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Local 10 Retiree George Harold Wiley passed away Tuesday March 2, 2010.  Brother Wiley was the father of Local 10 Retiree Mike Wiley.  Visitation will be held Wednesday March 3, 2010 from 6pm-8pm and Thursday March 4, 2010 from 6pm-8pm at Memorial Park North Funeral Home in Gainesville Ga.  Funeral services will be held Friday March 5, 2010 at 1pm at the Chapel of Memorial Park North Funeral Home.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of George Harold Wiley.

The Thirty-Fifth Constitutional Convention will convene in Detroit, MI from June 14 through June 17, 2010 at Cobo Hall.  Nominations and elections for the Election Committee to oversee the election of delegates to the Thirty-Fifth Constitutional Convention of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America will be held at the Regular Membership Meeting which is scheduled for March 13, 2010.  The meeting will begin at 12:00 pm at the Local 10 Union Hall located at 5407 Buford Highway Doraville, Ga.  Nominations for delegates to the Thirty-Fifth Constitutional Convention will also be held at this same meeting.  All nominations will open immediately after the adjournment of the membership meeting and will close at 4:00 pm that day.  There will 4 positions available for the Election Committee and 2 Regular Delegate slots for the Constitutional Convention.  In addition, there will be 2 slots for Alternate Delegates, however; the Alternates will not travel to the Convention unless the Regular Delegate is unable to fulfill his/her obligations.  The process for the selection of delegates is as follows: the two individuals receiving the most votes will be designated as the Regular Delegates and the two receiving the next most votes will serve as Alternate Delegates.  The elections for the Delegates and Alternates will be held on April 20, 2010 at the Local 10 Union Hall.  The polls will open at 6:00 am April 20th and will close at 6:00 pm that same day (April 20th).

In Solidarity,

David L. Buice                                                Claude D.Willis III
President                                                       RecordingSecretary                                          UAW Local 10                                                 UAW Local 10           

On behalf of UAW Local 10, I would like to congratulate Zane Payne, who on February 16, 2010 was elected Chairman of the Region 8 Retiree Workers at the Region 8 Retiree Workers Conference. Zane has served the Local 10 membership for over 30 years.  His knowledge and tireless efforts have made him loved and respected not only by the Local 10 Retiree Chapter, but the active membership as well.  These days, Zane serves as the Local 10 Retiree Chapter Chairman as well as serving as a benefits representative as the Region 8 Drop-In Center.

Congratulations Zane, and thank you for your years of loyal service to the Local 10 membership.

In Solidarity

David Buice
President
UAW Local 10

Medco is now offering special rates on certain mail order drugs, as low as $10.00 for 90 day supply.  For more information on your specific medication call Medco at 1-(800)-464-4679 or visit Medco on the web at www.medco.com and sign in.

This notice is in response to the many calls we have gotten from retirees wanting to know if DentFirst was going to continue to give a break on dental services. Today we received a call from a representative from DentFirst and they have made a decision not to give us the same write off that we have had with them since they opened their doors approximately thirty years ago. Their appreciation for your loyalty is if you don't have insurance coverage they will give you a twenty percent discount. I'm sorry that we couldn't get this resolved. If we ever needed a break we sure need it now since we are now forced to pay the premiums. We have other dentists that have agreed to give us the same break that we are accustomed to. We will provide those names and addresses later. 

Fraternally, 

Zane Payne
Chairman
Local 10 Retiree Chapter
 

In December of last year the storm clouds were rising and GM, Chrysler, and the UAW's future were looking bleak.  Although the UAW had already been negotiating recent contracts with the wisdom of trying to help the auto industry and it's members from going under the future wasn't looking too good.  The House and Senate were getting tremendous pressure from it's voters to let the auto industry sink.  This included the perceived greedy, overpaid auto workers.  As much sense as it made to pass the Bridge Loans (Not Bail Out), a majority of voters were not in agreement and were willing to see the auto industry and it's people go under.  The sitting President at that time. George W. Bush, and the incumbent, President Obama, saw the wisdom in helping the industry and it's people and came through with the Bridge Loans.  Thanks in part to the Presidents, UAW leadership, and it's members who again through contract renegotiations and concessions, the industry has survived and, according to some news reports, were on the verge of paying back some of the loans. At this time, things for the industry and it's members are looking much better.  There were a lot of prayers made and the Good Lord listened and answered.  There was a lot of help that kept the industry viable, but you can imagine what would have happened to us if the UAW wasn't here for its members.

David Buice
President
UAW Local 10 

This message from Skipper Rish:

If anyone needs to verify employment, they can contact the Benefit Servie Center at 1-(800)-489-4646.  We the UAW cannot verify employment.  Please call the number and ask for Other Programs.  This will get you to employment verification. 

The executive board attended the annual retiree conference at Treasure Island, Florida on Feb. 16 & 17th. Our thanks to the executive board of Local 10 for handling the meeting while we were gone. We had a very good conference with several speakers both on the local and national level. The highlight for me personally was being elected as Chairman of Region Eight retirees for the next three years. Thanks to Region Eight for having the confidence in me. We heard reports from every insurance carrier. They promised to provide benefits under the VEBA just as though nothing had changed. They realize there are going to be problems in the beginning and are working hard to correct them. Snake Smith and Skipper Rish joined us at the conference and both contributed to the successful educational part of the meetings. Hope to see you at the March meeting.
 

Fraternally,

Zane Payne
Chairman

David Buice-President
Belinda Echols-Vice President
Claude Willis-Recording Secretary
Kathy Fowler-Financial Secretary
Harold Wise-Trustee
Michael Petersen-Trustee
Bob Humphery-Trustee
Kenny Bradford-Guide
Warren "Mitch" Mitchell-Seargant At Arms

Recently we have had many classes offered at the Union Hall paid through your tuition assistance program.  This information is sent to you by mail. If you have not recently received information regarding classes such as computer courses, home inspection, financial planning, etc., this could mean your address is incorrect at the Union Hall. Please update by calling (770) 457-3128.

The GM Doraville Plant Last Reunion Tour on August 9, 2008 was a huge success. Special thanks go to all who attended as well as all of those who volunteered their time to make the tour such a special event. Pictures from the Reunion Tour can now be seen in the News Section.