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Welcome to the home page of UAW Local 6888, representing over 300 Office Professionals at Central Michigan University.  CMU's Office Professionals first organized as an independent union in 1968.  In 1988, we joined the UAW.  The rest has been history in the making!  Click here to view a timeline of Local 6888.

Local 6888 is committed to securing economic and social justice for our members, as outlined in the principals of the International UAW. Our goal is to uphold the American standard of living according to the needs of our members and to strive for dignity in the workplace.

This site is dedicated to bringing accurate and up to the minute information to our membership. 


 

"I am opposed to 'right to work' legislation because it does nothing for working people, but instead gives employers the right to exploit labor"

- Eleanor Roosevelt


 

New OP Titles

Local 6888’s membership and executive board members were in agreement that the terms "secretary" and "clerk" were archaic and did not adequately describe the work performed by office professionals. In addition, the work performed by a vast majority of office professionals incorporates both secretarial and clerical duties. As a result, a committee was formed to look at office professional titles and job descriptions. The committee has finalized their study and the membership has approved their recommendations. While these new titles are not included in our current contract, the University has told Local 6888 leadership that we may use these titles in our written and electronic correspondence, and may refer to our positions using these titles. Click on the links below to view the new titles and job descriptions.

OP4     OP5     OP6     OP7


 

2013 Union-Built Vehicle Guide

In a stunning reversal of one of the biggest economic downturns since the Bush years, the auto industry is back, and the UAW is glad to be able to continue to highlight the best of the domestic auto industry. A number of the cars on the 2013 Union-Built Vehicles List, and many of the parts going into these cars, were insourced from other countries. Moving production of these vehicles to the United States was part of the 2011 collective bargaining agreements with the domestic automakers. When you buy union-made vehicles you help support the jobs of auto workers, police officers, firefighters, teachers, nurses, prison guards and any occupation that relies on local and state payroll taxes to provide these valuable services. Click HERE for the 2013 Union-Built Vehicle Guide.


Our adopted U.S. Army platoon has approximately 35 soldiers, including 5 females. They are deployed from Texas to Afghanistan. Our soldiers live in buildings, have non-potable running water for bathing and 110V generated power. There is a Chow Hall available with designated hours, but unfortunately it may not be open when the soldiers are able to eat. There is no PX Store to purchase needed items or snacks. Our care packages help to fill this need

Requested items include: pocket snacks (nuts, seeds, power/protein/granola bars, dried fruits, jerky, short slim jims, trail mixes), drink mix singles, pop-top canned foods, instant oatmeal, tuna/chicken pouches, high protein food/snacks, condiments (BBQ sauce, ketchup, hot sauce, salsa, etc.), assorted toiletries, travel size Kleenex packs, feminine hygiene items, hair ties, combs, lip balm, bath/baby wipes, travel size sunscreen w/high SPF, anti-itch cream, medicated body/foot powder (for heat rash), deodorant (non-aerosol), all size batteries (alkaline only), books, DVD movies, puzzle books, card games, blank greeting cards to send home, pens, music CD's. 

Items that were specially requested: bottles of blue chalk dust for marking trails, ground coffee and the fixings (sugar, creamer, stirrers). 

Please remember that we may NOT send anything that contains pork, products that contain alcohol, lithium batteries, aerosol sprays, or glass containers.  Also, during the summer we should not send chocolate as it will melt.

Collection sites:

    Anspach 105 (Sue Sova)

    Moore 340 (Joan McDonald)

    EHS Suite 200-Charter Sch (Lori Andersen)

    Bovee UC 112 (Tara Novak)

    Warriner 308 (Caral Turner)

    ET 100 (Karen Bellingar)

    ABSC 250 (Judy Hudecz)

    Dow 203 (Gayla Overton)

    Health Prof 2219 (Deb Neubecker)

    Health Prof 1220 (Jill Ferguson)

    Ronan 240 (Lynn White)

    Rowe 208 (Barb Torpy)

     

THANK YOU for continuing your generous donations to our soldiers!


 

Union - an alliance formed by the joining of many people for a common purpose.

 

This site was last updated on 05/16/2013.   Contact Local 6888's Web Master.  

1205 S. Mission, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858  E-Mail