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Volume 29 - No. 6
VICE-PRESIDENTS
REPORT 4
INSIDE
THIS
ISSUE
Dept. untruths and deceits
FINANCIAL
SECYS REPORT 6
3
PRESIDENTS
REPORT
Bargainers Seek Mediation
Want to End Secret Waiting
Lists? Staff the VA
See CONSTITUTION on page 4 See CONVENTION on page 2
UNION ACTIVIST
PASSES AWAY 11
Region 1C & 1D Merge
to Become Region 1D
General Gordon Baker, a
ghter is remembered
VETERANS
REPORT 10
By Alan J. Kilar
D
elegates to the Constitutional
Convention elected a
new leadership team for
the International UAW. Dennis
Williams was elected as the 11th
International President of the UAW.
Williams recently served as the
Secretary-Treasurer of the UAW
and is the rst president not from
the auto industry. Williams comes
out of the unions agricultural
implements department, which
represents workers at companies
such as John Deere and Caterpillar.
Williams won 3,215 votes with
49 votes going to challenger
Gary Walkowicz, UAW Local 600
bargaining committeeperson.
Region 6 Director Gary Casteel
was elected Secretary Treasurer,
Cindy Estrada and Jimmy Settles were re-elected as
International Vice-Presidents. Joining them as a Vice-
President will be Norwood Jewell, former Director of
Region 1C. All were elected by acclamation.
New Leadership Team for UAW
UAWS NEW INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM (L-R): Secretary-Treasurer Gary
Casteel, Vice-President Cindy Estrada, President Dennis Williams, Vice-President
Norwood Jewell and Vice-President Jimmy Settles. (Photo courtesy UAW)
In accepting the victory, Williams said, I am excited
for our union. I feel the energy, the power of our unity.
Williams said shortly after he was elected, I am looking
forward to taking on the challenges we have.
Regions 1C and 1D Combined
Delegates voted to consolidate Regions 1C and
1D, saving the Union millions in administrative
expenses. With the merger, the UAW will now
have nine regions 1, 1A, 1D, 2B, 4, 5, 8, 9 and
9A. Local 6000 is one of the few unions that has
members in several regions. As a result of the
merger, Local 6000 will need to make numerous
Local By-Law changes. President Ed Mitchell said
that, Our By-Laws Committee has been hard at
work, so that some of the needed changes could
be presented to the membership at the June
Membership Council meeting.
CONSTITUTIONAL
CHANGES
By Alan J. Kilar
Over 1,100 UAW delegates from throughout the United States,
Canada and Puerto Rico assembled June 2nd-5th in Detroit for the
Unions 36th Constitutional Convention. Local 6000 was represented
by 25 delegates who were elected to represent the membership.
The event, held at Cobo Hall, was highlighted by the election of
members to the International Executive Board and a highly contro-
NEWSBREAK 2
Continued from
FRONT PAGE
CONVENTION
versial dues increase vote. Delegates voted on numerous changes
to the International UAW Constitution and received detailed
reports on the activities of the UAW over the last four years.
A look around at the members gathered saw a changed UAW.
At the rst Convention, held in 1935, the UAW were autoworkers.
Now the ranks include members in gaming, health care,
education, law enforcement, government administration and
operation, agricultural implement, aerospace and
many other industries.
Outgoing President Bob King in his nal
address told the attendees that, If we are really
honest with ourselves, were in a war for the
American middle class. Were in a war I believe
for democracy in America. I dont think you have
a democracy without a strong middle class, King
said. By every measure of social justice, working
families are losing. Their middle-class standard of
living is being decimated.
King encouraged the members to re-energizing their fellow union
members by encouraging participating in marches and rallies. He
added, We cannot deliver the justice that our membership deserves or
cannot rebuild the middle class in America or cannot protect democracy
in America if we dont rebuild the power of our own union, and then
rebuild the power of the American labor movement. King thanked all
UAW members for their support during his tenure as President.
Freida Michilizzi from Region 1C noted that You do not really
understand the extent of the UAW until you attend an event like this.
I have met members from all over the United States and from a variety
of occupations. But we all have one thing in common, ghting to keep
our workplace rights and our standard of living.
Attendees also took time in a busy schedule to acknowledge the
longstanding pro-labor
career of Michigan
Congressman John
Local 6000 delegates from Region 1C and 1D
UAW members protesting outside Crowne Plaza Hotel in Detroit.
Dingell (at left) who is retiring from Congress after serving for
six decades, longer than any other member in the history of
Congress.
Local 6000 had three
members who served on
Convention Committees.
Ed Mitchell and Charlene
Yarbrough served on the Rules
Committee while Miya Williamson
served on the Constitution Committee.
During the 5-day event, attendees
debated and voted upon numerous
resolutions which will guide the UAW
over the coming years. Resolutions
included; Collective Bargaining and
Economic Justice, Promoting UAW
Products and Services, Forming Lasting
Labor and Community Alliances, Health
and Safety in the Workplace and Trade Policy.
Delegates heard from a variety of speakers from pro-labor
organizations during the Convention, all with messages about the
status of rebuilding the middle class in the United States, the need
to ght back against powerful anti-worker forces in corporate and
government sectors and how the UAW always has been,
and continues to be, the nations primary voice for the
rights of working men and women.
On the last day of the Convention, hundreds of
UAW members joined UAW President Dennis Williams
and newly elected ofcers and International Executive
Board members for a march to support a living wage for
UNITE HERE workers at the nearby Crowne Plaza Hotel.
