The Retirement Party on September 20, 2018, was a great success! We were fortunate to have our very own Dave Baerlin take photos at the event. Thank you, Dave! Another thank you goes out to
Our first retiree this year is Gary Ginnard! He hired in at Ford in March of 1978. He is our third most senior designer. He has been a union member since he hired in. Gary was born in Redford, Michigan. He attended military school in Kalamazoo for four years, where he was an altar boy as well. He then went on to Livonia Bently High School and graduated from there in 1973. After high school, Gary went straight to the boards - - drafting boards, that is. He was employed by Holowell Engineering and working at AM General.
The next General Membership Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. As usual, this spring meeting will be at UAW Local 245 at 1226 Monroe Street in Dearborn. The meeting hall will be open at 3:00 p.m. and dinner will be available at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will start at 4:30 p.m. The installation of new officers will take place at this meeting. Please join your union brothers and sisters at the meeting!
The May/June Member Service Recognition Award drawing was Gift Cards to Texas de Brazil, Hop Cat, PFChang, and Olgas! There were two winners. As usual, all eligible members are automatically entered.
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The June winner of the PfChang/Olgas gift cards was Rich Goerke! The May winner of the Texas de Brazil/Hop Cat gift cards was Chris Verschaeve!
Detroit -- The UAW International Executive Board (IEB) voted on December 5 to merge the states represented by UAW Region 5 between UAW Regions 4 and 8. This merger will be effective February 28, 2020.
