Author name: Linda Lynch

INFORMATION BULLETIN                       www.uawlocal2000                    JANUARY 23, 2023 UAW INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD RUN-OFF ELECTION INFORMATION: The following positions are subject to run-off election: International President: Ray Curry or Shawn Fain International Vice President: Chuck Browning or Tim Bressler You will be receiving a ballot for the run-off via US Mail. As soon as you receive it, choose one candidate for each office and return it in the provided postage paid envelope. The deadline for ballots to be received is February 28th and counting begins on March 1st. If you do not receive a ballot, you will need to call the election monitor at 855.433.8683 to request one. This election will determine your livelihood in the future and it is very important that every member cast an informed vote. ELECTION COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS: Nominations for a standing Election Committee consisting of nine (9) members shall take place at the February 12th General Membership Meeting, which will start promptly at 2:30 PM. Anyone interested in running for the Election Committee MUST be nominated at the February 12th General Membership Meeting at the local union hall. Nomination acceptance and denial forms will be available at the meeting. If you are nominated, you must fill out either an acceptance or denial form before leaving the meeting. Forms will also be available at the union hall beginning Monday, February 13th and must be completed and returned to the union hall no later than Friday, February 24th. **PLEASE NOTE: Do not run for a position on the Election Committee if you are planning to run for an elected position in the upcoming General Election.  ELECTION COMMITTEE ELECTION: The Election Committee Election will be held at UAW Local 2000 at the March 12th General Membership Meeting. Polls will be open from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. DATE SET FOR GENERAL ELECTION: The General Election will be held Tuesday, May 2, 2023 from 12:00 PM (noon) until Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 12:00 PM (noon) (24 hours). The Run-Off Election (if necessary) will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 12:00 PM (noon) until Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 12:00 PM (noon) (24 hours). Further details will be communicated in upcoming bulletins and postings. NATIONAL CONTRACT RESOLUTIONS: We wish to thank our OHAP members that turned in national contract resolutions. YOU are your union and we appreciate your thoughtful input. CURRENT ADDRESSES NEEDED: With our local’s upcoming General Election and national contract negotiations this year, it is very important that we are able to contact you with pertinent information. If you have moved and not called the union to change your address (and phone), please do so as soon as possible by calling Linda at 440.934.3151 x0 or emailing linda@uawlocal2000.org to update your contact information. RENTAL HALL UPDATE: Due to membership action taken at the January 8th General Membership Meeting, tree removal, permitting and zoning for the rental hall site will soon commence. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: The next General Membership Meeting is Sunday, February 12th at 2:30 PM at UAW Local 2000, 3151 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village. Please attend and be informed. Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 Linda Williams, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 BS:ll/opeiu1794

INFORMATION BULLETIN – www.uawlocal2000.org – DECEMBER 20, 2022 NEXT PAID HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR PAID HOLIDAYS: Ohio Assembly Plant will shut down for the Christmas holiday period on Friday, December 23rd at the completion of the 3rd shift and will not resume normal production until Tuesday, January 3rd. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY – Monday, January 16th. Please note: If you have questions about what holidays your unit is paid for or about the general eligibility requirements that must be met in order for you to receive holiday pay, please talk with your Steward. UNION OFFICES CLOSED: UAW Local 2000 and all UAW International and regional offices will close on Friday, December 23rd and reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd. CURRENT ADDRESSES NEEDED: If you have moved and not called the union to change your address, please do so as soon as possible. Each time we do a mailing, we have hundreds of pieces of mail returned for bad address. Please call or email Linda at 440.934.3151 x0 or linda@uawlocal2000.org to update your contact information. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: The next General Membership Meeting is Sunday, January 8th at 2:30 PM at UAW Local 2000, 3151 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village. Please attend and be informed. Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 / Chairperson Unit 2 Linda Williams, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 BS:ll/opeiu1794  