The protesters urged the Crowne Plaza Hotel to pay
housekeepers and other hotel staff a living wage. We are
a united front to take on hotels and companies that are
greedy, President Williams told the cheering crowd.
Local 6000 Delegates from Region 1A
Delegates passed a resolution
honoring a real friend of labor,
Rep. John Dingell. (photo UAW)
Local 6000s Financial Secretary-Treasurer
Miya Williamson appears on the jumbo
screen as she addresses the convention
during the Constitutional Committee report.
Wada Whiters takes to the podium to
nominate Gary Walkowicz
for president.
UAW Local 6000 President
Ed Mitchell addresses the
Convention.
NEWSBREAK 3
PRESIDENTS
REPORT
Edward Mitchell
Bargainers Seek Mediation

UAW
Edward Mitchell, Publisher
Alan Kilar, Editor
akilar@uawlocal6000.org
LOCAL 6000 EDITORIAL POLICY
The mission of this paper is to strengthen the democratic efcacy of the Local
Union members by providing timely, pertinent and accurate information about the
decisions and activities of Local Union 6000, the relevant affairs of the State and Federal
governments, and the national and International Union movement.
The paper is also the voice of the members. We welcome articles from members.
While we welcome your contributions, we ask that they be constructive. All articles
should contribute positively to the welfare of this Union and its members. We will accept
a thoughtful discussion of all related issues in the letter column, and reserve the right to
reply to those that seem to reect a misunderstanding of the Union and its policies.
We ask that you keep your articles brief. We reserve the right to edit all articles.
We look forward to hearing from you. The news and opinions expressed are
not necessarily those of Local 6000 or the International UAW.
3350 North Grand River Lansing, MI 48901
Toll Free: 1-800-243-1985 Hot Line: 1-800-321-0829
Website: www.uawlocal6000.org
Secondary Bargaining con-
tinues, with several Departments
and Secondary Bargaining
Teams certifying
impasse and seeking
mediation. The plan
is to still send out
voluntary agreements
for ratication.
However, those
agreements that
go to impasse will
not be sent out for
ratication.
There is still
nothing new from the
Michigan Supreme
Court concerning
the States
4% pension
contribution
appeal and the
Unions Right-to-
Work appeal. Please
check the Locals
website for updates.
The 36th
International
Constitutional
Convention was held in Detroit.
Several constitutional changes
were debated and voted on,
including; the proposed dues
increase, the merging of Region
1-C and Region 1-D, and the
election of new International
Ofcers. Following the convention,
the Local will be required to make
several changes in our bylaws and
structure because of the merger
of Regions 1-C and 1-D. The
highlights of the convention will
be on the Locals website.
Steward training was held April
27th through May 2nd, at the UAW
Walter and May Reuther Family
Education Center in Black Lake.
The training was attended by
over 250 Chief and Job stewards.
The steward evaluations were
overwhelmingly
positive. Makeup
training will be
held sometime in
September for those
newly appointed
stewards and those
stewards who were
unable to attend the
Black Lake training.
I would like to
thank the Local 6000
Ofcers, Staff and
Executive Board
Members who made
the training so
successful.
Health and Safety
training is scheduled
for June 19th and 20,
2014. The training
will be held at Local
6000 in Lansing.
Following the
convention, the Local
will be reinstituting
the Can We Talk program. If you
are interested in participating in
the program or if would just like
more information concerning the
program, contact your Worksite
steward, your Local Rep or Eric
Sales at Local 6000.
I would like to remind everyone
that as we go into this years
election season, you have an
opportunity to elect your boss (the
governor). How many workers
have an opportunity to choose
their boss? Please review all
material concerning the candidates
and vote for the candidate(s) who
you feel will make life better for
you and your family.
I would like to
remind everyone
that as we go into
this years election
season, you have
an opportunity to
elect your boss
(the governor).
Health and Safety
Representative
Nichole Jones is
available at the Local for
assistance with health
and safety issues.
Toll Free 800 Line
Ted Gregg will answer
questions and refer
members to the proper
person for assistance on
Mon-Fri, from 8 to 5, at
1-800-243-1985.
EAP Representative
For help with substance
abuse, marital, emotional
and personal problems,
Mike McWhirter is available
at the Local.
Benets Representative
Anthony McNeill is
available at the Local
to help you with
benets questions.
Local 6000 Services To Members
By Gwen Turner, Election Committee
Hello membership. We, the Election Committee,
would like to thank all the candidates and extend our
congratulations to all the winners of this election.
Elected Local 6000 36th Constitutional Convention Delegates and
Alternatives are:
Region 1C David Corburn, Diane Doubrava, Maria Enriquez,
Carol Erickson, Otis Florence-Butler, Mike McWhirter,
Ed Mitchell, Owen Monday, Freida Michilizzi
Region 1D Steve Schmitt, Carolyn Kowalik, William VanDriessche,
Steve Ballard, Abbie Maddox, Celia Ontiveros, Cynthia
Sellers, Joanne Boyden, Gordon Ryskamp
Region 1A Stevetta Johnson, Norma Abbot, Jim Walkowicz, Kelly
Barnett, Charlene Yarbrough, Christine Ellis, Wanda
Withers, Miya Williamson, Sue Midura, Anthony McNeill
The return of all the ballots for this election averaged about 10%, which
I am told was good compared to the past elections. Per our chairperson,
this was the rst election with no appeals. If you have any questions,
concerns and or ideas that would promote a higher voter turnout, please
contact Chairperson Ted Gregg at 1-800-243-1985 or e-mail at tgregg@
uawlocal6000.org.
