POWERNEWSWE WILL MANUFACTURE BENCHMARK CASTINGS WITH PRIDE, LETTING SAFETY, QUALITY, COST, AND ON TIME DELIVERY TO OUR CUSTOMERS BE OUR GUIDE.May 30, 2019

Suggestion Evaluator Reminder If a suggestion is sub-

mitted on paper, and not electronically, the Suggestion Adminis-trator is required to retain the yellow in-vestigation copy of the suggestion in the adopt/non-adopt file.

Evaluators, please fill out the back of the yellow copy, including the bottom “CONTACT” section with the primary suggester. This ensures the sug-gester understands the decision that has been made on his or her suggestion, but does not prevent them from opening a re-view. When the suggestion is implemented or you have decided to non-adopt, sub-mit the yellow copy with the other adopt/non-adopt documents to the Suggestion Department.

If you have questions or need help:Tonya Huss

tonya.huss@gm.com or 419-784-77276:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

*My hours can be adjusted for 2nd and 3rd Hoski Lee

(419) 784-7538

Tangible calculation on suggestions used more than one year• Award can be calculated on 6 months of ac-

tuals/6 months forecast and is payable in full after 6 months of Actual usage

• If you have more than 6 months of actual data at award calculation time, use the full actual data you have plus forest data for a total of 1-year of data

Suggestion is used less than one year• If you know the suggestion will be used for less

than one year you pay based on all actuals

*Documentation supporting the savings claims for a suggestion must be included with the calculation in or-der for an award to pass payroll audit.

New Suggestion Tangible Award Calculation Process

Did you know your suggestions can be submitted online? Go to Socrates, and under Tools and Re-sources on the left click on UAW-GM Suggestions. It will take you to the Suggestion Plan website. Just click on the blue “Submit a New Suggestion” button, accept the Rules at the bottom and fill in your suggestion. Click the “Submit to Supervisor for Review” button at the bottom when complete.

THE WINNERS OF THE WOMEN’S COMMITTEE PURSE RAFFLE ARE:

1stSonja Weisenburger - Coach

2ndIrma Bogart - Dooney & Bourke

3rd Cali Prassor - Michael Kors

4th Chris Keck -Kate Spade

Congratulations to these ladies. Thank you for supporting the Women’s Committee! Your gener-osity helps the committee continue fund-raising for local organiza-tions in our communities.

Has it been a while since you last worked out? Do you want to move better, but don’t know where to start? Tired of getting Old and Stiff?

Start with the BASICS BELOW!!! Hold each stretch 2x for 12sec each. If you feel pain, STOP!!! Stretch what feels good. If you find a stretch you can’t do very well, contact me! I have a program that can make it easier

to move without fighting the pain.X7594 or Email TSchlosser@Work-Fit.com

FINGER & WRISTS

When to Stretch:Stretch before work or

activityStretch during work or

activityStretch after work or

activity

Why We Stretch: Increase Flexibility

Decrease your risk of injury

Increase CirculationIncrease joint range of

motionReduced muscle tension

Reminder: DO NOT Stretch through pain. This is not a time for the “No Pain No Gain” mentality.

CALF TRUNK

CHEST & BICEPS

BACK & TRICEPS

QUADRICEPS HAMSTRINGS

GROIN

Tip of the WeekIndustrial Athlete Work- Readiness

LIFESTYLE CHALLENGE 5th Monthly Weigh-in is

June 19th 3rd Wednesday of the month.

5 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Fitness Center

Stop by, Weigh-in, use the % Body Fat

monitor, and talk about your achievements or

ask your questions. (3 minutes of your

time) It is NEVER TOO LATE to

start any program!!!Tyler

80/20 RULE OF NUTRITION PLANNINGHave you heard of the 80/20 Rule? Where 80% of

the time you eat healthy, and the other 20% you eat guilt free - Within Moderation of Course (WMoC).

Breaking that down by meals. If you eat 3 meals a day, all 7 days, that would be 21 meals total.

Applying the 80/20 Rule, that means you would eat 17 healthy meals, and 4 guilt free meals (WMoC).

So your plan may look something like below.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Breakfast Healthy Healthy Healthy Healthy Healthy Healthy Healthy

Lunch Healthy Healthy Healthy Healthy Healthy WMoC WMoC

Dinner Healthy Healthy Healthy Healthy WMoC WMoC Healthy

On This Day in HistoryMay 30, 1967 : Evel Knievel the motorcycle dare-devil stuntman successfully clears sixteen cars in Gardena, California.

As a reminder, the plant emergency hotline will be used in the event of a plant emergency, weather situation, or other occurrence that has the potential to interrupt plant operations. Employees can receive updates by calling 877-782-9621. When necessary, the local Emergency Response Communication Team will post messages to keep employees informed of plant operations.

