Local 2244
UAW Local 2244 President
UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and
UAW Local 2244 President Sergio U. Santos.
Sergio U. Santos
UAW Local Office: 510-657-0800
Plant: 510 770 4297
santospresident@local2244uaw.com
Bargaining Chairman
Javier S. Contreras
UAW Local Office: 510 657 0800
Plant: 510 498 5695
contreraschairman@local2244uaw.com
| Chairman/President Report Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
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 Thursday, January 21, 2010 CHAIRMAN / PRESIDENT REPORT Brothers and Sisters, Over the past six weeks, your Bargaining Committee, Membership & other Local Unions have been working hard gathering thousands of signatures daily to convince Toyota to keep our facility open, so that we may continue to build high quality Toyota vehicles here in California. The International Union, along with the Local Union & other organizations, have worked the Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose & Detroit International Auto Shows, collecting thousands of signatures. By signing the pledge sheet, the public is agreeing that if Toyota moves production, also known as "our jobs," out of California they will support our cause by ceasing the purchase of Toyota vehicles. We have successfully collected over 72,000 signatures in the State of California alone! We will continue these efforts to save our jobs, so that we can continue providing job security for our families. Your elected Bargaining Committee met on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 with management, along with our International Union. The company's new proposal was to restore the 2 weeks of pay it had reduced in the December 17, 2009 proposal for payment of the PIPS /PPP (performance-pay-plan). In other words, Toyotas management wants you to pay your own PIPS/PPP bonus from your severance pay. In addition, management wanted to cap your severance pay at 18 weeks. For example, if you had 19 or more years of employment, management only wants to pay you a maximum of 18 weeks. However, through solidarity in the ranks, patience & hard work, your elected Bargaining Committee was able to remove the cap on the severance package, and secure that you will not have to pay your own PIPS/PPP bonus. We will continue negotiations with the Company & International Union on Tuesday, January 26th through January 29th. We will update you after these meetings conclude. We very much appreciate your assistance and patience and would like to thank the UAW, other Local Unions & the Community that have helped us in our struggle. An informational meeting will be conducted Saturday, January 30, 2010 regarding the status of negotiations. At this time, we encourage unity amongst each other and urge you to disregard rumors and any negativity through false leaflets. Let's keep up the hard work in gathering public support and signatures. In Solidarity,
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