INFORMATION BULLETIN – www.uawlocal2000 – NOVEMBER 22, 2022 WORK SCHEDULE: Per Chairman Herb Bennett, Saturday, December 3, 2022 has just been added to the work schedule. RETIREMENTS AND RECENT HIRES: Congratulations to all of our retiring members, we wish you many years of happy and healthy retirement! We would also like to welcome our new members just coming in! UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: Thanksgiving and the day following Thanksgiving are Thursday and Friday, November 24th and November 25th. Christmas break will be from Monday, December 26th through Monday, January 2nd. You will return to work on Tuesday, January 3rd. *Please note: If you have any questions about what holidays your unit has off and what criteria must be met in order to receive pay for them, please refer to your contract or ask a committeeperson, steward or chairperson from your respective unit. NORDSON ON STRIKE: Brothers and sisters at Nordson are on strike so we’re asking our members to stop over there and picket with them. If you’re able, please take water, coffee or snacks. Nordson is located at 200 Nordson Drive in Amherst. WOMENS COMMITTEE’S LUNCH WITH SANTA will be on Sunday, December 4th from 11 AM to 2 PM at Heritage Presbyterian Church, 515 N. Leavitt Road in Amherst. Women’s Committee members will be selling tickets at OHAP and there will be tickets at the hall, as well, through November 28th. Tickets are $10 each and cover admission, meal, gift and picture with Santa. ANGEL TREES: Toys for Tots trees are by the main cafeteria, in Paint Department and on the Miller Road side by CC11 and the senior tree is by the main cafeteria. Please choose an angel from one or more of the trees and have your gift turned in by December 12th. MARY LEE TUCKER CLOTHE A CHILD: The gate collection will be on December 19th. OHAP is one of their biggest donors in the county so we would like to continue that tradition. Thank you in advance for your generosity during this holiday season. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: The next General Membership Meeting is Sunday, December 11th at 2:30 PM at UAW Local 2000, 3151 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village. Please attend and be informed. Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 / Melanie Meyer, Chairperson Unit 2 Linda Williams, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 BS:ll/opeiu1794  

INFORMATION BULLETIN                              www.uawlocal2000                               JUNE 24, 2022  H LINE UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS Please follow the unemployment instructions below carefully to avoid your benefits being held up. We have been informed by ODJFS that they will not be backdating any more claims. if you don’t file on time, you will not be paid. Bill and Linda will be out of the office on vacation 7/4/22 – 7/6/22 so we will not be available to assist with filing issues until we return on Thursday 7/7. File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. PLEASE NOTE: You must confirm that your yearly claim is not expired by going under CLAIM DETAILS, click on VIEW CLAIM SUMMARY / PAYMENT HISTORY. At the top of the page in the left hand corner, you will see your beginning and end dates of your yearly claim. If your claim is expired, please do not reopen or restart because YOU MUST FILE A NEW CLAIM. If you can’t file online, call them to file. The phone lines there are usually not as busy later in the week. File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2200294. Your last day worked is 06/24/2022 and your return to work date is 07/04/2022 (for unemployment purposes ONLY). PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site TWO TIMES to file for unemployment benefits. The first time to reopen or restart your application for benefits and the second time to claim your layoff week (see below):  SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2022 – Open or restart application for benefits or file a new claim if your old claim has expired.  SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2022 – Claim layoff week (week ending 07/02/2022). Please DO NOT do these things when filing: DO NOT fill out the information about the union hiring hall. UAW LOCAL 2000 IS NOT A HIRING HALL. Please do not check ANY boxes or fill in ANY information at all in the union section. DO NOT answer “NO” to the job search question. Whether or not you have a mass layoff number, if they ask for jobs you applied for, you will need to enter two jobs. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CLAIMS QUESTIONS: Call the processing center and schedule a return call from the adjudication team. Alternative option: the “Submit a Question” button at unemploymenthelp.ohio.gov/employee. If you click it, you’ll be taken to an online form that allows you to provide detailed information about your issue(s). Submitted forms are directed to the adjudication queue for response.  