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Orion Assembly Financial Secretary 180 E AWARD WINNING UAW LOCAL 5960 Amalgamated Local 5960 Orion Assembly Financial Secretary 180 E. Silverbell Road • Lake Orion, MI 48360 LABOR NEWS President CLIFF FATT www.uaw5960.org Phone: (248) 377-2520 Fax: (248) 377-2608 LOUIS ROCHA VOLUME 30 ISSUE NO. 11 Belonging, Believing, Building in Solidarity (U.S.P.S. 002033) novemBER 1, 2014 PRESIDENT Louis Clear Choices Rocha PAG E 2 in 2014 Election VICE PRESIDENT Gerald Mark SCHAUER Lang Mark assisted the Jennifer Granholm administration to put PAG E together the tax package that helped Orion Assembly and UAW 5960 win the small car project. That’s right, he was helping the 2 good folks at Orion Assembly and UAW 5960 and our families FINANCIAL SEC’Y before most of us even knew his name. Mark was one hundred Cliff percent behind the auto loans that saved the entire General Fatt Motors Company, all of our suppliers and perhaps even the PAG E State of Michigan. You have heard Mark say in his own TV ad that he would repeal the tax on pensions that have hurt our 3 retirees; so what are we waiting for? Vote Schauer for Governor of Michigan! He’s endorsed by the UAW International CAP RECORDING SEC’Y Committee and he’s clearly on our side. Heather Herrera Gary PETERS We know Gary Peters is a UAW supporter. He’s been at UAW 5960 to speak on many issues on many occasions. He has been a great supporter of the auto industry; a true fighter UAW PROPERTY ILLEGAL TO DUPLICATE for American jobs and the environment. He deserves our vote. Take a look inside this month’s Report to see the endorsements (see page 9) from the International UAW CAP Committee. These endorsements were made after interviewing these candidates on their opinions concerning working families like the ones at UAW Local 5960 and Orion Assembly. Support those who support us! H H H 2014 UPCOMING EVENTS H H H SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 All Saint’s Day Full Moon Veterans Day (UAW-Negotiated Holiday) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Daylight Savings Time Ends Membership Meeting Retirees Meeting TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Election Day (UAW-Negotiated holiday) Veterans’ Day Thanksgiving (28th UAW-Negotiated Page 2 THE UAW LOCAL 5960 REPORT November 1, 2014 a shame and we must stand strong It’s estimated that the drop off in together to stop this. Michigan voters from 2008 to 2010 5960’S The National Labor Relations Act was just over 900,000 voters. Unnac- (NLRA) supersedes any company ceptable voter turnout. With this type PRESIDENT policy that they try to present. Section of drop off it’s no wonder why Michi- 7 of the NLRA provides employees with gan’s lower and middleclass workers a statutory right to engage in concerted are in the state of “recovery” that we REPORT activities for ‘mutual aid or protection.’ are currently in. by Louis Rocha It also states that activity that links by Gerald Lang By casting our votes and sending support for a political candidate or po- politicians who understand the value Election time is here and your litical party and a specific employment- Vote! Vote! Vote! Get Out To Vote!! of our hard work and know we need Worker-2-Worker Team has been on related concern (increased minimum When WE Vote...WE Win!! expendable income to grow our the floor and at the gates educating wage, R-T-W, tax on pensions) will be Brothers and Sisters, economy from the bottom up and the the membership on the issues at hand. considered protected. , We need to make voting a priority middle out, WE will win. There are lots of issues that affect us IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE in non-Presidential election years. WE, as workers, must stick to- as UAW members and we must make LAW FOR AN EMPLOYER TO These “off year” elections, like 2010 gether, demand together and vote sure that we support those who sup- INTERFERE WITH THAT RIGHT have produced some of the worst together to enjoy the success we de- port us. IN ANY WAY! This includes the dis- anti-worker politicians who propose, serve. At this point in time if you don’t Two of the top issues are right-to- tribution of political material during sponsor and vote for some of the know how bad it is inside and outside work and the tax on our pensions. non-work times in non-work areas worst anti-worker legislation we’ve this facility then you’ve had it good. Governor Snyder has no respect for affecting employment conditions. ever seen. We’ve got to ensure that our future, Labor. He not only locked us out of If there’s ever a time for us to stand WE cannot give the stamp of ap- our children, our communities and the Capitol, but he also implemented