Ten-O-Five #15 Newsletter

October 14, 2008:

Café and Vending Boycott: At the Local 1005 General Membership Meeting held Sunday, October 12, 2008, the subject of Café services to third shift being cut by A.V.I. Food Services was brought up. The Shop Chairman gave an update on what has transpired to date. He filed a Group-Policy grievance (#C-1018184) charging A.V.I. Food Services and Local Management with a violation of the L.M.O.U. item #2 (Food Services). Local Management informed the Shop Committee that A.V.I. stated they were not interested in re-opening the Cafe on 3rd shift. Also, President Tito Boneta and Ken Jelen have been in repeated contact with International Servicing Representative John Mohan who informed us that A.V.I. had also told him they were not interested in re-opening the Café on 3rd shift and also has refused to re-negotiate the Local Agreement for the Café Workers.

After these explanations, a UAW member made a motion to Boycott the A.V.I. Food and Vending Services! President Boneta processed the motion which was discussed at great length then he took a vote on the motion which was passed unanimously by the Membership.
Brothers and Sisters please “brown bag” your food until we resolve this issue and A.V.I. Food Services honors our Local Agreement. Also, do not commit or condone any acts of aggression to A.V.I. personnel or Café or Vending property or machines. This is not personal, it is a contractual issue and we hope the Boycott will bring a speedy closure! Acts of vandalism or abuse will not be tolerated!

Plant Closing: On Monday, October 13, 2008, Local Management informed the Union of a communication from Cathy Clegg, the North American Manufacturing Manager. She announced G.M.’s intent to cease operations at the Grand Rapids Metal Center and Die Operations by the end of the calendar year 2009. She further stated that G.M. would continue to assess the stamping capacity and align with market demand as required. She announced plans to reallocate Grand Rapids work to the remaining Metal Centers. President Boneta and I will continue to keep you informed of future development.

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