When they select the “submit a question online” that will generate a notification directly to a team member for follow-up. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH OHIO ID LOGIN ISSUES: Call 877-644-6562. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTITY AUDITS: Mail documentation to jfs.ui_respond@jfs.ohio.gov. Be sure your images are legible and in Microsoft Word or Paint format or they won’t be processed. If the address on your driver’s license differs from the address on your check, you will also need to submit a utility bill or another household bill with your new address. Please note: When you send your documents in, you must also answer eligibility questions and certify or you may get another audit next time you file for UC benefits. VACATION SHUTDOWN ONLY LAYOFF INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 80 HOURS VACATION Please follow the unemployment instructions below carefully to avoid your benefits being held up. We have been informed by ODJFS that they will not be backdating any more claims. if you don’t file on time, you will not be paid. MEMBERS WITH 40 VACATION HOURS OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 80 VACATION HOURS MUST FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR THE *2ND WEEK ONLY: You will be laid off for ONE (1) WEEK. Your last day worked will be 07/08/2022 (for unemployment purposes) and your return to work date is 07/18/2022. On Sunday, 07/10/2022, you will open or restart your claim. On Sunday, 07/17/2022, you will file a claim for week ending 07/16/2022. Please note: You will be paid for 40 hours vacation for the first week but any vacation hours remaining must be claimed on the 2nd week X your base wage. Example: 56 hours total vacation time – 40 hours paid for the first week, additional 16 hours X base wage will need to be claimed when you file for unemployment benefits on Sunday, July 17th when you file for benefits. $18.54 X 16 hours = $296.64. This is an example only. Please check your base wage rate before claiming earnings. MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 40 VACATION HOURS WILL FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR BOTH WEEKS: You will be laid off for TWO (2) WEEKS. Your last day worked will be 07/01/2022 and your return to work date is 07/18/2022. On Sunday, 07/03/2022, you will open or restart your claim. On Sunday, 07/10/2022, you will file a claim for week ending 07/09/2022. On Sunday, 07/17/2022, you will file a claim for week ending 07/16/2022. If you qualify for holiday pay you must claim it, in addition to your vacation pay. PLEASE NOTE: If you have 40 hours you don’t claim anything for the first week. WAITING WEEK INFORMATION: Unit 1 OHAP members who were on layoff status and serving their waiting week will be denied unemployment. You must go to the ODJFS web site and from your correspondence inbox print your unemployment benefit payment document showing ZERO amount paid. You also need to click on the “Claim Details” section, and print the “View Claim Summary/Payment History” page that shows “WW Served” as the most current status and take all three pages to Human Resources or email them to ohaphrly@ford.com to sign up for your SUB pay. If you aren’t able to print your paystub showing ZERO AMOUNT PAID, print ANYTHING from the ODJFS with your Social Security

INFORMATION BULLETIN – www.uawlocal2000 – JUNE 2, 2022 CONGRATULATIONS to Tim Johnson, who is our newly elected Treasurer following the Run Off Election. PLEASE FOLLOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY TO AVOID YOUR BENEFITS BEING HELD UP. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY ODJFS THAT THEY WILL NOT BE BACKDATING ANY MORE CLAIMS. IF YOU DON’T FILE IN TIME, YOU WILL NOT BE PAID. File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. PLEASE NOTE: You must confirm that your yearly claim is not expired by going under CLAIM DETAILS, click on VIEW CLAIM SUMMARY / PAYMENT HISTORY. At the top of the page in the left hand corner, you will see your beginning and end dates of your yearly claim. If your claim is expired, please do not reopen or restart because YOU MUST FILE A NEW CLAIM. If you can’t file online, call them to file. The phone lines there are usually not as busy later in the week. Again… they will not pay you if you don’t file timely. File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2200246. Your last day worked is 06/03/2022 and your return to work date is 06/13/2022. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site TWO TIMES to file for unemployment benefits. The first time to reopen or restart your application for benefits and the second time to claim your layoff weeks (see below): SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2022 – Open or restart APPLICATION for benefits or file a new claim if your old claim has expired. SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022 – Claim layoff week (week ending 06/11/2022). DO NOT claim the Inflation Bonus Lump Sum Payment as earnings. Please DO NOT do these things when filing: DO NOT fill out the information about the union hiring hall. UAW LOCAL 2000 IS NOT A HIRING HALL. Please do not check ANY boxes or fill in ANY information at all in the union section. DO NOT answer “NO” to the job search question. Whether or not you have a mass layoff number, if they ask for jobs you applied for, you will need to type FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND MLO 2200246 IN THE JOB FIELD. WAITING WEEK INFORMATION: Unit 1 OHAP members who were on layoff status and serving their waiting week will be denied unemployment. You must go to the ODJFS web site and print your unemployment benefit payment documents showing ZERO amount paid as well as the document under the “Claim Details” section, “View Claim Summary/Payment History” that shows “WW Served” as the most current status and take them to Human Resources or email all three pages to ohaphrly@ford.com to sign up for your SUB pay. If you aren’t able to print your paystub showing ZERO AMOUNT PAID, print ANYTHING from the ODJFS with your Social Security number on it and use that instead. Signing up for SUB this time will start your auto SUB for one year in the event of future layoffs. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: The next General Membership Meeting is Sunday, June 12th at 2:30 PM at UAW Local 2000, 3151 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village. Please attend and be informed. Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 / Melanie Meyer, Chairperson Unit 2 Linda Williams, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 BS:ll/opeiu1794

UAW LOCAL 2000 – INFORMATION BULLETIN – MAY 17, 2022 REMINDER – ELECTION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES AND SPECIAL ELECTION FOR TREASURER will be held today (Tuesday) from 12:00 PM noon through Wednesday at 12:00 PM noon. Please vote and have your voices heard. NEXT PAID HOLIDAY: Memorial Day – Monday, May 30th. Unit 1 OHAP members must work Tuesday, May 31st or have an excused absence for that day to be paid for the holiday. Unit 3 Leadec, Unit 4 Source Providers and Unit 5 Detroit Chassis members must work their regularly scheduled shift prior to and their regularly scheduled shift following the holiday unless the absence is due to an approved contractual absence as provided in the agreement. OHAP $1,500.00 INFLATION BONUS LUMP SUM PAYMENT: Eligible hourly employees will receive the 2022 Inflation Protection Bonus payment of $1,500 on Friday, June 10, 2022. Full-time hourly employees on active employment rolls are eligible if they have acquired seniority as of May 15, 2022. Eligible seniority employees on active roll, personal or medical leave of absence, FMLA leave, temporary layoff or short-term military duty on May 15, 2022 will receive an Inflation Bonus. Per National Contract, temporary employees are not eligible for the Inflation Bonus Payment. CORRECT ADDRESSES & PHONE NUMBERS NEEDED: Too often, our members are unnecessarily terminated when the plant and/or the union cannot get important time sensitive information to them because we do not have current contact information. If your address and/or phone number has changed, please call Linda at the union hall at 440.934.3151 Ext. 0 or email her your updated contact information at linda@uawlocal2000.org. Please be sure to go to the human resources office to update your information, too. UAW-FORD ROUGE POWERHOUSE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Applications are being accepted for dependent children of full time active UAW-represented Ford employees. Applications and complete details are available at the scholarship web site: https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/rouge. Application deadline: June 1st. UAW FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP: Applications and further information are available at the web site: https://uaw.org/2022-uaw-family-scholarship-program. Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Scholarship being held at the UAW Education Center at Black Lake in Onaway, Michigan for the week of June 19-24th (deadline June 10th). A $50.00 registration fee must be submitted with the application. Checks must be made payable to UAW Family Education Center. Members must use vacation time, personal time or take a union leave of absence to attend. Lost time will not be paid by the union. LOCAL 2000 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE ANNUAL LABOR DAY FAMILY CELEBRATION: This year’s event is already being planned for Sunday, September 4th. Volunteers are needed for setting up, working the food line and cleaning up after the event. The first 50 volunteers will receive a free commemorative t-shirt. If you are interested in volunteering for this year’s event, please contact Linda at the union hall at 440.934.3151, extension 0 or email linda@uawlocal2000.org to sign up (be sure to give your t-shirt size). You can also see Linda at the hall if you’d like to donate $5 to the event and have your name published in the event program as a sponsor. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Due to our regularly scheduled meeting falling on Mother’s Day, the membership approved moving the meeting to Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 2:30 PM at UAW Local 2000, 3151 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village. There will be discussion and voting on allowing the Lorain County MetroParks an easement on the south end of our property along French Creek Road to put in a section of the French Creek Greenway Bicycle and Pedestrian Path. As part of this agreement, the MetroParks will be sharing the cost of purchasing a new sign for the union hall. If you have any questions or concerns, please attend the meeting. Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 / Melanie Meyer, Chairperson Unit 2 Linda Williams, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit BS:ll/opeiu1794

INFORMATION BULLETIN – www.uawlocal2000 – MARCH 4, 2022 PLEASE FOLLOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY TO AVOID YOUR BENEFITS BEING HELD UP. ATTENTION NEW MEMBERS: If you intend to file benefits for a partial week you will file without a mass layoff number. Please contact your processing center to file. ALL MEMBERS: Do not claim any profit sharing as earnings when you claim your layoff week. Also, if you get to a point that you’re not sure how to answer something, exit the system and contact your processing center on Monday. File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2200062. Your last day worked is 03/04/2022 and your return to work date is 03/14/2022. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site TWO TIMES to file for unemployment benefits: The first time to reopen or restart your application for benefits and the second time to claim your layoff weeks (see below): 1. SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022 – Open or restart APPLICATION for benefits EFFECTIVE 3/6/22. OPTION 1: IF ANY OTHER DATE BESIDES 3/6/22 IS OFFERED, RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU, LOG OUT (OR HANG UP IF CALLING TO FILE) AND CALL YOUR PROCESSING CENTER AND ASK THEM TO REOPEN YOUR APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS EFFECTIVE 3/6/22. When you call, please do not tell them you want to “file a claim” or they will pull one of your weeks hanging out from your last layoff and file it, meaning there will be an overpayment because ANY OTHER WEEK BESIDES 3/6/22 IS NOT THE CORRECT DATE. OPTION 2: IF WEEK ENDING 3/5/22 IS THE ONLY WEEK SHOWING, YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY 3/13/22 AND BY THEN WEEK 3/12/22 SHOULD BE SHOWING. CLICK ON 3/12/22 AND CHOOSE OPTION TO RESTART AND FILE WEEKLY CLAIM FOR WEEK ENDING 3/12/22. IT SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO BOTH OPEN YOUR APPLICATION AND FILE A CLAIM FOR WEEK ENDING 3/12/22 IN THE SAME SESSION. 2. SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022 – Claim layoff week (week ending 03/12/2022). Please DO NOT do these things when filing: DO NOT fill out the information about the union hiring hall. UAW LOCAL 2000 IS NOT A HIRING HALL. Please do not check ANY boxes or fill in ANY information at all in the union section. DO NOT answer “no” to the job search question. Whether or not you have a mass layoff number, if they ask for jobs you applied for, you need to write FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND 2200062 IN THE JOB FIELD. If you have any doubt at all about what you’re doing throughout the filing process, hang up or log out and call the union hall for assistance. It is easier for us to help you file than it is to get your claims fixed. WAITING WEEK INFORMATION: Unit 1 OHAP members who were on layoff status and serving their waiting week will be denied unemployment. You must go to the ODJFS web site and print your unemployment benefit payment documents showing ZERO amount paid as well as the document under the “Claim Details” section, “View Claim Summary/Payment History” that shows “WW Served” as the most current status and take them to Human Resources to sign up for your SUB pay. If you aren’t able to print your paystub showing ZERO AMOUNT PAID, print ANYTHING from the ODJFS with your Social Security number on it and use that instead. Signing up for SUB this time will start your auto SUB for one year in the event of future layoffs. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: The next General Membership Meeting is Sunday, March 13th at 2:30 PM at UAW Local 2000, 3151 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village. Please attend and be informed. Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 / Melanie Meyer, Chairperson Unit 2 Linda Williams, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 BS:ll/opeiu1794