treasurer ............ Steve RawaTrustee Chair ............................ Alan ReynoldsTrustee .........................................Jessica KellyTrustee ................................. Angela CampbellSergeant-at-Arms .............Derrick J. SerdonerGuide ........................................Mike StephensRetiree Board Delegate ........ Dennis J. HenryGM Chairman ............................ Earl Fuller, Jr.Aramark Chairperson .............Linda SiniarskiWomen’s Committee ...............Wykeyma LashOther than Executive Board: GM Unit Sergeant-at-Arms ........ Chris Cantu

RETIREE CHAPTERChairman ...............................Dennis J. HenryVice Chairman ...............................Bob MayerFinancial Secretary ..........Daisy Winston-HallRecording Secretary ...................Donna EschTrustee ......................................... Ron O’SheaTrustee .................................John SchoenherrTrustee ...........................Chester WilamowskiGuide ...........................................Gerald RoweSergeant-at-Arms .................... Janice DegeerRecreation Committee .........Michael OginskyEducation & Fair Practice ..... Paul BoulangerElection Committee Chairman ......................... Thomas DeWaeleBy-Laws Committee ....................... Lee Taylor

Ken CorriganEDITORIAL POLICY... The UAW TECH ENGINEER is published by UAW Local 160 in the interest of its members to further the aims and programs of your Local and to promote the policies and programs of the International Union, UAW. This is a vehicle that brings to you, on a regular basis, the views and actions of the leaders you elected so you can evaluate them. The Editor reserves the right to edit any article and to reject all materials submitted which are not in the best interest of the membership. All articles should contribute positively to the welfare of this Union and its members; we will accept no attacks on any Union Leader or Member. The Editor reserves the right to refuse or discontinue any advertisement which is deemed objectionable. Publication of advertisements in this newspaper does not necessarily signify endorsement by UAW Local 160.

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Younger Members ParticipatingGreetings Brothers and Sisters, It’s refreshing to see younger members participating and volunteering at events, put on by the Local and the Local’s standing committees. There was an increase in members who took part in the Detroit Labor Day Parade. We expect that number will grow in the upcoming years. As a reminder, Wednesdays are Red Shirt Day, to show solidarity. If you don’t have a red Local 160 shirt, they are available at Impressions at Impresspromogroup.com. The shirts are made with U. S. products and Union printers. They deliver directly to your home. In Solidarity...

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Respectfully Submitted by STEVE RAWA,Financial Secretary-Treasurer, UAW Local 160

Annual Local 160 Golf Outing a SuccessBrothers and sisters, The Annual Local 160 Golf outing was held on September 17 at Rammler Golf Course and Country Club. Everyone had a good time and it turned out to be a great success. The golf course was in great shape and the people at Rammler treated us well. This year, we held the event on Sunday instead of Monday. It was decided by the Executive Board that we would better serve our members by having it on the weekend. I think we will generate a little more excitement by moving the event back to the spring. So, the tentative schedule for next year’s outing is June 3, 2018. Hope to see you there next year. The Recreation Committee is working on scheduling more events for our membership. Hopefully, we will be announcing another one soon. If you have any suggestions, please contact me.

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Balance To Account For at 8/31/17................. $787,351.19 Excess Income Over Expenditures ................... 13,353.78 Balance To Account For At 9/30/17 ............$800,704.97

INCOMEDues ................................................................ $134,264.76 Dues - Other ............................................................... 67.14 Initiation Fees ........................................................... 650.00 Reimbursement-Supplies .......................................... 55.50 Reimbursements-Utilities ........................................... 16.00 Reimbursement-Registration Fee ............................ 625.00 Interest - Savings Account ......................................... 57.23 Voluntary Contributions - CAP ................................. 180.00 Rebate - Insurance ................................................ 1,337.11 *Asset Transfer ...................................................... 1,676.56 Recreation Fund .................................................... 2,100.00 Retiree Chapter Fund ............................................... 446.75 Women's Committee Fund ...................................... 451.00 G.M. Unit Fund ...................................................... 4,888.43 3rd Party Unit Fund .................................................. 644.36 Caravan Unit Fund ....................................................... 5.97 GROSS RECEIPTS - SEPTEMBER 2017 .....................................$147,465.81 *Less-Asset Transfers/Exchanges ....................(1,676.56)NET INCOME - SEPTEMBER 2017 ..............$145,789.25

