Unit Meeting
Sunday, January 21, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Joint Council Meeting
Sunday, January 21, 2023 at 2:00 pm
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Jack Terrill, Chairman
Kevin R. Burns, Unit Chairperson Lucas Stearns, Unit Vice Chair Trevor Rodgers, Unit Secretary Brad Maike, Unit Guide Tim Bednarski, Unit Sgt-At-Arms Gary Boehnlein, Committeeperson, District #1 Joseph Bushman, Alt. Committee, District #1 Christopher Stoica, District #1 Chair Kevin Burns, Committeeperson, District #2 Rutherford L. Hallman, Alt. Committee, District #2 Lucas Stearns, District #2 Chair |
Plant Phone Numbers
Chairman (989) 640-0654 Benefits Office (810) 236-1621 Health & Safety (810) 236-9443 Apprentice Comm. (810) 236-2704 EAP (810) 236-2209 |
December 2023 - Chairman's Article
Greetings from NAETC!
As we wind down 2023 and await what 2024 brings us, we would like to reach out to all and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! If your belief lies in other celebrations such as Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa we wish you a Happy Holiday Season as well. Whatever your faith or background, the Holiday Season is a time for thanks, a time for family and friends, and a time to look back at the many things we must be thankful for.
Being part of the UAW Family, we have benefitted greatly from the strength and security for ourselves and our families that the Union membership has provided for us. The recent gains made in the last set of negotiations were a great example of this. We didn’t all gain equally during this set of negotiations. With that, a great wrong was righted with the end of tiers, the leveling up of wages, and the solidifying the employment of many people who haven’t had the same opportunity as traditional employees. We’ve heard from retirees, and we’ve heard from people who are planning on retiring. We would all like to see gains that affected us personally, but the intent was to address the largest gap and they did that with flying colors.
Closer to home we’ve experienced some wins and losses over the past year and hopefully, we’ll head into a more stable 2024 once the workload picks up. We’ve added 3 new CNC-type machines, the Erlas welding cladding and scanning system, and the Trumpf laser cutting machine and we’re currently laying the foundation for the new Okuna high-speed mill. These new machines should help revolutionize our machining department by greatly reducing time in system. We’re putting the finishing touches on the third-floor renovation and the change has been dramatic. While change is hard for some, overall, this has been a very positive move.
We continue to struggle with workload as the success we experienced shipping several lines on time and at cost has proved elusive. They’ve cut back on the allocated work from a recent high of 14 die lines to a more manageable 9. Hopefully, this will provide a catalyst to get this back on track and we’ll climb back into double digits. We’ve also seen a significant change in our salary team, and this has also caused some ripple effect through the system as we refigure ourselves and look to get new processes in place and climb back out of the hole.
That’s it for now! Take care, be safe. Live large!
Jack Terrill
As we wind down 2023 and await what 2024 brings us, we would like to reach out to all and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! If your belief lies in other celebrations such as Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa we wish you a Happy Holiday Season as well. Whatever your faith or background, the Holiday Season is a time for thanks, a time for family and friends, and a time to look back at the many things we must be thankful for.
Being part of the UAW Family, we have benefitted greatly from the strength and security for ourselves and our families that the Union membership has provided for us. The recent gains made in the last set of negotiations were a great example of this. We didn’t all gain equally during this set of negotiations. With that, a great wrong was righted with the end of tiers, the leveling up of wages, and the solidifying the employment of many people who haven’t had the same opportunity as traditional employees. We’ve heard from retirees, and we’ve heard from people who are planning on retiring. We would all like to see gains that affected us personally, but the intent was to address the largest gap and they did that with flying colors.
Closer to home we’ve experienced some wins and losses over the past year and hopefully, we’ll head into a more stable 2024 once the workload picks up. We’ve added 3 new CNC-type machines, the Erlas welding cladding and scanning system, and the Trumpf laser cutting machine and we’re currently laying the foundation for the new Okuna high-speed mill. These new machines should help revolutionize our machining department by greatly reducing time in system. We’re putting the finishing touches on the third-floor renovation and the change has been dramatic. While change is hard for some, overall, this has been a very positive move.
We continue to struggle with workload as the success we experienced shipping several lines on time and at cost has proved elusive. They’ve cut back on the allocated work from a recent high of 14 die lines to a more manageable 9. Hopefully, this will provide a catalyst to get this back on track and we’ll climb back into double digits. We’ve also seen a significant change in our salary team, and this has also caused some ripple effect through the system as we refigure ourselves and look to get new processes in place and climb back out of the hole.
That’s it for now! Take care, be safe. Live large!
Jack Terrill
