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Transmitter - February 2024

To view the Transmitter - February 2024 edition online, open the attached file.

Disney on Ice Tickets

Please see attached bulletin for more details about discount Disney on Ice tickets.

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Hoffman - Combs Scholarship 2024

Please see attached bulletin for more details about 2024 Hoffman - Combs Scholarship.

Discount Cincinnati Zoo Tickets

The UAW Local 863 Recreation Committee has partnered up with the Cincinnati Zoo in providing discount tickets for our membership. Attached is the bulletin with the information.

You can access discounted tickets by using the following link:
https://store.cincinnatizoo.org/…/Acc…/GroupSalesLogin.aspx…

Discount Code enter: UAWZoo
(type in code exactly as shown)

UAW Local 863 Member Appreciation Days at Kings Island

UAW Local 863 Member Appreciation Days at Kings Island. See the attached bulletin for special prices and other discounts for the dates of July 3, July 10, August 7 and August 14.

UAW Local 863 members can login at:
www.visitkingsisland.com/save
Username: KIUAWLOCAL863
Password: KI863
(username and password must be in ALL CAPS)

UAW President Rory L. Gamble Announce Decision to Retire June 30

Detroit - UAW President Rory L. Gamble informed staff at noon today that he has notified the UAW International Executive Board (IEB) that he will retire at the end of June. He will serve through June 30, 2021.

Under the UAW Constitution, the IEB will elect a successor to serve the remainder of the term through June 2022.

Juneteenth message from UAW President Rory L. Gamble

The observance of Juneteenth is recognition of a profound milestone in our nation’s history. And while our struggles for equality in the United States have been long and difficult and sometimes fraught with setbacks and terrible loss, today we reflect on how far we, as Americans, have come in this journey.

Juneteenth Letter from UAW and Ford

A culture of belonging and caring for each other starts with each one of us. In honor of Juneteenth, on Friday, June 18, we are inviting you to acknowledge and celebrate an important moment in U.S. history.

Juneteenth: A Brief History

Juneteenth is an annual celebration on June 19 marking the end of slavery in the United States. Though the Emancipation Proclamation took effect in 1863, freedom would not come for many enslaved African Americans until years later. On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers brought news of the Civil War’s end to Galveston bringing with them freedom for the 250,000 people enslaved in Texas. Juneteenth was made an official U.S. federal holiday yesterday.

Detroit News - Labor Voices: The UAW is fighting for LGBTQ rights this Pride Month

By Rory L. Gamble CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS BELONG TO US ALL Look around your world these days. People are celebrating the diversity of who they are; what makes us all unique, wonderful people. For UAW members in the workplace and at home we live in a time when prejudices are no longer being tolerated, whether it is racial, ethnic, or sexual identity. We find ourselves living in a time where equality in the workplace and in our communities is valued more than it ever has.

Gift Card Drawing

See the attached bulliten for the winners of the gift card drawing held on May 25, 2021.