Author name: Linda Lynch

INFORMATION BULLETIN – U.A.W. LOCAL 2000 – FEBRUARY 5, 2025 H LINE (DAYS) UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (TWO WEEKS) EVERYONE NEEDS TO CALL THEIR PROCESSING CENTER TO REOPEN THEIR APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS. The number is located on the top of past correspondences you’ve received from the ODJFS. Business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. The reason you have to call them to open your claim is because you were laid off a few weeks ago and all of those weeks haven’t cleared yet, meaning the correct date won’t be offered online OR on the 877#. Whether you go online or call the 877# to reopen your application for benefits, the correct date you need will not be available. The only way to get your benefits is to call your processing center. Please tell the processing center this as soon as you get them on the phone: The date offered by ODJFS as the effective date is incorrect because I am on a two week on / two week off mass layoff and all of the weeks from the last layoff haven’t cleared yet. My last day worked was 2/7/25 so my effective date is 2/9/25. DO NOT use the date ODJFS is offering because it will create a break in claim and I won’t get paid. Don’t answer the union questions because we’re not a hiring hall. Don’t answer NO to the job search. If asked for jobs click YES, then enter Ohio Assembly Plant, 650 Miller Road, Avon Lake, OH 44012 in both job spaces and type 2500063 after Ohio Assembly plant. Reopen your application for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2500063. Your last day worked is 02/07/2025 and your return to work date is 02/24/2025. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center to reopen your claim once on Monday, 2/10 and then visit the ODJFS web site TWO TIMES afterward to file for unemployment benefits. The first time to reopen your application for benefits and the 2nd and 3rd times are to claim your layoff week: 1. MON., FEBRUARY 10, 2025 – CALL YOUR PROCESSING CENTER to reopen application 2. SUN., FEBRUARY 16, 2025 – Claim layoff week ending FEBRUARY 15, 2025. 3. SUN., FEBRUARY 23, 2025 – Claim layoff week ending FEBRUARY 22, 2025. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CLAIMS ISSUES (pay held, denied, break in claim) please call the processing center and schedule a return call or use the Submit A Question option at https://odjfs2.my.site.com/OUIForm/s/connect-ohio-inquiry-form. You’ll be taken to an online form that allows you to provide detailed information about your issue(s). The Submit A Question option generates a notification directly to an ODJFS team member for follow up. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: The next General Membership meeting is Sunday, February 9th at 2:30 PM at UAW Local 2000, 3151 Abbe Road, Sheffield Village. Please attend and be informed. We haven’t had a quorum since last April and decisions are being made by the Executive Board. While that is okay, we would like to see more input from the membership. You are your union! Dianna Brezina, President / Jay Kiska, Chairperson Unit 1 DB:ll/opeiu1794

INFORMATION BULLETIN – U.A.W. LOCAL 2000 – JANUARY 21, 2025 H LINE (NIGHTS) UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (TWO WEEKS) PLEASE FOLLOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY TO AVOID YOUR BENEFITS BEING HELD UP. THE ODJFS WILL NOT BACKDATE CLAIMS. Please DO NOT answer any of the union questions and never say NO to the work search question. If they ask if you searched for work, click YES, then enter Ohio Assembly Plant, 650 Miller Road, Avon Lake, OH 44012 and type the mass layoff number after Ohio Assembly plant. Answer the rest of the questions as if you’ve been laid off. ODJFS told us to do this if we’re on a mass layoff and asked for jobs. 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 # 2500031. Your last day worked is 01/24/2025 and your return to work date is 02/10/2025. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site THREE TIMES to file for unemployment benefits. The first time to reopen your application for benefits and the 2nd and 3rd times to claim your layoff week (see below): 1. SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2025 – Open/restart application for benefits/file new claim if old has expired. 2. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2025 – Claim layoff week ending FEBRUARY 1, 2025. 3. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2025 – Claim layoff week ending FEBRUARY 8, 2025. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CLAIMS ISSUES (pay held, denied, break in claim) please call the processing center and schedule a return call or use the Submit A Question option at https://odjfs2.my.site.com/OUIForm/s/connect-ohio-inquiry-form. You’ll be taken to an online form that allows you to provide detailed information about your issue(s). The Submit A Question option generates a notification directly to a team member for follow up. We have a lot of success with it and highly recommend using it before calling the union hall for help. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH OHIO ID LOGIN ISSUES: Call 877-644-6562 or use the live chat option at the ODJFS page to reset your pin. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTITY AUDITS: When you send your documents in, you must also answer eligibility questions and certify through your ODJFS correspondence inbox or you may get another audit next time you file for UC benefits. You may also be asked to go to a local post office with your license to identify yourself. If it’s too late to respond and attach through the inbox, please email your documentation to jfs.ui_respond@jfs.ohio.gov or via “Submit A Question.” 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. Dianna Brezina, President / Jay Kiska, Chairperson Unit 1 DB:ll/opeiu1794  

