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APR 2023JILL SCOTT
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EDITOR UNION HALL PRESIDENT(515) 283-1784 X4 (515) 283-1784 (515) 283-1784 X1**********************************************************************************************************************IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS UNITED HEALTH CARE HERITAGE PREMIER www.myuhc.com 1-888-533-3731UNITED HEALTH CARE CHOICE PLUS 1-888-533-3731 (Outside IA-IL Area)UNITED HEALTH CARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE (Retirees) 1-866-811-8476UNITED BEHAVORIAL HEALTH 1-888-533-7311UNITED HEALTH CARE DENTAL 1-800-996-7518OptumRX (Prescriptions) 1-888-279-2568UNITED HEALTH CARE VISION1-888-533-3731 www.myuhc.com DEERE BENEFIT CENTERAlight Solutions 1-844-689-7833 (Active & Retired)Aon Hewitt (PENSION) 1-844-689-7833MET-LIFE LEGAL PLANS (f/k/a HYATT) 1-800-821-6400 www.legalplans.com FIDELITY 401K BENEFITS 1-800-354-3427JOHN DEERE PLANT 515-289-1350JOHN DEERE MEDICAL 515-289-3219 / Fax: 515-289-3487LOCAL 450 UNION HALL 515-283-1784SHOP COMMITTEEChair, Keith Chada 515-289-3206Josh Overton 515-289-3230Jon Vaughan 515-289-3069Pat Garcia 515-289-3068UAW SAFETY REPRESENTATIVESteve Bradley 515-289-3653/Cell: 515-306-3777UNION TIME STUDY REPRESENTATIVEKeith Frette 515-289-3542UPCOMING HOLIDAYS 2023Apr 7, Good FridayMay 29, Memorial DayJuly 3-4, Independence DaySept 4, Labor DayNov 10, Veterans DayNov 23-24, ThanksgivingDec 24-Jan 1, Holiday ShutdownRETURN TO WORK JAN 2, 2024STEWARDS & REGULAR MEETINGThe next Stewards Meeting will be held at 8:00 AM and the Regular Meeting at 9:00 AM on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Union Hall. Agenda includes regular order of business. Nominations will be taken for all Executive Board Offices, four (4) Shop Committee, and two (2) Safety Committee positions.NOTICE OF NOMINATIONSNominations will be taken following the April 15, 2023 Regular Membership Meeting at 9:00 AM for the following Officers and Committees of Local 450 UAW: President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary, Three (3) Trustees, Sergeant-at-Arms, Guide, Four (4) Shop Committee, and two (2) Safety Committee positions.Election date yet to be set/approved by the membership is “tentatively” scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Local 450 Union Hall, 4589 NW 6th Drive, Des Moines, IA. Run-Off Election (if necessary) will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Union Hall. All active and retired members in good standing are eligible to vote. Retirees cannot vote for the Shop Committee or Safety Committee positions.**BRING YOUR UNION CARD TO VOTE**EASTER EGG HUNT!!! PICTURES WITH EASTER BUNNY!Open to family and friends of Local 450 members and retirees. Come one, come all.Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 NoonPlace: UAW Local 450 Union Hall4589 NW 6th Drive, Des Moines, IAActivities: Hunt from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AMPictures from 11:00 AM to 12:00 NoonCrafts and Snacks! IMPORTANT REMINDER If you are receiving a lost time check, bonus makeup, refund of dues, expense check, tournament prize winnings check, etc. from the Local Union, please attempt to cash the checks in the same month as they were issued. Remember, our policy is that any check issued is good for only 90 days from the date written. After 90 days, the checks will be voided, and you will have to come to the Union Hall to have it reissued.James KingeryFinancial Secretary-Treasurer RETIREES NOTEWe would like to welcome the following new Chapter members: Paul Billings, Mark Tedford, and Bruce Elsinger. Come join us at our meetings!The next Retirees Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, April 12th at 12:00 Noon