UAW Local 898 Union Hall 
 

8975 Textile, Ypsilanti, MI. 48197-7067

Phone: 1-800-521-7152 or (734) 482-8320

E-mail: uawlocal898@comcast.net

UAW LOCAL 898

 

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Donnie Enersen, President

Serving the Rawsonville Ford Plant, Ypsilanti, Michigan



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Leadership

Executive Board

Plant Committee
In Plant Reps
Photo of  Newly Elected Officers

Membership Meetings

*NEW*  Rawsonville Ford 2010 Calendar w/Holidays 

VETERANS:

New Interactive Map of Veteran Benefits by State

 

Web site for UAW Retirees only: Retiree Health Care Connect

BENEFIT INFO:

 

Ford Employees Recreation Assoc.

 

 ESSP Helpful Phone Numbers

 

 

History of UAW Local 898  

Our Plant and Products

 

Helpful Phone Numbers

Helpful Phone Numbers

Check out great links for UAW 898 Members and other Unionist!

Updated  7/4/10 by Anne Drake  Webmaster

 

Come to the Labor School

ü Develop union building skills

ü Meet union members from across the metro area. 

ü Earn admission & credit toward a degree at Wayne State .

 

The Labor School is 10-course leadership program that builds your confidence and capacity to make a difference.  Since courses run 4-7 weeks you can complete the program in 2-4 semesters. There are no exams and no grades. Enrollment is open to everyone.  Fall courses are:

§   U.S. Labor History

§   Labor in Crisis and Renewal

§   Your Rights in the Workplace

§   What Unions Do

 

Help Bring Classes to Local 898

With sufficient interest we can run class at Rawsonville.  To express interest in a Rawsonville program or for more info on our Detroit classes call 313-577-2191 or email laborschool@wayne.edu

­For a full list of our programs and resources go to

www.laborstudies.wayne.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UAW 898 SUMMER CALENDAR OF EVENTS click here

 

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Rawsonville Picked for Hybrid Battery Pack Job!!

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Ford Employee Special Offer : Tickets to 2010 NCAA Men's Frozen Four 

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UAW LOCAL 898

March 3, 2010

Special Trustee

Constitutional Convention

Election Results

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Where is my TESPHE?

Beginning today, January 5, 2010, the TESPHE SPD will be available from the new Web site - www.myfordbenefits.com, or through an ACS Personal Benefits Representative at the National Employee Services Center (NESC) at 1-800-248-4444 

A User ID and Personal Identification Number (PIN) are required to access the site. On the Web site you will use your Social Security Number (SSN) as your initial User ID and your six-digit birth date (mmddyy) as your initial PIN.

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There have been changes to the Medical and Disability Claim Filing Procedures. Click here to view

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Raw Facts Wins 2 Awards at 2009 LUPA Conference

1st Place -- Best Original Article or Editorial

"Cutting Loose" by Mike Boetcher

July-August 2008

3rd Place -- Best Use of Photos or Graphics

Adopt a Child Photos

Jan-Feb 2008 

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Confused about the Health Care Reform?

Congressman John Dingell explains what it is...

 and what it is not.

Click here

 

or go to www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck

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Bumper Stickers for sale at Local 898!

Only $1 to cover costs

1. Out of a job yet?  Keep buying Foreign!
 
2.  If you are buying foreign the economy is your fault!
 
3. Really want to support our troops?  Buy American Save their Jobs

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Let's keep Americans employed!

Click below for a list of American Made Products
 www.americansworking.com

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Your Unemployment Check has gone Electronic!

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Important Notice to all Members,

especially laid-off members!

Be sure the plant has your current phone number and address for important employment notifications!

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Click here to find out about free and discounted drugs available at Meijer's!

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Click here to see an important bulletin from Ford Motor Company regarding an attempt by someone to illegally access your Fidelity information. This is called phishing.
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Contract Highlights

The contract highlights of the November 2007 UAW-Ford agreement are available as a pdf file which can be viewed with the free Acrobat Reader. They are also on the UAW Website (www.uaw.org). Click here to see now. 

Note: The Monday after Easter is no longer a paid holiday for 2010 or 2011.

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Healthcare Changes Information For Retirees

Click here for a copy of the UAW Ford Report on the contract changes or

Click here for a copy of the 2007 Healthcare Changes for Retirees and Surviving Spouses

If you have any questions call Benefits Rep Mike Sainato: plant - 734-484-9252 or 1-800-841-0126 or Local 898 - 734-482-8320 or 1-800-521-7152.  

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UAW History site

Take a Flash tour of our union's 70-year history on the UAW's web site and download a screensaver.

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Union made jeans, shirts, underwear and more at Union House! 

 

Thinking about retirement? Check out our "Timeline for Retirement" 

For up to the minute benefit information, go to 

Click on this link

For company enter uawford

Our password is myhealth

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