strong, that time is now! We have to proval to the legislation that has neighborhoods are set up for success. right-to-work behind closed doors. make sure that they know we are one. passed in Michigan and let these We’re at a crossroads with our state Snyder also gave big business a huge We must make sure that our members politicians off the hook. We should politics and this is a very dangerous tax break on the backs of our retirees know what we are up against, both support UAW-endorsed candidates election year. We cannot re-elect by taxing our pensions. politically and internally. It is our like Mark Schauer for Governor, those candidates who have even re- It has been our effort to educate time! It’s our time to push this Union Lisa Brown for Lieutenant Gover- motely suggested that our retirees and the membership on these issues, but and its members to the next level. I nor, Gary Peters for U.S. Senate, pensioners foot the bill while giving as some of you might know, our plant promise to work my butt off, if you all Mark Totten for Michigan Attorney tax breaks for “jobs creators” who management team has been making promise to do the same. In our efforts General and Godfrey Dillard for actually move jobs overseas to utilize every effort to silence our voice. They together, we will win. Secretary of State. These candidates cheaper labor than what they’ve at- have taken the position that we cannot This is the most dangerous election support US. To find UAW-en- tempted to force upon us, our com- hand out information on our issues of our lives. Please remember… dorsed candidates in your area go to: munities and our family and friends. and also have told some what we can VOTE…VOTE…VOTE!!! UAWendorsements.org Go Vote on November 4. Make or cannot do on our breaks. This is Election Day, November 4, 2014 With this being our leg of the Labor sure you vote for those who support Movement and our votes being our keeping food on our tables, clothes only way to represent ourselves in and shoes on our kids, and a roof over VOTE ...VOTE ... VOTE Lansing and Washington, DC we need our heads. to be active on Election Day. Vote UAW-endorsed Candidates. Scan this QR Code to see Time Magazine Attacks Teachers the UAW 5960 Podcast or The cover of Time magazine’s controversy to sell more copies...” forthcoming Nov. 3 issue shows a The millionaires and billion- visit http://www.uaw5960. pretty significant misunderstand- aires sponsoring these attacks on ing of an important issue when it teacher tenure claim they want to org/Convention%20 attacks teachers, blaming them for get great teachers into the schools Wrap%20Up.htm the problems in America’s schools. that serve high-need kids. It’s a The American Federation of noble goal, but stripping teachers Teachers (AFT) is calling the of their protections won’t help. LOCAL 5960 awaRD WINNING EXECUTIVE BOARD: magazine to task for the cover and In fact, this blame-and-shame LOUIS ROCHA has launched a petition demanding approach only leads to low morale President that Time apologize for the cover. and high turnover, making it even GERALD LANG AFT notes that the cover doesn’t harder to get great teachers into Vice-President LABOR NEWS CLIFF FATT reflect the content of the issue, classrooms. Just recently, constitu- The Local 5960 Report is published monthly by the Financial Secretary which presents a more balanced tional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky U.A.W. Local 5960 180 E. Silverbell Rd., Lake Orion, MI 48360. HEATHER HERRERA wrote a fact-based argument that Subscription $25.00 per year. Recording Secretary view of the issue, and instead repre- The U.S.P. S. is 002033 for periodical postage rates paid at sents the agenda of wealthy interests tenure protections help recruit and Lake Orion and at additional mailing offices, Lake Orion, MI 48360. TROY HENKE Trustee (Effective 7/1/90) who want to take due process away retain high-quality teachers! Published monthly at Fenton, Mich. 48430 by Local 5960 MARSHA GUTIERREZ Sign the petition at http://action. Trustee from teachers. AFT President POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Local 5960 Report, ANDREA VIRES Randi Weingarten described her aft.org/c/44/p/dia/action3/common/ 180 E. Silverbell Rd., Lake Orion, MI 48360 Trustee LOCAL response to the cover. “When I saw public/?action_KEY=9270 and tell ADVISORY COMMITTEE: LARRY CAMPBELL this today, I felt sick. This Time Time that they should apologize for Louis Rocha 5960 Guide Dan Wagner (Retired Advisor) RICO HOOPER cover isn’t trying to foster a serious using sensationalism to sell maga- Tony Hufford, Editor Sergeant-at-Arms dialogue about solutions our schools zines.
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