Effective Monday, August 3, 2009 the following changes will take place in the structure of the R&E unit of Local 245 Elected and Appointed Union Positions.
Kim Moore will become a full-time Bargaining Representative as a result of the recent elections, filling the unexpired term vacated by Carl Ford.
Sherry Kraft will be the new R&E Unit Recording Secretary
Bob MacDonald will move to the Appointed Benefits Representative position.
Angelique Peterson will be returned to the floor after operating as the Temporary Benefits Representative and continue to serve as the Alternate Benefits Representative.
Darryl Schaumburger will temporarily fill the vacant Bargaining Representative position left vacant by Bob MacDonald.
Ali Shareef will become the temporary At-Large Part Time Committeeperson for afternoon shift employees.
Darryl and Ali's Temporary fill in positions will be in place until the next election period.

I am pleased to announce that Local 245 is expanding once again by adding a new unit!! This is the second Unit that is being added to our local in the last year! Please join me in giving a warm UAW welcome to our new brothers and sisters at Industrial Quality Control in Allen Park! This is a parts sorting business and has been officially assigned to Local 245.
Congratulations to those members are also in order as they voted on their first contract and ratified it by 100%!
That is great news and we welcome and Congratulate our new members on their first contract!!

ELECTION RESULTS...

The R&E Unit held elections to fill the unexpired term of Bargaining Committee and Unit Recording Secretary. The results are as follows:

Bargaining Committee
Art Antal Jr. 168
Kim Moore 243 ELECTED

Unit Recording Secretary
Sherry Kraft 214 ELECTED
John Ferrara 171

Congratulations to the four candidates for good campaigns and thank you to all members that voted!

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
Research and Engineering Unit Members are encouraged to come and vote today in the election being held to fill vacant positions.

Additionally the Beacon listed that there would be unit meetings in the month of July and August. This will not happen as per the bylaws Unit meetings and General Membership Meetings do not occur in the months of July and August.

Thank you to all of those members, Retirees and families that participated in the Blood Drive here at the Local. Please take a moment to vote at the bottom right hand corner of this website for the slogan you would most like to see on the next Local 245 bumper sticker. We are closing the voting this Friday July 10, 2009. Region 1-A will be hosting CAP screening for 7 cities next Wednesday. This CAP screening is for local politicians that have requested the UAW endorsement for Mayor and/or City Council seats. The candidates come to Region 1-A and are interviewed by our members to see if they qualify for our UAW endorsement. If anyone is interested in being part of the screening committee please email me or call the local.

Have a very Safe and memorable Fourth of July Holiday! Make sure to remember all of those who have served our Country and those that continue to serve our Country in our Armed Forces as they have provided us with the Freedoms we celebrate this weekend!