Through the teamwork of your Election Committee, Ted Gregg (Chair)
Retiree Darlene McCarroll (Vice Chair) DHS, Lorraine Scarbrough
(Secretary), Retiree Valerie Carter (DHS), Priscilla Johnson (LARA), Gwen
Turner (DHS/MRS), Retiree Wanda Bradley, Retiree Jane Davis, Retiree
Susie Dydell and Retiree Elizabeth Tindall, we look forward to serving
the largest UAW local membership with the utmost integrity, respect and
accountability while upholding the Locals bylaws and the constitution of
the International UAW.
Con-Con Election
Delegates Elected
NEWSBREAK 4
VICE-PRESIDENTS
REPORT
Sue Midura
I have been working with the
Department of State Human
Resources Department for many
years in the capacity of Union
Representative. I
dont know what I
was thinking though,
because integrity,
honesty, and sincerity
are words not in
the Departments
vocabulary and have
been replaced with
untruths, deceit,
manipulations and
disrespect from
the Departments
representatives.
Historically, the
Department hired two types of
employees; those being Permanent
Intermittent, and Full Time, and
in the busy months would hire
summer temps who would
work no more than 90 days in the
summer months when business
picked up.
Now, low and behold, in the
past 13 years we have people
in Human Resources who get
paid to sit and gure out how to
manipulate the employees and
their working conditions.
The Department rst started
out with Short- Term workers who
replaced the 90-day
summer temps, and
while employing
the Short-Term
Worker they would
manipulate contract
language and work
them instead of
the permanent
employees (better
known as PIs
because they were
paid less), and in
some cases because
the manager was
just plain mean or had something
against a PI employee. So the
Union negotiated language in the
Secondary Contract to help protect
PI employees.
It only took the Department
about a year to come up with a
way to manipulate that situation
by reducing the number of PI
employees in an ofce so they
could hire and work the Short-
Term Worker instead of the
permanent employees.
Short-Term Workers could only
work 719 hours, which meant
these employees (STW) would
replace the summer temps.
The DOS came to the Union
and requested that we come to
an agreement so the Short-Term
Workers could work more than
the 719 hours and the agreement
was reluctantly agreed to for
1040 hours.
The convincing
argument the state
gave was if we
would agree to
more hours for the
STWs then they
would be able to let
more permanent
employees off
on annual leave
because at that time
they were only
approving one (1)
employee at a time
off. So believing
them, we agreed
only to nd out they
didnt mean a word
they said.
No nice way
to say it, but the Union was lied
to and so were the members.
The department got their 1,040
hours and continued to deny
annual leave for the permanent
employees. So much for honesty.
Then the Department nally re-
alized there was some merit in the
Unions position that more full time
employees were needed and began
posting full time positions. At that
time, the PIs outnumbered full-time
employees roughly 3 or 4 to 1.
Once that was completed, the
Department still wasnt satised
and began creating Stafng
Imbalances which up until that
time may have occurred once
or twice a year. All of a sudden,
the Union was receiving up to
15 notices of stafng imbalances
a month for almost a full year.
A stafng imbalance takes place
when the work/business goes
down and the Branch cannot
support the number of employees.
Except, with that game plan, the
Department realized their error
and began to create additional
stafng imbalances in order to
move the employee back to the
branch they were removed from
because of the uctuation of work.
Dept. Reps Vocabulary: untruths, deceit, manipulations and disrespect
There is language in the contract
that applies to relief assignments,
which the Department refused
to use in place of the stafng
imbalances. They would rather
disrupt the employees lives and
create hardships for them, and
their families. Some had to pay a
caregiver more money for longer
hours because the imbalances were
not in the ofce closest to the one
they were being
taken out of.
I could go
on and on with
the chaos the
Department
created in the lives
of the employees,
but I wont. Im
sure you each have
your own horror
story to tell.
In 2005, the
Department of
State started
posting full-time
positions as FTV,
which means
full-time variable,
so they would
be required to
work Saturdays. The Union was
never consulted or we may have
been able to work something out
because in truth most of the PIs
had converted to full time and
the Department needed Saturday
coverage. But the Union was not
given an opportunity to share their
input, instead the Department
created the FTV position.
If you check with Civil
Service Rules, there is no such
Employment Type. These
Full-Time Variables have to work
Saturdays, so to avoid overtime
(Violation of Article 15) the
managers cut their hours Monday
through Friday by approximately
3.5/4 hours. When was the last
time you heard of a Full-Time
employee having to work 6 days
to make 40 hours? Well, it has been
taking place in DOS since 2005.
The ofces cut back stafng
Monday through Friday so
our members can work for
straight time on Saturday and
Management doesnt seem to
care that the wait time Monday
through Friday is longer for the
citizens of Michigan, than it is on
Saturday. Also, because the shift
Continued from
FRONT PAGE
CONSTITUTION
Cost Savings Approved
Delegates also approved several measures that were aimed at
trimming cost associated with the administration of the International
UAW. Delegates voted to eliminate one vice president position.
Having three instead of four vice presidents will save the union
money in salaries and other expenses.
Also approved was the elimination of the automatic mailing
of Solidarity magazine following the July-August issue to save on
printing costs. Beginning in July, members will have to submit a
request via email or U.S. Mail to receive the print version of the
magazine. The online version remains available on uaw.org as a
ipbook.
Approved was a measure to drop the membership on the Public
Review Board from ve to four members.
Dues Increase
After a hearty debate, a controversial dues increase was approved.
The UAW spent the last several months promoting a Pro-Worker
campaign to educate the membership about the need for the increase.
