June 3, 200718 yr Author From the AP, 6/1/07: UAW boss blasts Delphi bonuses By JOHN FLESHER The Associated Press MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger fired a new volley of criticism Thursday at Delphi Corp., likening the auto supplier’s executives to ‘‘swine dining at the trough’’ and giving no indication a new labor deal was imminent. ‘‘I don’t know that there is a timeline or a time frame,’’ Gettelfinger told reporters after speaking at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference. He described the talks as ‘‘under way and ongoing’’ but wouldn’t elaborate. Only a week ago, analysts were pointing to signs of a possible contract agreement between the union and Delphi, which reported Thursday losing $66 million in April on sales of $1.32 billion. The former General Motors Corp. division reported losing $192 million on sales of $1.4 billion in April 2006. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=18751
June 3, 200718 yr Author From the 6/2/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Good news for Lordstown: Cobalt sales rebound By staff, wire reports A day after earning its first spot among North America’s top 10 vehicle assembly plants, the General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex got more good news as its Chevrolet Cobalt in May snapped an eight-month streak of declining year-over-year sales. Auto sales rose, led by Toyota Motor Corp.’s 14.1 percent gain to its best monthly level ever, and General Motors Corp.’s 9.7 percent gain. The showings helped boost industry sales 5 percent, as both automakers credited in part the appeal of their more fuel-efficient offerings amid high gas prices. Cobalt sales didn’t rise much in May — 1.4 percent to 22,409 over 21,247 in May 2006 — but it was the first such gain since a 1.9 percent increase last August. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=18792
June 5, 200718 yr Author From the AP, 6/5/07: Investors to grill GM executives Shareholders will demand to know when U.S. unit will make money By Tom Krisher Associated Press DETROIT - When General Motors Corp. shareholders gather for their annual meeting today, they're likely to be happy that the company has returned to black ink. But the big question could be whether the automaker can ever make money again in North America. GM has cut more than $7 billion in annual costs, shed more than 34,000 hourly workers and rolled out more than 20 new models since November 2005 in an effort to regain sales lost to Asian competitors. Although it made a $62 million net profit in the first quarter, the company still lost an adjusted $85 million on its North American operations. Last year, it lost $2 billion, a vast improvement over a restated loss of $10.4 billion in 2005. ... http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/17325419.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business
June 7, 200718 yr Author From the 6/6/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: GM official: Deal is near By staff, wire report WILMINGTON, Del. — A deal appears near for General Motors Corp., Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers union, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner said Tuesday. Delphi is the parent of Warren-based Delphi Packard Electric, which has about 900 active workers and thousands of retirees who are waiting for word on their pensions, health care and other benefits. Also, Wagoner announced GM awarded two lithium-ion battery development contracts to two companies for the Chevrolet Volt, a battery-powered electric concept car. The Volt uses the same architecture as the Chevrolet Cobalt built at GM’s Lordstown Complex. Lordstown is trying to win a new vehicle from GM when the Cobalt ends production in the summer of 2009. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=18953
June 15, 200718 yr Author From the 6/14/07 Dayton Business Journal: Reports of Delphi deal surface Dayton Business Journal - 12:41 PM EDT Thursday, June 14, 2007 by Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Reporter News reports of a potential deal between Delphi Corp., General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers are circulating, but a local UAW leader said he hasn't heard anything. The Detroit News reported Thursday that the three parties are close to a deal that would provide a cash payout in exchange for lower hourly wages to bring Delphi out of bankruptcy. The program would be funded by GM (NYSE: GM), according to the report. Joe Buckley, president of UAW Local 696, which represents about 800 workers at Delphi's Needmore Road plant, said he hasn't been told anything about a potential deal. He expects that there's some truth in the report, but until he hears it from the UAW, he's not believing anything. ... E-mail tkershaw-staley@bizjournals. Call 528-4425. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/06/11/daily19.html
