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ELECTION RESULTS
Open position for one (1) Trustee = Zach Hines

STEWARDS & REGULAR MEETING
The next Stewards Meeting will be held at 8:00 AM and the Regular Meeting at 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at the Union Hall. Agenda includes regular order of business.

VACATION SHUTDOWN ANNOUNCEMENT by Factory Manager…
The John Deere Des Moines Works (JDDMW) will have vacation shutdown in 2023:
22 Oct–29 Oct, for All Factory Departments
(Unless notified by Supervisor that you are required to work)
If employees are eligible for vacation, they must utilize their vacation unless directed by their respective Team Leader that they are required to work.
If an employee lacks sufficient vacation to cover the vacation shutdown, via exhaustion of vacation or ineligibility due to length of employment, he or she will be placed on temporary inventory adjustment layoff unless scheduled to work in his or her respective department/overtime group. See Exhibit K, Section 4 of the current labor agreement. For questions, please contact the Labor Relations Department.
PROFIT SHARING
The dates that will be used for your Profit Sharing calculation will be the Weeks Ending Sept 24th, Oct 1st, Oct 8th, Oct 15th.

SICK DAYS
For current employees, the 2 sick days you get will load on November 1, 2023, and each subsequent year thereafter for the length of this agreement.

CHAPLAIN CHAT by Curt Forney……
Two hunters are out hunting and come upon what appeared at first to be an abandoned farm. The only thing that made it a working farm were a few chickens and a goat wandering around. As they entered the yard, they came across an old well. One asked the other "Wonder how deep it is." The other said, "We'll have to drop something down and listen for the splash." They looked around for something to drop down the well, but the only thing close by was an old transmission. They both hauled it over to the well and dropped it in. They counted and waited a long time for the splash. They turned to leave and saw the goat was charging right at them. At the last moment they jumped aside, and the goat went right past them and straight over the side and down the well. They looked at each other in amazement. As they started to leave, the owner of the farm came up. They chatted for a moment and got permission to hunt on his land. The farmer asked, "Have you seen my goat?" They said, "Your goat almost killed us by charging at us. You should have had that goat tied up." The farmer said, "I thought I had him tied up to an old transmission." There is a lesson in this story and it’s this: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU’RE TIED TO. Whether it’s another person, a philosophy, a worldview, or anything else. Because it may pull you where you never wanted to go. The Bible says, “You must not plow with an ox and a donkey harnessed together.” Obviously because they won’t work together but instead be constantly at odds with each other. This can apply to so many areas of life. Think about it.

LUMP SUM PAYMENT FOR “RETIREES”
Section 8, Paragraph (A): A lump sum payment will be made to employees who retired under the Plan on or before 30 September 2021 will receive six lump-sum payments on the basis of $25.00 per year of service credit with a minimum payment of $250.00 and a maximum payment of $750. This year’s lump-sum payment (which is the third one to be received during this Contract) was paid on Oct 1, 2023.

Paragraph (B): A lump sum payment will be made to the surviving spouse of an employee who died prior to 1 Oct 2021 and who is receiving a survivor’s pension on the date of the lump sum payment or the surviving spouse of an employee who retired under Article III, Sections 1, 2, or 3 of the John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees prior to 1 Oct 2021 and who is receiving a survivor’s pension on the date of the lump sum payment equal to 55 percent of the lump sum payment set forth in Paragraph (A) above that such retired employee would have been entitled to receive.

FALL REMINDER
Daylight Saving Time ends November 5th. Reminder to turn your clock BACK one hour.

IN MEMORY
Donald Thornwall
~Hired 02-26-59 ~Retired 08-31-87 ~Deceased 08-30-23
Robert Hartgrave
~Hired 02-13-59 ~Retired 08-31-01 ~Deceased 08-22-23

RETIREES NOTE
The next Retirees Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, October 11th at 12:00 Noon at the Union Hall with the menu of Pizza; meeting to follow at 1:00 PM. No more potlucks; we provide the food.
The $25.00 door prize winners in September were Gordon Smith and Dennis DeJoode. Douglas Fenton and Henry Rumbaugh’s names were drawn for the $125.00 Progressive Door Prize, but they were not present.

SNOW REMOVAL BIDS
Local 450’s Trustees will accept bids from Local 450 members for removing snow from our parking lot and sidewalks. Bids must be made for each occurrence (not per hour). Your bid must be submitted to the Union Hall no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, October 17th, 2023. Pick up a bid form at the Shop Committee’s Office at the plant or stop by the Union Hall. The successful bidder will be notified at a later date. (Note, taxes will be withheld, and you will receive a W-2 at the end of the year. If it’s a business, we will need your Tax ID number and you will receive a Form 1099.)

1st ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY
Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Time: Trunk or Treat 5:00 to 6:00 PM
Halloween Party 5:00 to 9:00 PM
Place: Local 450 Union Hall
4589 NW 6th Dr, Des Moines, IA
UAW Local 450 members, retirees & family welcome! Costume & Trunk or Treat Decoration Contest, Games, Food & Drinks provided, Prizes and More!
If you would like to attend or if you can’t make it but your spouse can, please fill out the slip below and return to your Steward or Shop Committeeperson or drop it off at the Union Hall. We need slips returned no later than Friday, October 6th so the food can be ordered. Or contact the Hall to RSVP (515) 283-1784.
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