DISBuRSEMENTSGENERAL FUND EXPENSES:Wages – President .............................................. $2,551.64 – Financial Secretary-Treasury ............................ 5,650.68 – Clerical .............................................................. 8,337.80 Lost Time – Recording Secy. .................................................. 825.00 – Trustees ............................................................... 152.03 – Sergeant-at-Arms .................................................. 42.53 – Ex. Bd. Delegates .................................................. 69.16 – Committees, Member ....................................... 3,739.60 Travel, Meals, Expenses, etc. – President ............................................................. 300.00 – Financial Secretary-Treasury ............................... 300.00 – Vice President ........................................................ 15.00 – Recording Secretary ............................................. 30.00 – Trustee ................................................................... 45.00 – Sergeant-at-Arms .................................................. 15.00

– Committees, Member .......................................... 377.40 – Executive Board Delegates ................................... 45.00 FICA Match............................................................ 1,744.86 Payroll Taxes ......................................................... 6,351.50 Payroll Deductions Forwarded ................................ 750.58 Per Capita Taxes ................................................. 83,885.22 Insurance .............................................................. 2,617.93 Refunds Dues/Initiations .......................................... 170.36 Supplies ................................................................ 3,554.73 Bank Charge .............................................................. 14.00 Technical/Support Fees ........................................... 581.20 Telephone/Internet/Cable......................................... 423.92 Voluntary Contributions ........................................... 150.00 Maintenance – Office Equip. .................................... 302.72 Donations ................................................................. 392.92 Fees & Licenses ......................................................... 20.00 Pension/Severance - Local ...................................... 500.85 Registration Fees .................................................. 2,045.00 Recreational Events ................................................. 130.00 *Asset Transfer ...................................................... 1,676.56

RECREATION FUND EXPENSES:Recreational Events .............................................. 3,418.05 Picnics ...................................................................... 328.67

BUILDING FUND EXPENSES:Maintenance .......................................................... 1,404.22 Utilities ................................................................... 1,379.49 Cleaning Service ................................................... 1,275.00 Supplies ..................................................................... 84.80

WOMEN’S COMM. FUND EXPENSES:Social/Recreational Events ...................................... 374.87

RETIREE CHAPTER FUND EXPENSES:Recreational Events ................................................... 92.33 Supplies ..................................................................... 10.60 Donations/Gift .......................................................... 250.00 Expense Allowance .................................................. 440.00 Lunches / Refreshments ............................................ 29.50

UNITS FUNDS EXPENSES:General Motors ..................................................... 4,041.17 3rd Party ................................................................ 1,139.28

DISBuRSEMENTS - SEPTEMBER 2017 .....$142,076.17 LESS - Payroll Deductions ..................................(7,964.14) *Less-Asset Transfers/Exchanges ....................(1,676.56)

NET EXPENDITURES - SEPTEMBER 2017 ......................................$132,435.47

ALLOCATION OF CASH ASSETSCHECKING BALANCE PNC 5617 ................... $439,391.80 PETTY CASH............................................................ 200.00 SAVINGS ACCOUNTS – Unity C.U. 6090 S-000 ........................................... 70.98 – Unity C.U. 6090 S-005 .................................... 66,486.32 – Unity C.U. 4849 S-005 .................................... 42,671.12 – Unity C.U. 6460 S-000 ........................................... 10.00 – Unity C.U. 6460 S-005 .................................... 38,946.14 – PNC Bank 8245 .............................................. 71,031.29 – Central Macomb 1:1525 ................................. 39,178.59 – Central Macomb 1588:2MM ........................... 25,273.85 CERTIFICATES – Unity C.U. 6090 S-705 .................................... 17,751.75 – Unity C.U. 6090 S-713 .................................... 59,693.13

TOTAL CASH ASSETS - SEPTEMBER 2017 ......................................$800,704.97

Current Fund Income OverFuND BALANCES Balance ExpendituresGeneral Fund .........................$457,394.37 $13,230.90 Education Fund ............................3,146.85 40.30 Recreational Fund ................... (10,118.88) (1,626.57)Retiree Chapter Fund .................38,506.51 (375.68)Building Fund .......................... (18,213.66) 1,854.39 New Member Orientation Fund ...5,184.22 115.00 Veteran’s Fund ................................570.85 0.00 Women’s Committee Fund ..........4,151.97 (242.87)Community Services Fund .............368.93 0.00 G.M. Unit Fund .........................306,625.77 847.26 3Rd Party Unit Fund ...................12,862.46 (494.92)Caravan Unit Fund ..........................225.58 5.97 TOTAL OF ALL FuNDS - SEPTEMBER 2017 ...........$800,704.97 $13,353.78