The monies collected by the increase will go into the Strike Fund,
which has been renamed International Union Strike and Defense
Fund. In the past, members without a legal right to strike such as
Local 6000 could not use the money in the strike fund. Now the
fund will be available to these Locals for protection of the contract.
The new Constitutional language states; Article 16, Section 2(b)
For those members who work in the public sector and are legally
prohibited from striking, the minimum monthly dues will be
an amount equivalent to . . . 1.9 hours of straight time pay for
members working full-time paid on an hourly basis...
See VICE-PRESIDENT on Page 5
...integrity, honesty,
and sincerity are words
not in the Departments
vocabulary and have been
replaced with untruths,
deceit, manipulations
and disrespect...
NEWSBREAK 5
VICE-PRESIDENT
Continued from Page 4
on Saturday (which is determined
by management), is not necessarily
4 hours the members are gypped
out of a break because as we all
know you have to work four (4)
hours to be eligible for a 15-minute
break.
So now we have Full Time,
Permanent Intermittent, Short
Term Workers, and Full Time
Variable employees, but wait...Im
not done. They have added
another employment type which
is a Lead Worker. The States
Secondary Complex has had
this employment type for years,
which makes sense since they
work under totally different
circumstances than the branches. I
for one was skeptical on how this
would work in a branch ofce. In
some of the ofces there doesnt
seem to be a problem, but in
others the Manager treats the Lead
Worker as if he/she is an Assistant
Manager, and unfortunately the
Lead Worker thinks they are, too.
But they are NOT. There was even
one Manager in Macomb County
who had the audacity to have the
Lead Worker give input on a
co-workers EDP.
Then someone in Human
Resources comes up with another
way to add more employees. They
began hiring LTs. This is a Limited
Term Employee that is hired for
up to two (2) years, and works full
time. Some of the PIs were selected
for these positions so they would
be full time for at least 2 years, but
Short-Term Workers were hired
also in some of those positions so
some of our permanent employees
were passed over for the LTE
positions.
To the Unions amazement, we
found out by accident that the
Department had started a holding/
hiring pool of people who were
previously employed by the State
of Michigan as STWs and they were
told they would get a job soon.
Region 1 went so far as to tell
them they wouldnt have to apply
for another job because they
were in the pool and would be
rehired. This in some cases did not
happen once the Union became
aware of the violation by the
Department when they created a
holding/hiring pool.
In the 30+ years I have worked
for the DOS, I have never worked
with a Student Assistant and I
hadnt heard of one working in
a Branch; although, there were
a few Interns (not the same as
student assistants) who worked in
Human Resources, but Student
Assistants were not part of the
mix. The Department started
hiring student assistants, which
get paid $3.00 more an hour than
the Short-Term Workers, and the
Department does not require the
SAs to work on Saturday. Some
ofces dont even post the SAs
on the bi-weekly schedule. In
some ofces the PIs are left sitting
at home while they work the
student assistant instead. There is
no limit for the number of hours
they can work or a set length of
time.
I guess I dont understand what
type of an education/career one
would be pursuing that working
in DOS/BBOS issuing drivers
licenses, titles, ID cards etc. could
be benecial.
All of these actions have a
bearing on ofce morale, but the
Department doesnt seem to care
much. I would like to know how
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many of the decision makers in
Lansing and elsewhere (Regions)
work late nights (Wednesday)
and on Saturdays. How many
of these full-time department
representatives have their hours
cut Monday through Friday by 3.8
hours so they can work for straight
time for 3.8 hours on Saturday;
thereby not getting a break on
the day that the schedule was cut
because they arent working 8
hours, and arent getting a break
on Saturday because they arent
working 4 hours?
We constantly have grievances
on these same issues and Human
Resource complains of the number
of them. The solution is very
simple stop violating the contract
and there wont be anything to
grieve.
I have always believed that the
employees should be allowed to
do an evaluation of the Managers.
If Lansing really wanted to know
what takes place in the branch,
the secondary complex and Austin
Building, there arent any better
people to ask than the staff.
NEWSBREAK 6
Region 1 D members at Allegan County DHS talk about
current labor issues. UAW Local 6000 members, when we talk
with each other we have power.
LOCAL 6000
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Miya Williamson
Region 1C & 1D Merge to Become 1D
During the 36th Constitutional
Convention, delegates voted to
merge Michigan
Regions 1C and 1D
to become the newly
formed Region 1D.
Region 1D is under
the leadership of
Regional Director
Gerald Kariem.
Director Kariem is no
stranger to Local 6000
and its members. He
has always welcomed
our members to
Region 1D, located
in Grand Rapids, for
monthly District Meetings.
Director Kariem and his staff
participated in the Can We Talk
Program by hosting training
sessions for Local 6000 members at
the Grand Rapids Regional ofce.
Director Kariem hails
from UAW Local 362.
The newly
formed Region 1D
will now be the
largest Region for
Local 6000, with
approximately
11,000 members.
The remainder of
our membership
is located within
Region 1A, under
the leadership of
Regional Director
Rory L. Gamble.
Local 6000, please join us in
welcoming Regional Director
Gerald Kariem.
Taking on current labor issues
Just a friendly reminder that the Health and Safety Training will take
place in Lansing, Michigan, June 19th and 20th. All Health and Safety
Reps who have been appointed by President Ed Mitchell the last of
March and the beginning of April are encouraged to attend the training
in Lansing. If you have questions about the training, please contact me at
the Local. Im looking forward to seeing you there.