with the menu of Pulled Pork, Beans and Coleslaw from Smokey D’s then meeting at 1:00 PM. With the ongoing Covid-19 Virus, no Potluck will be held. We want everyone to be safe. DO NOT BRING FOOD IN unless it’s in a store-bought prepared package/box.The $25.00 door prize winners in March were Gary Eubank and Bruce Elsinger. Terrell Burleson and Robert Moore’s names were drawn for the $225.00 progressive prize, but they were not present.Nominations will be taken at the April 12th meeting for all offices in the Retirees Chapter and one (1) delegate position for the Retired Workers Council. Elections will be held at the May 10th meeting. Now’s the time to continue to be active in your Union and run for an elected position in our Retirees Chapter.RETIREMENT CONGRATS!Apr 21: Tony Bennett, Dept. 40A May 31: Douglas Fenton, Dept. 42THANK YOU NOTESFamily of Mark “Butch” Alexander (Funeral)Family of Kent Harper (Funeral)Holly Harper-Murrin’s BrotherMOURN FOR THE DEAD –FIGHT FOR THE LIVINGOBSERVE WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAYEvery year on April 28, the Unions of the AFL-CIO observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job and to renew our efforts for safe workplaces. IN MEMORYGaylen Chesnut~Hired 06-03-68 ~Retired 10-31-03 ~Deceased 01-17-23Don J. Piper~Hired 07-16-56 ~Retired 08-31-87 ~Deceased 03-08-23Jerry McCullough~Hired 06-10-59 ~Retired 06-30-89 ~Deceased 03-12-23CHAPLAIN CHAT by Curt Forney……A well-to-do banker had a wild and reckless son. The banker had sense enough to make money but not sense enough to discipline his son and make him behave. At last, the rebellious lad ran away and joined the Navy. On the ship he got into one scrape after another, and he landed in the brig again and again. Finally, he was called before the captain of the ship. The captain said to the young man, "Son, I hear you are having trouble. You don’t seem to want to obey the rules." The young man was silent. He had said to some of the other sailors that the Navy could not make him do anything. The captain was aware of the young man’s comments, and so he proceeded to say, "Son, you are in the Navy. It is true we cannot make you do anything. We can’t make you into a good sailor if you don’t want to be. We cannot make you keep the rules if you have no sense of loyalty. No, we can’t make you do anything." At those words the young man seemed to smirk. "However," the captain went on to say, "Maybe we can’t make you do anything, but we can sure make you wish you had.” The Bible says, “Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.” (Proverbs 19:20) As I join millions of Christians around the world and celebrate Easter this month, I, for one, am grateful that Jesus was disciplined enough to obey His Father’s will-all the way to the cross. Think about it.FREE LOADERSIf you know or work with any of these people, invite them to join our Union:Never Joined: | Dropped Out of Union: |
Charles Faber D/38 | Thomas Francis D/40C |
Hyves Irumva D/40A | Tonja Galvan D/05C |
Logan Klein D/17 | Lori Greenwood D/40P |
Javier Santana D/30P | Devon Greer D/43 |
| William Irvine D/05S |
Rehired but Didn’t Rejoin: | Ryan Kellerhals D/40A |
Charles Runyon D/30W | Renee Koehlmoos D/30A |
| Darrell Kruse D/88 |
Dropped Out of Union: | Travis Lehman D/38 |
Stephanie Anderson D/40A | Tracy Marshall D/30A |
Alex Bentley D/30A | Gary McKnight Jr. D/40A |
Ted Brown D/12 | Tam Pham D/05Q |
Edgar Burke Jr. D/23 | Leonard Poels D/95 |
Toi Cam D/23 | Aaron Rist D/30A |
Christopher Conrad D/38 | Jeffrey Robbins D/43 |
Michael Cook D/30A | Alexander Smith D/40A |
Jesse Cowling D/20A | Christopher Sorensen D/05F |
Edward Curry, Jr. D/40A | Stephen Sweerin D/90 |
Dylan Danielson D/40A | Steven Thompson D/38 |
Gilbert Decena D/05S | Donald Townsend D/43 |