Brothers and Sisters! “Knowledge is power!’’ We have all heard that. If you have wondered how to become a more powerful Union person, there is a way! You could earn a Labor School certificate. What is that, you may ask? The certificate program consists of 10 non-credit, 5-week, labor relation and liberal arts courses that may be taken either on the main Wayne State University campus or online, or a mix of the two. It has subjects such as U.S. Labor History, Basic Grievance Handling, Your Rights in the Workplace, and Collective Bargaining and Power & Politics. These are just a few of the courses that you would cover. These classes are covered through the UAW-GM Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). Scholarships are also available for people who do not have tuition assistance to pay a portion of their tuition, based on need, through the Ethel Schwartz Memorial

Scholarship for Labor Education. To register call the Labor Studies Center at (313) 577-2191 or you can go to the following link and register online go.wayne.edu/LaborSchoolreg. Once on the site, you will see a registration form. If you scroll further down, it will have all the information you need to know about these classes. The Tuition Assistance Plan can be used to pay for the labor classes. TAP can also be used to pay for college degrees and other educational endeavors, up to $5,000 a year. The best way to find

out if your class is covered is to apply and that can be done on www.uawgmjas.org or on the MySocrates page. You should apply at least 21 days prior to the start of your class. Once the application is filled out, it can be faxed to (313) 324-5050 or emailed to [email protected]. If approved, a certificate will be mailed to you. You can take/send that to the cashier to pay for your classes. I am here if you need any assistance with either of these programs. My phone number is (586) 986-7358, and my office is in the link building (just down the hallway from the union office, across from the time clock).

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The 2018 Pre/Post Retirement Classes are scheduled to begin in mid-February and continue through March. The process of obtaining commitments from various speakers has already begun. Below is the registration form for this event. It is also available on the Local 160 website. It will be cascaded to all GMS Team Leaders during the first week of December. Look for it to be posted on the Level 5 boards in your area.

DeADliNe tO register is FebrUAry 9, 2018Spouses are encouraged to attend.

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Please return by February 9, 2018 to: Ann O'Connell UAW-GM Joint Learning Center M/C: 480-305-120 Phone: 586.986.4409 Fax: 586.986.5051 [email protected]

Specific questions or concerns you would like addressed:

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Email address: _______________________________________________________________

Phone number: _________________________________ Best time to call: _________________

Years until retirement: ________ Shift: ____________ Spouse will attend: yes _____ no_____

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If planning to attend, please complete and return the bottom of this form.Classes are to be attended on your own time.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: FEBRUARY 9, 2018Retirement issues discussed by Local 160 retirees,

Social Security, Legal and Tax concerns,recognizing retirement pitfalls, Benefits/Pensions,

401(k) options from Fidelity and more.TOPICS~ CLASSeS Are demAnd driven ~

At least 25 participants (including spouses) are needed for each session.

Material is presented by experienced subject matter experts.

Classes are intended to equip Local 160 members and their spouses with the tools necessary to make informed decisions about eventual

retirement and planning for the future in general.

WEDNESDAYSFebruary 21, February 28, March 7, March 14,

March 21, March 2812:30-2:30 p.m. and 3:00-5:00 p.m.

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10 Things about General Motors I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe 2018 is just around the corner. I’d like to take this opportunity from myself, Sally and the entire UAW Local 160 Executive Board to wish you a happy Thanksgiving, joyous Christmas and a very prosperous New Year. A couple of things that I know will start the new year off on the right foot is about a 2% increase in our Social Security check, and also the elimination of the $17 or $34 from our pension check for some retirees who are in a PPO or HMO healthcare program. We are also looking to have more speakers come to our retirees’ luncheon concerning what affects us directly, such as legal services, health care and scams. Remember, our monthly meetings and luncheon is on the third Wednesday of each month, with the exception of December. December is when we have our Christmas Party. Please call Local 160 at (586) 751-4474 to ask if tickets are still available. In closing, I came across the following old article I would like to share with all of you about GM, the company that we all retired from...