UPDATE:
HEALTH & SAFETY
REPRESENATIVEUPDATE
By Nicole Jones, H&S Representative
Local 6000 members and other state employees participating in the March
of Dimes Walk-A-Thon in Detroit on April 27th. Again this year, Gwen Burns,
now retired from the Hamtramck DHS ofce, organized a group from her
old ofce.
NEWSBREAK 7
The DHS workers from Kalamazoo know that we must protect our
contract and union. (L-R) Jennifer Boysen, Steve Atkinson, Peggy
Shobowale, Evelyn Conley, Vickie Wells and Jennifer Sabra.
When unions are strong
and able to represent
the people who want to
join them, these gains
spread throughout the
economy. Workers who
form unions are able
to boost wages, which
helps attract and retain
staff. When non-union
companies increase their
wages, it gives all workers
more purchasing power.
Unionized workers also
provide a counterbalance
on unchecked CEO greed
and promote greater
income equality.
Unions Bring Economic Gains
When Union Density Goes Up,
Income Inequality Goes Down
It's very clear: UNIONS WORK! Pretty much everyone benets
when workers have a strong voice and can actively participate in
collective bargaining. Strong unions level the playing eld and
help create an economy that works for everyone. It's true. The data
is overwhelming. When unions are strong, our nation's wealth is
distributed more equally. And when union membership goes down,
so does the middle class. Go to www.unionswork.us to see the facts.
PENSION ALERT!
By Jim Bish and Chris Ellis
Be aware and know that the time to ask
questions is now! Jon M. Braeutigam, CIO,
Deputy Treasurer, Bureau of Investments and
Michigan Department of Treasury is set to
address the State-wide Retirees Meeting on
September 18, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at Local 6000.
Anyone in the "Dened Benets" program (both Active workers and
Retired) are urged to attend and ask questions. Please RSVP to Ted Gregg
at the Local (1-800-243-1985).
Mr. Braeutigam will be addressing "Dened Benets" pension plan
funding issues, insurance and other questions we might have. Following
the "Pension Alert" article printed in the May issue of the Newsbreak and a
telephone conversation with Robert Sisler, Local 6000 Region 1-A Retiree
Chair, he agreed to the September 18th meeting at our Local 6000.
Taking an action today may help line up a smart tomorrow.
Outsourcing Exposed
The UAW had its 36th Constitutional Convention it was both exciting
and consequential. UAW Local 6000 sent delegates to participate in this
historic event. While the convention was going on, plans to outsource
state employee duties and responsibilities were being hatched at the
Michigan Capitol.
Three departments could see their work outsourced. This means a loss
of jobs for UAW Local 6000 members and bad outcomes for Michigan.
This is not a done deal WE MUST SPEAK OUT!
The signicant developments are as follows:
Eight million dollars over two years sent to the private sector for
psychiatric work from the Department of Community Health (DCH).
Medical professionals employed in state hospitals and centers need
competitive (fair market) pay and a work environment that allows them
to succeed not the loss of their jobs. This work is vital to public safety
and should not be outsourced to private contractors.
House Bill 4152 would put Commercial-Look Up Service provided by
the Secretary of State (SOS) up for bid. This would mean an erosion of
local bargaining work. The Commercial-Look Up Services performed by
our members are both complex and sensitive.
Leaders in the Michigan Legislature state they plan to outsource
ALL foster care in the next few budget cycles if stakeholders in the
child welfare community can be convinced to sign off on the plan. The
Department of Human Service (DHS) has given mixed messages on the
fate of outsourcing foster care.
The duties and responsibilities performed by state employees are
complex, sensitive and directly impact public safety in Michigan. The
history of outsourcing government work is not good and if we allow our
jobs to be outsourced, Michigan could have terrible outcomes.
When you contact your legislators, DO NOT use work time or work
equipment.
For DCH, contact State Representative Matt Lori (R), District 59,
Constantine at 517-373-0832 or mattlori@house.mi.gov.
For SOS, contact State Representative Wayne Schmidt (R), District 104,
Traverse City at 517-373-1766 or wayneschmidt@house.mi.gov and tell him
to remove Sec. 208b. (2) which puts up for bid UAW jobs in SOS. (Rep.
Schmidt is Chair of Transportation, but the SOS bill is in that committee).
For DHS, contact State Representative Peter MacGregor (R), District 73,
Rockford at 517-373-0218 or petermacgregor@house.gov.
UPDATE:
LegislativeUPDATE
Ray Holman, Local 6000 Legislative Liaison
Protecting the Contract & Union
NEWSBREAK 8
SUBJECT: Declining Funds in Dened Benet Retirement Plan
Dear Mr. Stoddard,
I am a state of Michigan Employee in the Dened Benet Retirement
Fund. It has come to my attention through my union, UAW Local 6000,
that the retirement fund has been declining in recent years. In fact, the
Dened Benet Retirement fund has been declining at a shocking level,
and allowed to decline without any improved changes made in the
manner that funds are being handled for way too long!
In September of 2007, the Dened Benet pension fund level was at
86.2%. By September 2012, the funding level had dropped to 60.3%! That
equals a 25.9% decline in 5 years, or an average of 5.2% per year decline
from September 2007 to September 2012! If this is allowed to continue our
pension will be funded at only 34.3% by September 2017!