Plant Emergency

Hotline

Pens, Magnets,Travel Mugs

and Baseball Caps

Are In the Suggestion Office

SMALL, 2X & 3X

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100 DEADLIEST DAYS OF SUMMER

Another summer is upon us and as we make plans for vacations and summer fun, we are entering the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer.” This may be the time to relax and plan for summer fun but IT IS NOT the time to relax while driving, especially for your teens. Just look at some of the facts:• Motor Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens.• Teens have the highest crash rate of any age group.• An average 260 teens are killed in car crashes each month during the summer, an increase of 26% compared with the other months of the year.• 60% of teen crashes today are caused by dis-tracted driving.• Surprisingly, the top distraction for teens is other passengers, accounting for 15% of teen driver crashes, compared to 12 % caused by texting or talking on a cell phone.• For every 100,000 Americans under the age of 21, 1.2 people were killed in drunk driving fatalities in 2015.• “Not only are teens themselves more likely to die in car crashes, they also have the highest rates of crash involvement resulting in the deaths of oth-ers, including passengers, pedestrians or occu-pants of other vehicles.” – NewsdayWhat does this mean for us as we watch our young people load up the car and drive off to the beach? Sometimes, it takes “a little extra cour-age” to remind our teen that too many passen-gers is dangerous, the cell phone should be turned off while driving, that other distractions can be just as deadly and that impaired driving is not only dangerous; it is a crime.Getting arrested for driving drugged or drinking can ruin the potential for a college education, a good job, and increase our insurance, not to men-tion the fine, lawyer’s fees, etc. There are some practical things to consider here that we often for-get in our hurry to see our young people have fun.Parents: It also means that we should not be serv-ing alcohol or other drugs at parties, and we, too must eliminate distractions behind the wheel and always drive sober. According to the National Safety Council, a recent survey reported that 91 percent of parents who use their cell phones do it in front of their teens knowing that they are “one of their teens’ primary driving teachers.”Give them permission and encouragement to call you if they are in a potentially bad driving situa-tion. Let them know you will pick them up without recriminations. Empower them to show courage and decline a ride from a friend who has been

drinking or taking drugs, and that driving in a car with a driver who can’t take their finger off the cell phone is not only hazardous to their friend’s health but their own. Saying “no thanks” may make the difference between life and death. Also, we can’t forget about speed limits, basic highway safety laws and tips on what to do if a tire goes flat, etc. Life is too precious to waste it on a cell phone con-versation or a drink before driving. These tips can help your family have a safer summer.

Thank you and Congratulations to Jeremiah Fleischman for 20 years of service. Above: Mike Ptashnik presenting Jeremiah with his certificate.

20 Years of Service

Would you like to recognize a team member for doing a great job? You can submit a photo and/or article to tonya.huss@gm.com to appear in a PowerNews article (with their permission). If you need a photo taken, e-mail or call (419) 784-7727.

Recognize A Team Member Today!

Communication Manager Kevin Nadrowski

(313) 498-5464 kevin.1.nadrowski@gm.com

UAW Communication Coordinator Tonya Huss

(419) 784-7727tonya.huss@gm.com

REVIEW

• A suggestion stays open indefinitely until an adopt/non-adopt decision has been made.

• When an adopt decision has been made, and an award has been paid, the suggester has 1 year from the last award payment date to open a review of the award amount. Addi-tional savings data is required to open the sug-gestion.

• When a non-adopt decision has been made, the suggester owns the idea for one year after the non-adopt decision has been made.

• If a suggestion is implemented after the non-adopt decision, the suggester has one year from the non-adopt date to open a review to be awarded for the suggestion.

• A review can also be opened for a non-adopted suggestion if the suggester has new and/or additional information supporting the review.

• If the suggester does not agree with the award amount of a suggestion, they have 1 year from the award date to open a review.

RENEW:

• If a suggestion is non-adopted, and none of the previous conditions apply, then the sug-gester has one year and 30 calendar days from the notification of the non-adopt decision to renew the suggestion.

• To renew, write a new suggestion on a new form, that mirrors the original suggestion, and include all of the same suggesters, unless they are no longer an active employee. Check the “renew” box on the new form, and include the previous suggestion number of the suggestion you are renewing.

Suggestion Review/Renew

Save Your Hearing Day - May 31

Save Your Hearing Day reminds us that our hearing is vital, and needs to be protected.

Many hearing loss problems are avoidable. Hear-ing loss can result from a variety of reasons, includ-ing: health, genetic and environmental causes. On the environmental side, repeated long term exposure to loud, high decibel noises can over-time cause hearing loss. This cause, in particular, is often avoidable.

Use Save Your Hearing Day as an opportunity to learn what you can do to avoid hearing loss to yourself, and your family. Then, practice it. holidayinsights.com

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