10 things You didn't KnowAbout General Motors by Alex Santoso With General Motors losing $1 billion in cash every month (that's about $23,000 per minute), we figure that we better do this post pretty darned quickly. Behold Neatorama’s 10 Things You Didn't Know about GM...1. Founded by a Carriage Maker

named Crapo General Motors was founded in 1908 by William C. Durant. The C

stands for "Crapo." It's pronounced "cray-poe." Billy Durant, as most people called him, was named after his grandfather Henry Howland Crapo, a

Governor of Michigan. Durant founded GM with only $2,000 in capital. Before making cars, Durant was a carriage maker. His company, Durant-Dort Carriage Co. in Flint, Michigan, was the largest carriage maker in the United States, producing more than 100,000 horse-drawn carriages a year.

Within just a few years, Durant quickly built GM by buying Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Oakland (now Pontiac). He then lost control of GM in just two years, then regained control six years later, only to lose it again (for good this time) four years afterwards. In his olden days, Billy Durant poured his time, energy, and money into his latest venture – bowling alleys. He believed that bowling was the next big thing and that every

family in America would spend their time at the bowling alleys. Needless to say, his last venture didn’t grow nearly as big as GM.2. GM's Logo: Mark of excellence In 1966, GM introduced a decal on the door jambs of its vehicles, with the phrase "Mark of Excellence."

In the 1970s, GM started to produce shoddy cars. Its Chevy Impala cars (marketed as a "prestige car within

the reach of the average American citizens") had leaky windows and the penchant for developing a large crack in the dashboard that owners derisively referred to as the "Mark of Excellence." Soon after, GM phased out the phrase though it took a while longer to improve the quality of their cars.3. Who Owns GM? GM is a publicly traded company, with about 610.5 million shares outstanding. Today, ~91% of GM stocks are held by institutions. The top 10 institutional holders, made up of banks and investment firms, own more than 50% of the company. They've gotta be hurtin’ now as GM’s stock has tumbled from $30 a year ago to just about $2.4. GM Built War Machines for the

Allied Forces... During World War II, GM led the largest commercial-to-military war production effort in American history. In 1942, the company converted all of its factories to produce $12 billion worth of airplanes, trucks, tanks, guns, and shells for the US military. No other company delivered as much material to the Allied forces.5. ... and the nazi When he rose to power, Adolf Hitler knew that he had to have an industrial partner to make military vehicles and weapons. And that partner wouldn't

be Daimler or any other German automakers. The largest automobile manufacturer in Germany (actually, all of Europe) was General Motors. In 1934, General Motors (through its German subsidiary Opel) started a lucrative partnership with the Third Reich that continued even after Nazi atrocities were revealed. GM and Germany began a strategic business relationship. Opel became an essential element of the German rearmament and modernization Hitler required to subjugate Europe. To accomplish that, Germany needed to rise above the horse-drawn divisions it deployed in World War I. It needed to motorize, to blitz – that is, to attack with lightning speed. Germany would later unleash a blitzkrieg, a lightning war. Opel built the 3-ton truck named Blitz to support the German military. The Blitz truck and its numerous specialized models became the mainstay of the Blitzkrieg. In 1935, GM agreed to locate a new factory at Brandenburg, where it would be geographically less vulnerable to feared aerial bombardment by Allied forces. In 1937, almost 17 percent of Opel’s Blitz trucks were sold directly to the Nazi military. That military sales figure was increased to 29 percent in 1938 – totaling about 6,000 Blitz trucks that year alone. The Wehrmacht, the German military, soon became Opel’s No. 1 customer by far. Other important customers included major industries associated with the Hitler war machine. Why did GM do it? It was for the money (surprise!). A few weeks later, in May 1941, a year-and-a-half after World War II broke out, with newspapers and newsreels constantly transmitting the grim news that millions had been displaced, murdered or enslaved by Nazi aggression and that London was decimated by the blitz bombing campaign, GM President Sloan, then in his mid 60s, told his closest executives during a Detroit briefing, "I am sure we all realize that this struggle that is going on through the world is really nothing more or less than a conflict between two opposing technocracies manifesting itself to the capitalization of economic resources and products and all that sort of thing."