INFORMATION BULLETIN – U.A.W. LOCAL 2000 – DECEMBER 20, 2024 H LINE (DAYS) UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (TWO WEEKS) PLEASE FOLLOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY TO AVOID YOUR BENEFITS BEING HELD UP. THE ODJFS WILL NOT BACKDATE CLAIMS. IF YOU DON’T FILE CORRECTLY AND ON TIME, THEY WILL NOT PAY YOU. Please DO NOT do these things when filing: 1. NEVER ANSWER ANY OF THE UNION QUESTIONS. UAW LOCAL 2000 IS NOT A HIRING HALL. 2. NEVER ANSWER NO TO THE JOB SEARCH QUESTION. If they ask if you searched for work, click YES, then enter Ohio Assembly Plant, 650 Miller Road, Avon Lake, OH 44012 and type 2400977 after Ohio Assembly plant. Answer the rest of the questions as if you’ve been laid off. ODJFS told us to do this if we’re on a mass layoff and asked for jobs. 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. Since your layoffs are so close together, you will probably have to call your processing center to have them reopen your claim. Be sure they don’t answer the union or job search questions incorrectly (see above). 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 # 2400977. Your last day worked is 01/03/2025 and your return to work date (for unemployment purposes) is 01/20/2025. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site THREE TIMES to file for unemployment benefits. The first time to reopen your application for benefits and the 2nd and 3rd times to claim your layoff week (see below): 1. SUN., JANUARY 5, 2025 – Open/restart application for benefits or file new claim if old has expired. 2. SUN., JANUARY 12, 2025 – Claim layoff week ending JANUARY 11, 2025. 3. SUN., JANUARY 19, 2025 – Claim layoff week ending JANUARY 18, 2025. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CLAIMS ISSUES (pay held, denied, break in claim) please call the processing center and schedule a return call or use the Submit A Question option at https://odjfs2.my.site.com/OUIForm/s/connect-ohio-inquiry-form. You’ll be taken to an online form that allows you to provide detailed information about your issue(s). The Submit A Question option generates a notification directly to a team member for follow up. We have a lot of success with it and highly recommend using it. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH OHIO ID LOGIN ISSUES: Call 877-644-6562 or use the live chat option at the ODJFS page to reset your pin. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTITY AUDITS: When you send your documents in, you must also answer eligibility questions and certify through your ODJFS correspondence inbox or you may get another audit next time you file for UC benefits. You may also be asked to go to a local post office with your license to identify yourself. If it’s too late to respond and attach through the inbox, please email your documentation to jfs.ui_respond@jfs.ohio.gov. 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. Dianna Brezina, President / Jay Kiska, Chairperson Unit 1 / Angela Mullins, Chairperson Unit 2 Lisa Ortiz, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 Omar Miranda, Chief Steward, Unit 6 DB:ll/opeiu1794

