Member-to-Member Update

M2M Update - November 2025

Lindsay Alexander
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2025-11 M2M Update
2025-11 M2M Update


 

M2M Update
UAW Local 276
November 2025
 

Unable to scan? See a posted copy of the M2M Update in all group rooms!
 

Important Dates, November 2025

  • November 4 Election Day
  • November 4-5 Special Election Run-Off
  • November 5 Paint our local RED! Remember to wear red on other Wednesdays in the name of solidarity!
  • November 6-12 CLUW Convention in San Diego, CA (7 delegates)
  • November 7 Veterans Resource Fair @ People Center, 6 AM - 3 PM
  • November 9 Monthly Membership Meetings
    • Unit 2 (Acciona) Meeting @ 12 PM
    • Unit 3 (HydroChem) Meeting @ 1 PM
    • General Membership Meeting @ 2 PM
    • Unit 1 (GM) Meeting (after General Membership)
    • Civil & Human Rights Committee Meeting (Conference Room) @ 1 PM
    • Education Committee Meeting @ 1 PM
    • LGBTQIA+ Meeting @ 12 PM
  • November 11 Veterans Day
    • Unit 1 - No Production
  • November 19 Finance and Future Planning Seminar @ People Center, 9 AM - 5 PM
  • November 20 Finance and Future Planning Seminar @ People Center, 6 AM - 2 PM
  • November 27-30 Thanksgiving Break
    • Unit 1 - No Production


WE ARE UNDER ADMINISTRATORSHIP
ALL functions of the Local Union MUST be approved by our administrator, UAW Region 8 Director Tim Smith, per Article 12, Section 3 of the UAW International Constitution.


Minutes
All posted meeting minutes can be request-ed and picked up at the Union Hall from the Re-cording Secretary.


Stay in the Know
Take advantage of the Finance and Future Planning Seminar - the timeframes cover all 3 shifts! There will be many vendors available including Fidelity, Legal Services, benefits, banks, funeral homes, and more.

IVR Call-In Line update - now also available in Spanish!


Constitution Corner
 

Article 40, Section 2 - Duties of Local Union Officers, Vice President
The Vice President or Vice Presidents shall assist the President in the discharge of their duties and shall attend all sessions of the Local Union. In case of the absence or incapacity of the President, the President’s duties shall be performed by the Vice President, provided that where there are two (2) or more Vice Presidents, the Local Union shall determine which of them shall perform such duties.


Article 40, Section 12 - Duties of Local Union Officers, Trustees
The Trustees shall have general supervision over all funds and property of the Local Union. They shall audit or cause to be audited by a Certified Public Accountant selected by the Local Union Executive Board, the records of the Financial Officers of the Local Union semiannually as provided herein, using the Trustee Audit Form found on the Local Union Information System (LUIS), a copy of which shall be forwarded to the International Secretary-Treasurer immediately thereafter. It shall also be their duty to see that the Financial Officers of the Local Union are bonded in conformity with the laws of the International Union. The Trustees shall see that all funds shall be deposited in a bank subject to an order signed by the President and Treasurer and/or Financial Secretary. In Local Unions where safety deposit boxes are used, the Trustees shall see that the signatures of the President, Treasurer and one (1) of the Trustees are required before admittance to the safety deposit box is permitted. In the event the books are not received for audit within fifteen (15) days after the end of each six-month period, the Chairperson of the Trustees shall make a report to the next meeting of the Local Union for action.


Article 41 - Duties of Local Union Members
Section 1. It shall be the duty of each member to conscientiously seek to under-stand and exemplify by practice the intent and purpose of their obligation as a member of this International Union.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of each member to render aid and assistance to sibling members in cases of illness, death or distress, and in every way acquit them-self as a loyal and devoted member of the International Union.
Section 3. It shall be the duty of each member to participate in all local, state, provincial and federal elections through registration and balloting.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of each member to participate in Local Union