6. GM Helped Build the First Car that Went Out of this World: the Lunar rover

GM designed and built the mobility system for the Lunar Roving Vehicle, aka the Lunar Rover or (my favorite) the Moon Buggy. The rover was first successfully used during the Apollo 15 mission. In a true GM moment, however, during the next mission, the rover's rear fender fell off! The astronauts had to make an emergency replacement fender out of maps, duct tape, and clamps.

7. Big in ... China! GM's sales may have taken a nosedive in the United States, but it has become the top-selling foreign automaker in China. Chinese consumers snapped up more Buick cars in 2007 than any other automobiles by foreign car makers.8. Birth of the United Auto

Workers GM is inextricably linked with the birth of the United Auto Workers union. In December 1936, the fledgling union staged a daring sit-down strike at GM's plant in Flint, Michigan.

The move caught GM by surprise. After all, Alfred P. Sloan, the president of General Motors, considered his workers to be "among the most pampered in the industry." Indeed, "Generous" Motors’ wages were high – about $1,500 per year – but work was hard and dangerous. Many workers suffered injuries that could’ve been easily prevented by wearing gloves, which weren't supplied by the company. The Great Depression also led to many layoffs, which caused the workers to worry about their job security. About two weeks after thousands of

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continued from previous pagestriking workers occupied the factory, Flint police raided the plant, firing tear gas. The strikers inside fought back by opening the fire hoses and hurling two-pound hinges and other auto parts at them. Defeated, the police retreated and the strikers gleefully called the incident “The Battle of Bull's Run” (cops being the ‘bulls’ that ran away quickly from the plant). Encouraged by this, the UAW targeted other GM plants with strikes. Forty-four days after the start of the strike, GM agreed to grant sole bargaining right to the UAW.9. GM's Car troubles: Whose

Fault is it? As GM and the rest of the Big Three automakers of Detroit draw closer and closer to bankruptcy, it’s only natural to ask how did they let it get this bad. Many people blame the union. On average, Detroit union autoworkers earn about $75 per hour (salary and benefits). Added on top of that is legacy costs of health care and pensions of retired union workers. It all adds up to about an extra $2,000 to the car’s cost. Strict work rules and job classifica-tions led to thousands of redundant factory jobs. One study concluded that 8,200 assembly jobs wouldn’t be needed if the Big Three automakers had the flexibility of Toyota’s U.S. factories. Update 11/24/08: Here's an interesting article at The New Republic about the labor cost of General Motors. How stubborn is the union? Here's a story that illustrates the point. Not terribly long ago, says a Ford manager who must remain unnamed, Ford dispatched a team of welding experts to a factory to explore efficiency moves. The plant’s union leaders, fearing layoffs might result, refused to meet with the team, and the effort came to naught. UAW leaders aren’t bad people; far from it. But when everything is a negotiation, many things don’t get done. (Just ask any parent.) “Job bank” contracts with the union means that even if factories were closed, GM had to pay (almost full) wages and benefits of idled workers. Absenteeism runs rampant. Every day, one in 10 autoworkers don't show up for work, forcing the company to create a pool of extra stand-by workers. Efforts to combat absenteeism by verifying whether the absent workers actually went to the doctor were bitterly opposed by the union. The management isn’t blameless either. Poor quality control led to shoddy cars that made consumers mad. Detroit automakers also decided to put all their eggs in one basket – trucks and

SUVs – only to see sales dried up as consumers avoided buying gas guzzlers, because of the high gas prices. That poisonous relationship with labor? It’s a two-way street. In 1987, GM Chairman Roger B. Smith remarked a “new spirit of cooperation” between management and labor. When journalist Paul Ingrassia toured a GM engine plant in New York, he was “stunned to see that there were two [men’s room]: one for hourly workers, and a separate one for management.” Then, there are things management did that are just plain dumb. GM CEO Rick Wagoner got a 64% salary increase to $15.7 million in 2007, when GM was closing down plants and posted a record $39 billion loss. CEOs of the Big Three automakers went to Capitol Hill, hats in hand, to request a $25 billion loan package, only to be publicly ridiculed for flying in on private jets. They didn't even “jet-pool”

or downgraded to flying first class, remarked Rep. Gary Ackerman. And when asked what they wanted the $25 billion for, they couldn't give a straight answer.10. GM "Firsts" Despite its current precarious financial troubles, GM had a long history of innovation and technological “firsts.” To end on a (more) positive note, here are but a few of General Motors’ achievements:• First V-8 Engine (1914, a

70-horsepower engine for the Cadillac)

• First room air conditioner (remember to thank Frigidaire, then a GM subsidiary, who came up with the brilliant device in 1929)

• First barrier impact and rollover tests (1934).