There should be no reason for the pension fund decline in this state
when Michigan is, as the Governor and the Republicans constantly claim,
in an economic turnaround, and tax cuts to businesses are constantly
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LETTER TO THE EDI TOR
Dear Editor:
The PENSION Alert article by Chris Ellis and Jim Bish in the May
issue of Newsbreak was excellent and very informative! As a
result I wrote, as they suggested, to ORS questioning just what is
going on with our retirement fund asking why it has been allowed
to drop so low, and what is being done to increase the fund. I
hope other members take time to write also. Here is a copy of my
letter.
given. The auto industry, thanks to a government loan which is being
repaid, is coming back which greatly increases state revenue as people
buy new cars, and so many so-called new jobs are being created in this
state, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and
Pure Michigan.
As a State of Michigan employee in the Dened Benet Retirement
Plan, I must tell you the continuous decline of funds in the plan is not
acceptable. A plan of action should have been in place long before now
to increase cash inux into the fund so as to prevent the fund from
dropping to the level it is currently at. I, for one, want to know why
the fund was allowed to drop this low, and what action is being taken
to change the way funds are handled to correct this and improve the
income of cash into the system? In light of the Governors constant claims
of Michigans comeback with all these new jobs hes brought into the
state, this makes me feel that either someone is not doing their job, or
the retirement fund is being allowed to drop to a level so low in order
to serve as justication at some later date of a further need for retiree
contributions to go into the retirement fund, again! I certainly hope it
isnt the latter, but to be honest with you, it is hard to trust the current
Governor and the Republican Legislators who have constantly attacked
and lowered my income, benets, and retirement since being in ofce.
A perfect example of this is the mandatory 4% pay deduction for
the Dened Benet plan which, as Im sure you are aware, is being
challenged in court as unconstitutional by the coalition of state employee
unions. A real kicker is the fact the Legislators, with their terms of
service before passing this law, grandfathered all but one of themselves
in the Dened Benet Retirement Plan while state employees in the plan
having 20, 25, 30+ years of service to this state, are nearing retirement
and now forced to contribute 4%!
I would appreciate any information you can provide me with as to a
plan of action in place now or in the future, and what it may entail, to
increase funds in the Dened Benet Retirement plan of which I am a
member. For many current state employees, this will mean the difference
in either retirement, or to continue working in their current state job. In
addition, when funds are allowed to drop this low without intervention,
the anxiety and fear this can cause current retirees can be extremely
stressful, worrying that they will one day discover their retirement
benets will be cut and they cannot support themselves any longer.
Sincerely, Susan A. Laurin
Mr. Phil Stoddard, Director
Ofce of Retirement Services
By Susan A. Laurin
NEWSBREAK 9
DETROIT Workers at Kace Logistics won
union recognition recently after narrowly
avoiding a strike over unfair labor practice
charges (ULPs) led with the National Labor
Relations Board (NLRB) by the UAW. Among
other charges, the ULPs included ring workers
for their support of the union. Kace Logistics
quickly came to the table to settle the dispute
before a 6:00 a.m. strike deadline, agreeing to
recognize the UAW and return ve terminated
employees to their jobs.
Kace workers began organizing in August
when they called the UAW to help with issues
they face in the plant. In short order, the Kace
workers gained a supermajority of support
from their co-workers.
"I'm thrilled that we will be able to sit across
the table from Kace and work on nding
productive solutions to problems we deal with
at work," said Kace worker Cynthia Hunter, a
quality analyst on the C shift. "I'm certain that
by working together we will be able to improve
job security for Kace workers and help in
creating better jobs for Detroiters."
About 160 Kace Logistics workers sequence
automotive parts for the Chrysler Jefferson
North Assembly Plant, located just around the
corner from the Kace facility on Freud Street in
Detroit.
The Illinois law cutting pensions for public
employees is on hold, blocked by a court
order as a result of suits brought by workers
and their unions. Labor went to court
because cutting public worker pensions is
against the Illinois state constitution. The
law was to have taken effect June 1st. The
We Are One Illinois labor coalition cheered
the judges order.
Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carri-
gan says the ruling is an important rst step
in efforts to overturn an unconstitutional
law and to protect retirement security for
working people in Illinois.
13,000 University of California Teaching
Assistants plan to Strike during Finals Week
Thirteen thousand UC student-workers are planning a strike during nals week to protest the
universitys intimidation of teaching assistant union members. Josh Brahinsky is a student-worker
activist with UAW Local 2865.
Brahinsky noted, This is a strike like all strikes that were hoping to avoid. We would like
to solve these issues. And we would really like to sit down with the UCs and come to a peaceful
resolution.
The statewide strike at the University of California was set to start June 7th. Brahinsky says ever
since the student-worker union began taking on quality of education social issues, like class sizes
and issues like equal access to education for undocumented students the intimidation against
union members has increased.
Brahinsky added, In the last month theyve kind of gone... I guess gone hostile. Leading up to
a previous action there was an administrator at UCSC who told a bunch of our students who were
also workers working for him he said to them if you strike youre never going to work in this
department again. Then when we had a strike, which was against intimidation, there were a bunch
of workers on the picket line who were arrested. The UCs brought in thirty riot police police in
riot gear from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. And they came and arrested a whole bunch of
people who were peacefully picketing. And since then the folks who were arrested have also faced
charges student disciplinary charges.
(Doug Cunningham-labor radio)
Michigan Building Trades agree to
pay at least $3-5 million to Retiree
Fund in Detroit Bankruptcy
Michigans Building and Construction
Trade unions are contributing at least $3-5
million to a fund to help cover retiree
benets in the Detroit bankruptcy Grand
Bargain. Republican Michigan House
Speaker Jase Bolger demanded that unions
fork over cash before the legislature
approves the deal. The legislature must
approve $195 million of an overall $816
million package for Detroit to help the city
emerge from bankruptcy. The money is an
effort to mitigate pension cuts for 32,000
Detroit public workers while preventing the
sell-off of Detroits art museum collection.