INFORMATION BULLETIN               U.A.W. LOCAL 2000            DECEMBER 20, 2024     H LINE (DAYS) UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (TWO WEEKS) Please follow the unemployment instructions below carefully to avoid your benefits being held up. THE ODJFS will not BACKDATE claims. If you don’t file CORRECTLY and on time, they will not pay you. Please DO NOT do these things when filing: NEVER ANSWER ANY OF THE UNION QUESTIONS. UAW LOCAL 2000 IS NOT A HIRING HALL. NEVER ANSWER NO TO THE JOB SEARCH QUESTION. If they ask if you searched for work, click YES, then enter Ohio Assembly Plant, 650 Miller Road, Avon Lake, OH 44012 and type 2400977 after Ohio Assembly plant. Answer the rest of the questions as if you’ve been laid off. ODJFS told us to do this if  we’re on a mass layoff and asked for jobs.  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. Since your layoffs are so close together, you will probably have to call your processing center to have them reopen your claim. Be sure they don’t answer the union or job search questions incorrectly (see above). 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 # 2400977. Your last day worked is 01/03/2025 and your return to work date (for unemployment purposes) is 01/20/2025. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site THREE TIMES to file for unemployment benefits. The first time to reopen your application for benefits and the 2nd and 3rd times to claim your layoff week (see below): SUN., JANUARY 5, 2025 – Open/restart application for benefits or file new claim if old has expired. SUN., JANUARY 12, 2025 – Claim layoff week ending JANUARY 11, 2025. SUN., JANUARY 19, 2025 – Claim layoff week ending JANUARY 18, 2025. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CLAIMS ISSUES (pay held, denied, break in claim) please call the processing center and schedule a return call or use the Submit A Question option at https://odjfs2.my.site.com/OUIForm/s/connect-ohio-inquiry-form. You’ll be taken to an online form that allows you to provide detailed information about your issue(s). The Submit A Question option generates a notification directly to a team member for follow up. We have a lot of success with it and highly recommend using it. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH OHIO ID LOGIN ISSUES: Call 877-644-6562 or use the live chat option at the ODJFS page to reset your pin. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTITY AUDITS: When you send your documents in, you must also answer eligibility questions and certify through your ODJFS correspondence inbox or you may get another audit next time you file for UC benefits. You may also be asked to go to a local post office with your license to identify yourself. If it’s too late to respond and attach through the inbox, please email your documentation to jfs.ui_respond@jfs.ohio.gov. 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. Dianna Brezina, President / Jay Kiska, Chairperson Unit 1 / Angela Mullins, Chairperson Unit 2 Lisa Ortiz, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 Omar Miranda, Chief Steward, Unit 6 DB:ll/opeiu1794

INFORMATION BULLETIN – U.A.W. LOCAL 2000 – DECEMBER 12, 2024 H LINE (BOTH SHIFTS) UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE FOLLOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY TO AVOID YOUR BENEFITS BEING HELD UP. THE ODJFS WILL NOT BACKDATE CLAIMS. IF YOU DON’T FILE CORRECTLY AND ON TIME, THEY WILL NOT PAY YOU. Please DO NOT do these things when filing: NEVER ANSWER ANY OF THE UNION QUESTIONS. UAW LOCAL 2000 IS NOT A HIRING HALL. NEVER ANSWER NO TO THE JOB SEARCH QUESTION. Whether or not you have a mass layoff number, you will need to enter two jobs if they ask you for them. 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 # 2400914. Your last day worked is 12/13/2024 and your return to work date (for unemployment purposes) is 12/23/2024. 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): SUN., DECEMBER 15, 2024 – Open/restart application for benefits or file new claim if old has expired. SUN., DECEMBER 22, 2024 – Claim layoff week ending DECEMBER 21, 2024. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CLAIMS ISSUES (pay held, denied, break in claim) please call the processing center and schedule a return call or use the Submit A Question option at https://odjfs2.my.site.com/OUIForm/s/connect-ohio-inquiry-form. You’ll be taken to an online form that allows you to provide detailed information about your issue(s). The Submit A Question option generates a notification directly to a team member for follow up. We have a lot of success with it and highly recommend using it. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH OHIO ID LOGIN ISSUES: Call 877-644-6562 or use the live chat option at the ODJFS page to reset your pin. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTITY AUDITS: When you send your documents in, you must also answer eligibility questions and certify through your ODJFS correspondence inbox or you may get another audit next time you file for UC benefits. You may also be asked to go to a local post office with your license to identify yourself. If it’s too late to respond and attach through the inbox, please email your documentation to jfs.ui_respond@jfs.ohio.gov. 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. Wishing everyone a safe, happy holiday season! Dianna Brezina, President / Jay Kiska, Chairperson Unit 1 / Angela Mullins, Chairperson Unit 2 Lisa Ortiz, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 Omar Miranda, Chief Steward, Unit 6 DB:ll/opeiu1794