• First concept car, the legendary Buick Y Job in 1938.

• First fully automatic transmission

(the Hydra-Matic in 1939).• First to put turn signals as

standard-equipment on its cars (1939)• First mechanical heart pump

(1952, built for Dr. Forest Dodrill by the GM Research Laboratory. The story is fascinating.)

• First company to make $1 billion a year (in 1955)

• First hydrogen fuel cell car (the 1966 Electrovan). After the project was scrapped because it was cost prohibitive. GM tried to give the Electrovan to the Smithsonian Institute. They refused the vehicle because they’d never heard of fuel cells before...

• First Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) in 1972.

• First Electronic Fuel Injection (1979)

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Steve Long, International Representative-Skilled Trades Department, did a report for Sub- Council #5. Topics of discussion included Documents 40, 58, 98, 156, and 159 of the National Agreement, along with Paragraphs 182, and 183. Brother Long also went over some of the numbers of how much money lack of proper training of skilled trades has cost GM during start-ups of new product. It would be improper for me to put in print what that internal number is, but let me just say that it would be noticeable in your profit- sharing check. Brother Long also went over the attrition problem in skilled trades. The statistics are sobering and can potentially impact the ability of manufacturing to be done in this country. For example, 80% of Tool & Die makers are currently eligible to retire, as are over 50% of Electricians. One thing that was brought up by Brother Long that I feel is of paramount importance was the unveiling of a new Apprentice Uniform Shop Training Schedule for the Electrician Trade. This is the first

trade to be revised with the others to follow. To change the apprentice training schedule is a long and arduous process, if for no other reason than it requires approval by the Department of Labor and developing new curriculum in conjunction with various community colleges. The new apprentice training schedules are designed to incorporate both current state-of-the-art and emerging technologies and to ensure the graduating apprentices are prepared for the 21st century. In my opinion, it is long overdue. Overall, I found the Sub-Council was well worth the time, as usual. In addition to the information and clarification provided to all the Locals by the top UAW leadership, it also affords an opportunity for the Locals to bend the ear of the International with issues that are occurring in our facilities. All the Locals are also required to formally report out. But perhaps the biggest benefit is the opportunity to speak informally to other Locals and compare notes. Hearing what is going on at other Locals strongly reaffirms that Local 160 is faring far better than many others. I hope the membership finds my brief synopsis informative and useful.

Do you remember the last time you felt grateful for one of life’s small pleasures? For example: a day of sunshine after days of rain; a ripe tomato given to you by a neighbor; a thoughtful comment from a colleague. These gifts occur daily in our lives, but how often do we recognize and feel grateful for them? Complaining is easy, problems seem crystal clear, unwanted, and definitive. A cold in the summer, too many questions, not enough free time, a difficult co-worker, we can always find something that isn’t right or ideal. Noticing things in our life that are going right is not as easy, because good things don’t shout and beg for attention in quite the same way as the things we deem bad or negative. Good things often go unnoticed or unrecognized in our busy problem-solving lives. Research shows that practicing gratitude has many positive effects on mental and physical health and overall well-being. Many studies have been conducted on the effects of expressing gratitude. People who regularly express gratitude experience fewer symptoms of pain and generally take better care of their overall health. They are also happier and have less intrusive negative emotions such as envy, resentment and regret. That’s not all, listed are some more of the amazing benefits of practicing gratitude:

•Improvedsleep•Positivelyaffectsself-esteemand self-worth•Increasesresilience•Boosttotheimmunesystem•Strengthensouremotions•Boostsone’scareer•Makesusmoreoptimistic

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gratitude can impact many facets of our life, how do we begin to implement it? It’s not easy to make the switch from focusing on negatives to emphasizing positives, especially when we live in a culture that endorses near constant complaining. One tried and true method to increase your daily dose of gratitude is to keep a gratitude journal. This simply means that each day write down five or so things that you are grateful for. To make it easier to stick to, do it either upon awakening or before going to bed. Things like having food to eat, a job and people that care for you will naturally repeat themselves. Other things that are smaller in nature or only occur occasionally are of particular importance because we often take such small things for granted. Big or small, paying attention to the little gifts that fall upon us every day will increase your awareness of them and you will begin to feel more grateful overall and reap the benefits of saying thanks. You should also express gratitude aloud. This means doing things like telling people what you appreciate about them and sharing positive stories and feedback from your day. It also means when you feel the urge to complain