Some foundations and the Detroit Institute
of the Arts are pledging the bulk of the $816
million over twenty years.
(Doug Cunningham-labor radio)
UPDATE
WORKERS NEWS
"Our members throughout the region were
ready to stand with the striking Kace workers,"
said UAW Region 1 Director Chuck Hall.
"We're pleased that Kace came to the table
and agreed to recognize the UAW. I'm proud
to welcome these courageous workers into the
UAW."
"These are brave and dedicated workers
in the heart of Detroit who stood up for
themselves, their co-workers and created better
jobs in the city," said UAW President Bob King.
These workers deserve to be treated with
dignity and respect on the job and Kace has
shown they are willing to do just that. We look
forward to building a constructive relationship
with Kace."
Kace Logistics workers win union recognition,
avoid strike over unfair labor practices
Union Lawsuits
Prompt Judge To
Suspend Illinois
Pension Cuts Law
NEWSBREAK 10
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Local 6000 ghting for quality care for our Vets
By J. David Cox, Sr.
The public's outrage over
excessive wait times and rigged
record keeping at Veterans Affairs
(VA) hospitals is more than
justied. As a former VA nurse,
I understand all too well that
depriving veterans of timely access
to care is a disservice to them and
their sacrice to this nation.
But cleaning house in the VA's
executive ranks will only treat the
symptom. The disease plaguing
the VA health care system is the
chronic understafng of physicians
and other front-line providers.
Until we ll thousands of vacant
positions, open closed hospital
beds and provide more dollars for
building and maintaining medical
facilities, we will never heal what
ails the VA.
Physicians are dealing with
excessive caseloads and insufcient
support staff. Since 2009, 2 million
veterans entered the VA health
care system for a net increase of
1.4 million new patients. Each
physician should be responsible
for no more than 1,200 patients
at a given time, according to the
VA's own guidelines, yet many
VA doctors are treating upward of
2,000 patients each.
Simply put, there isn't enough
time in the day for the available
doctors to treat every veteran who
is seeking care in a timely fashion.
Compounding matters is a
performance system that sets
unrealistic goals and incentivizes
managers to increase the number
of patients served, instead of
improving the quality of care.
Rather than face the understafng
issue head-on and risk poor
ratings, many managers have taken
the easy way out and have cooked
the books to mask the wait times.
But blaming those managers for
a performance system that was
doomed from the start won't help
UPDATE:
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our veterans get the care they seek
any faster.
Truth be told, there is nothing
wrong with the VA that can't be
healed by what is right with the
VA: the front-line providers who
care for our veterans every day.
No one is complaining about
the quality of care our veterans
receive. That's because the federal
employees who look after our
nation's heroes work hard each
and every day to provide them
with world-class service.
Unfortunately, those same
employees have lived in fear of
speaking out about the problems
they witness due to an established
history of retaliation, including
loss of duties and unfounded
disciplinary actions. Our members
have paid a heavy price for voicing
concerns, submitting letters to
agency leaders, raising issues in
labor-management meetings and
testifying before Congress on wait-
time issues and veterans' access to
care. When they have sounded the
alarm, our members have faced
retaliation and intimidation time
and time again.
Employees shouldn't feel
afraid to speak up when they see
managers more concerned with
securing bonuses than providing
patients with timely access to care
for critical medical conditions. In
fact, they should be encouraged to
bring up these issues so they can
be rectied before more veterans
go without the treatment they so
desperately need.
The wait-list and understafng
issues are one and the same.
Until Congress gives the VA the
resources to hire enough front-line
clinicians to meet demand, our
veterans will continue to face long
waits. And to be clear, sending
veterans to expensive health care
providers outside the VA system
on a massive scale will not x the
underlying resource deciencies
plaguing our veterans medical
centers.
According to the Independent
Budget for the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs, developed
each year by leading veterans
groups, the Veterans Health
Administration is facing a $2 billion
funding shortfall for the upcoming
scal year and another $500 million
shortfall for scal 2016.
As the nation prepared to
honor our fallen soldiers this past
Memorial Day, there was no better
time to strengthen our support for
the health care system that treats
those veterans who made it home.
It's time for the VA to get back
to basics and focus on improving
access to care for our nation's
veterans. The agency must cut
excess management layers and
use those resources to boost front-
line stafng of doctors, nurses
and others directly involved in
patient care. The growth of middle
management positions within
the agency has ballooned to
unprecedented levels, from fewer
than 300 in 1995 to more than
1,700 by a recent count, costing
taxpayers $203 million annually.
The VA long has been held up
as a model health care delivery
system that all other hospitals
should emulate. The care our
veterans receive is second to none,
but that only counts when our
veterans actually are treated.
David Cox, Sr. is national president
of AFGE, which represents more than
670,000 federal and Washington, D.C.
government employees nationwide.
Want to End Secret Wait Lists? Staff the VA
NEWSBREAK 11
Long-time Union, Civil Rights and Community Activist Passes Away
By Jim Walkowicz, UAW Local 6000 Region 1A Representative
On May 18th, long-time union,
civil rights, and community activist
General Gordon Baker passed
away. General, as everyone called
him, worked at Chrysler and then
Ford. He was well known among
autoworkers going back to the
1960s. At one point, he ran for
political ofce, and was always
active in social causes.
General had not been well for a
few years but he was still attending
protests and rallies, including some
by Local 6000.
