M2M Update - May/June 2025
M2M Update UAW Local 276
Important Dates, May 2025
April 26 - May 2 Health & Safety Conference in Black Lake, MI (4 members) May 3 Municipal Elections Held
May 3 - 9 Bargaining Boot Camp in Black Lake, MI (10 members)
May 4 Monthly Membership Meetings
Unit 2 (Acciona) Meeting @ 12 PM
Unit 3 (HydroChem) Meeting @ 1 PM
General Membership Meeting @ 2 PM
Unit 1 (GM) Meeting (immediately after General Membership)
Civil & Human Rights Committee Meeting (Conf. Room) @ 1 PM
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
GMLN STEM-Focused Event @ Perot Museum
May 5 - 9 Retired Workers Conference in Treasure Island, FL (3 members)
May 6 Retired Workers Chapter Meeting @ 10:30 AM
May 7 Happy National Skilled Trades Day
May 12 - 16 Swing by A-10 to sign a commitment banner in support of Global
Winning with Integrity Week
May 18 Car & Bike Show and Crawfish Boil @ 1 PM - 5 PM (Union Hall)
Women’s Committee Meeting @ 2:30 PM
May 10 Mother’s Day Raffle Winners Announced @ 11 AM (People Center)
Winners! Michael Guerra (2nd Shift Body), Michael Sherk (2nd Shift Paint), and Donald L. Norwood (3rd Shift Repair)
May 17 - 23 Education Committees Conference in Black Lake, MI (8 members)
May 20 - 26 CBTU Convention in Lake Buena Vista, FL (14 members)
May 23 Day 5 Production Schedule
3rd Shift - 8 hours 1st Shift - 9 hours 2nd Shift - 9 hours
May 24 No Production
May 26 Memorial Day, No Production
May 27 Day 2 Production Schedule
3rd Shift - 9 hours 1st Shift - 8 hours 2nd Shift - 8 hours
May 28 Executive Board Meeting @ 11 PM
Talk About it Wednesday - Join UAW Women on FB Live @ 6 PM
May 31 - June 6 EAP Conference in Black Lake, MI (appropriate delegates)
Constitution Corner
“Therefore, the UAW has the duty and re-sponsibility to promote real and meaningful participatory democra-cy through its members and their families, so that free people and their institutions may be heard in the councils of government and so that officeholders are guided by principle alone.”
- UAW International Constitution, Preamble (Excerpt)
Important Dates, June 2025
Recognizing Pride Month for the Month of June
May 31 - June 6 EAP Conference in Black Lake, MI (appropriate delegates)
June 1 Monthly Membership Meetings
Unit 2 (Acciona) Meeting @ 12 PM
Unit 3 (HydroChem) Meeting @ 1 PM
General Membership Meeting @ 2 PM
Unit 1 (GM) Meeting (immediately after General Membership)
Civil & Human Rights Committee Meeting (Conf. Room) @ 1 PM
June 2 - 6 CS/IPS Conference in Louisville, KY (3 members)
June 3 Retired Workers Chapter Meeting @ 10:30 AM
June 11 - 14 LGBTQIA+ Event in Ottawa, IL (4 members)
June 18 Juneteenth Celebration on lunch break for all 3 shifts (People Center)
June 19 Juneteenth Holiday, No Production
June 22 - 27 Summer School in St. Pete Beach, FL
Active (22 members)
Young Workers & Future Leaders (10 members)
Retired Workers (8 members)
LUCA Communications Conference in Black Lake, MI (5 members)
June 26 - 29 Young Workers Institute in Troy, MI (5 members)
E-Board Meeting Summary, April 30, 2025
Unit 2 is getting members paid and discrepancies fixed.
The Recreation Committee’s Car & Bike Show is May 18th.
V-CAP is having a Mother’s Day Raffle.
Lake Day is June 27th.
All conference call letters passed.
New Union Meeting Rules passed.
Do not call from the audience or disrupt members at the microphone
Do not disrespect other members
Silence all cell phones
No outbursts.
Follow Roberts Rules of Order. Each person may only speak 2 times on a sub-ject.
Speaking time will be enforced.
All members must be seated. No one may stand or congregate in the back.
Appointed Positions:
LGBTQIA+ Committee Co-Chair Tashila Benjamin
Member-to-Member Committee Chair Kara Hveem
Member-to-Member Committee Co-Chair Cassandra Delgadillo
Stay in the Know
1st Quarter GM North America Profits = $3.3 Billion
Current COLA Adjustment for June 2025 = $0.95
Appointment of Standing and Local Committee Chairpersons & Co-Chairpersons (To apply, you must get an application from the Union Hall and turn it in, also at the Union Hall, by May 30, 2025 @ 3 PM.)
Consumer Affairs Committee Co-Chair
LGBTQIA+ Committee Chair
LUCA Chair and Co-Chair
Have a Graduate? Send their name, school, what’s next for them (if applicable), and your name & relation to them to anthony.andro@gm.com.
Interested in volunteering for the next GMLN event? Join GMLN through WORKDAY by adding GMLN on your “Professional Affiliations.”
Effective June 2nd, all 60 EV spaces are reserved exclusively for GM-manufactured EV’s. All spaces are first come, first serve. If you drive a non-GM EV, you must park in the standard non-GM parking.
How to charge? Download the FLO app and create an account. Then email Ernest Olivarez (ernest.olivarez@gm.com) your full name and FLO account #.
GM’s Veterans Group Volunteer Days (Interested? Email thomas.j.micheli@gm.com)
May 25 @ 8:30 AM - Place Flags on Graves, Dallas National Cemetery
May 31 @ 8:30 AM - Remove Flags from Graves, Dallas National Cemetery
June 1 @ 5:30 AM - Wounded Warrior Run in Keller, TX
Work Care - Industrial Injury Prevention Specialists - Located inside the Gym! They offer injury prevention through body mechanics analysis and job coaching, early intervention treatments for aches and pains to prevent serious injury, and self-care education for improved quality of life and performance.
Monday - Friday (all 3 shifts), Saturday 8 AM - 4 PM
Ashley Wiley, 1st Shift, 7 AM - 3 PM, (657) 258-7920
Schlyce Mitchell, 2nd Shift, 3 PM - 11 PM, (657) 566-0918
Jana Alfred, 3rd Shift, 11 PM - 7 AM, (657) 767-6544
The Gym is open 24 hours for all members. Workout while off the clock!
Conferences
All upcoming conferences are announced at the monthly membership meeting. If you are interested in attending one, please contact our Local 276 President or 2nd Vice President.
Website & App
To get the most up-to-date information, please check our web-site (region8.uaw.org/uaw-local-276) or app.
To download the app, scan the QR code be-low that works for your device:
To download on Google Play:
To download on iTunes:
Kara Hveem Member-to-Member Chair
Cassandra Delgadillo
Member-to-Member Co-Chair
WE ARE UNDER ADMINISTRATORSHIP
ALL functions of the Local Union MUST be approved by our admin-istrator, Region 8 Director Tim Smith.
Keith Crowell
President
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