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James V. Henderson Powertrain 01/21/1966 10/01/2000 04/13/2017Frank J. Polizzi MCD Headquarters 05/27/1968 11/01/1999 04/13/2017Walter M. Bidoczka Design 03/12/1984 09/01/2016 04/14/2017Leslie B. Bery Research 06/05/1972 04/01/2002 04/18/2017Alvin F. Sanclemente Design 03/19/1979 07/01/2005 04/23/2017Christopher A. Bartolotta Powertrain 02/09/1981 01/01/1997 05/01/2017William Billock MCD Headquarters 09/28/1956 06/01/1995 05/01/2017David H. Olewin VEC 07/13/1981 07/01/2008 05/04/2017Mieczyslaw Frankel MCD Headquarters 05/03/1966 01/01/1991 05/05/2017Gay V. West MCD Headquarters 08/20/1975 05/01/1997 05/11/2017Adalbert Muller MCD Headquarters 03/16/1956 05/01/1991 05/14/2017Vincent J. Pizzimenti MCD Headquarters 11/13/1980 01/01/2007 05/17/2017Christian S. Rubrich, Sr. MCD Headquarters 02/11/1963 04/01/1986 05/18/2017Joseph W. Johnston, Jr. Powertrain 08/29/1983 07/01/1999 05/23/2017Augustine Bokano MCD Headquarters 04/16/1961 03/01/1993 05/24/2017William G. Traher MCD Headquarters 01/07/1985 04/01/1994 05/27/2017Thomas A. Berger VEC 01/07/1985 08/01/2009 05/31/2017Gerald A. Dugar Design 10/11/1976 08/01/2006 06/01/2017Robert G. Paterson Design 10/31/1983 08/01/2016 06/01/2017Richard V. Giacobbi Design 02/17/1992 10/01/2000 06/05/2017Robert A. Krall MCD Headquarters 09/13/1976 03/01/1991 06/05/2017Robert J. Rolando Engineering 06/10/1957 01/01/1997 06/06/2017Eugene Michlewicz MCD Headquarters 01/28/1954 02/01/2002 06/13/2017Matthew J. Foster MCD Headquarters 03/23/1973 01/01/2007 07/02/2017Alexander J. Shimon MCD Headquarters 05/21/1979 04/01/2009 07/04/2017Norman M. Bradford Design 11/24/1980 03/01/2001 07/06/2017John M. Gardner MCD Headquarters 03/12/1953 12/01/1985 07/07/2017Bernard P. Edwards MCD Headquarters 01/20/1969 04/01/1994 07/09/2017Joseph E. Chuhran Powertrain 09/08/1980 04/01/2001 07/11/2017Donald F. Kijewski Powertrain 07/02/1963 07/01/1998 07/11/2017James A. McKenzie Design 07/01/1977 04/01/2012 07/11/2017Herbert F. Wolf MCD Headquarters 08/26/1959 04/01/1989 07/18/2017Harold E. Hollinger MCD Headquarters 01/20/1954 02/01/1986 07/19/2017Othello B. Wilson 03/26/2013 Active 07/20/2017Donald A. Coleman Research 01/08/1969 10/1/1999 07/25/2017Eugene Payne MCD Headquarters 02/20/1956 10/1/1989 07/28/2017Isiah Bell 04/21/2012 Active 07/30/2017Joseph V. Ragni MCD Headquarters 03/12/1984 04/01/2001 07/30/2017Lynn S. French Site operations 07/10/1977 05/01/2007 08/08/2017Paul Riviera MCD Headquarters 05/21/1979 08/01/1992 08/13/2017Kenneth E. Ureel Powertrain 11/11/1974 08/01/2001 08/14/2017Charles Beauchamp Retiree Transfer 09/08/2010 03/01/1993 08/18/2017Gerardo Derosa GSB 1 08/30/1965 11/01/2011 08/21/2017Robert Davis, Jr. Design 10/25/1965 01/01/2007 08/23/2017Linda F. Vance Design 09/30/1976 04/01/2009 08/28/2017Ralph A. Miller MCD Headquarters 09/09/1968 01/01/1998 09/17/2017


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