Although I was not around him
in the 1960s and 1970s, I certainly
heard about him long before I
met him for the rst time in 1991.
He was always available when
something needed to be done. He
was always willing to stand up
when there was a ght to be had to
protect the rights of workers and
the poor.
When Governor Engler came
into ofce in 1991 threatening all
sorts of cutbacks, General Baker
was one of the people in the
forefront of the ght
back. Whether it was
the protests against
Engler closing Lafayette
Clinic in 1992, up to the
more recent protests
around the Emergency
Financial Manager,
Right to Work, or the
governor cutting people
off of welfare, you could
always count on General
Baker being there. In
between, there was the
Detroit newspaper strike
in 1995 and ghts by
autoworkers to improve
their conditions.
For more on his life,
a good book to read
is Detroit: I Do Mind
Dying: A Study in Urban
Rebellion by Dan Georgakas and
Marvin Surkin. The book tells
about the movement among Black
autoworkers in Detroit in the 1960s
ghting for a stronger voice, not
only with the company but with
Questions or comments? Reach me at
313-999-9418 or walkowiczj@aol.com.
General Baker (second from left) at a protest at Cadillac Place in September 2011.
He appears here with Local 6000 members Miya Williamson, Ray Holman,
and Rachael Siemen.
the Union. General Baker helped
found the Dodge Revolutionary
Union Movement that challenged
the status quo at that time. The
many organizations he worked
with and the things he did are too
numerous to cite here.
A memorial service was held
for General Baker on May 24th at
UAW Local 600 in Dearborn.
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NEWSBREAK 12
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Edward Mitchell
Vice Presidents
Sue Midura (AS)
R. Scott Brown (HS)
Recording Secretary
Charlene Yarbrough
Financial Secretary/Treasurer
Miya Williamson
Trustees
Abbie Maddox
Otis Florence Butler
Ryan Johnson
Sergeant-at-Arms
Donnie Whitley
Guide
Carol Erickson
Members-at-Large
Deborah Harris-Neal (1A AS)
Vanessa Mauldin (1A HS)
Frieda Michilizzi (1C AS)
David Coburn (1C HS)
Carolyn Kowalik (1D AS)
Bill VanDriessche (1D HS)
Retired Member
vacant

LOCAL REPS
1-A
Jim Walkowicz
Rick Michael
Kelly Barnett
Constance Sanders
1-C
Sharon McMullen
Rick Hankinson
Diane Doubrava
1-D-North
Steve Schmitt
Steve Ballard
1-D-South
Gordon Ryskamp
Celia Ontiveros
Stewards-at-Large
Jefferson Jones
Jeff Cathcart
Abbie Maddox
Mike Sullivan
Benets Representative
Anthony McNeill
Health & Safety Representative
Nicole Jones
EAP Representative
Mike McWhirter
800 Line
Ted Gregg
LOCAL 6000
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Latest meeting updates can be found at;
uawlocal6000.org or by calling the Local 6000
Hotline at 1-800-321-0829
PLEASE NOTE: Newsbreak is mailed third class on or
before the 10th of each month. Due to cutbacks in the USPS,
many members receive their copy of Newsbreak late in the
month. To keep members updated, District Meetings are
printed for the current month and for the upcoming month.
DISTRICT/CHAIR MONTH/DAY/LOCATION COUNTIES
1A1 Peggy Haywood
1A2 Wayman Neal
1C1 Beth Lounds
1C2 Mary Ann LaGow
1D1 Terry Tincknell
1D2 Kelly Hetrick,
Chair
Todd Robertson,
Vice-Chair
1D3 Carolyn Kowalik
1D4
Mary Vandenheuvel,
Vice-Chair
1D5 Cindi Sellers, Chair
Maggie Swarthout,
Vice-Chair
1D6 Dale Alexander
1D7 Jefferson Jones
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Monday, July 14, 2014 5:30 p.m.
Brentwood Restaurant, 178 Park Dr., Caro, MI 48723
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014 6:00 p.m.
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Monday, June 9, 2014
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Monday, July 14, 2014 6:30 p.m.
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 6:00 pm (Eastern)
Lakeside Restaurant, Best Western
900 U.S. 41, Baraga, MI 49908
Thursday, July 17, 2014 6:00 p.m. (Central)
Famers Restaurant, Pine Mtn. Resort
N3332 Pine Mtn. Rd, Iron Mountain 49801
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Wheatys Pub, 204 S. Cedar, Manistique, MI 49854
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 6:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Pacinos Best Western
2635 Ludington St., Escanaba, MI 49829
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 6:30 p.m.
BJs Restaurant, 990 N. Center, Gaylord, MI 49735
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Barnacle Bills Restaurant
119 Newman Street, East Tawas, MI 48730
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:00 p.m.
Lakeside Charlies, 301 S. Lake Mitchell, Cadillac, MI 49601
Thursday, July 17, 2014 6:00 p.m.
LaSeniorita, 1245 Gareld Ave., Traverse City, MI 49686
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 6:00 p.m.
PIs Restaurant, 1815 S. Saginaw Rd., Midland, MI 48640
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 6:00 p.m.
Harveys Grill & Bar, 4000 E. Wilder Rd., Bay City, MI 48706
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 6:00 p.m.
Region 1-D, 3300 Leonard, N.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 6:00 p.m.
Region 1-D, 3300 Leonard, N.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Big T Restaurant, 155 Main Street, Lawton, MI 49065
Thursday, July 17, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Big T Restaurant, 155 Main Street, Lawton, MI 49065