June 15, 200717 yr Author From the 6/15/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi deal talk met with caution By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle WARREN — Disappointed by repeated false alarms, a local labor leader at Warren-based Delphi Packard Electric took a show-me view Thursday of the latest reports that a deal is near to bring Delphi Corp. out of bankruptcy. ‘‘All we know is this is, what, the 20th time time in six months, they’ve said they’re getting close,’’ said Mike O’Donnell, shop chairman of International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 717 at Delphi Packard. O’Donnell said union International officials, who are in New York for a ceremony honoring President Jim Clark, didn’t have any information Thursday. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19265 From the 6/15/07 Dayton Business Journal: Delphi to sell Mexican facility Dayton Business Journal - 12:02 PM EDT Friday, June 15, 2007 Delphi Corp. has signed an agreement to sell its Mexican brake plant for $15 million, the company said Friday. The German buyer, Robert Bosch LLC and its affiliate Frenados Mexicanos, has signed a purchase agreement to buy the land, machinery and equipment, as well as to take on the facility lease and certain contracts from Delphi. Delphi filed a motion Friday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York -- which must approve the sale -- to request a bidding hearing June 26. ... E-mail [email protected]. Call 528-4400. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/06/11/daily23.html?from_rss=1
June 20, 200717 yr Author From the 6/19/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi seeks more time By staff, wire report WASHINGTON — Delphi Corp. said it needs five more months to work out a bankruptcy reorganization plan amid a bidding war for the company by two rival groups of hedge funds. The company, the biggest supplier to General Motors Corp., said it needs until Dec. 31 to develop its Chapter 11 plan. Its deadline to file the plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan currently expires July 31. In papers filed with the court late Friday, Delphi said it needs the additional time to continue negotiations with its labor unions, GM, and the hedge-fund groups. It said it still expects to exit bankruptcy proceedings by the end of the year. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19398 From the 6/19/07 DDN: GM workers: Aggressive fuels standards may hurt plant, businesses By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Monday, June 18, 2007 MORAINE — Workers at General Motors Corp.'s assembly plant off Stroop Road have more than a passing interest in federal legislation that would mandate higher automotive fuel efficiency standards. They believe such legislation — dubbed H.R. 6 — could cripple the plant and nearby businesses. Leaders at the plant and its union, International Union of Electronic Workers-Communication Workers of America Local 798, instead support an amendment offered by four senators, including Ohio Republican George Voinovich. Supporters say the amendment gives automakers time to pursue and refine technologies to meet more aggressive mileage targets. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/06/18/ddn061807gmmoraineweb.html
June 22, 200717 yr Author From the 6/21/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi union gears for meeting By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle WARREN — Details are sketchy, but bargainers for workers at Warren-based Delphi Packard Electric are preparing to head to Troy, Mich., Monday for talks, a local official said Wednesday. International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 717 Shop Chairman Mike O’Donnell said the union’s top bargaining team is scheduled to gather in Troy, but he said they have little information about a reported United Auto Workers tentative agreement. ‘‘No one knows if the UAW does or doesn’t have a tentative contract,’’ he said. ‘‘We won’t accept any information unless it comes from a UAW or IUE-CWA source.’’ ... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19463
June 22, 200717 yr Author From the 6/22/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: UAW gathering to plan talks By Staff, wire report DETROIT — The United Auto Workers leadership has summoned local union presidents from all Delphi Corp. plants to Detroit for a meeting today about contract talks, two local officials said. The meeting comes three days after presidents of all UAW locals representing workers at General Motors Corp. and Delphi plants met in Detroit and were told that a pact with the company was near. Delphi spokesman Lindsey Williams said Thursday that no agreement had been reached and talks were continuing, while UAW spokesman Roger Kerson would not comment. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19531
June 23, 200717 yr Author From the 6/23/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi, UAW reach wage cut deal From staff, wire reports DETROIT — Struggling auto parts maker Delphi Corp. reached a tentative wage-cutting agreement Friday with its largest union in what may set the pattern for future pay in the U.S. automotive parts industry. The deal, which still must be voted on by Delphi members of the United Auto Workers, was signed just before a 1 p.m. meeting between the UAW leadership and presidents of the union’s locals. International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America bargainers are scheduled to travel Monday to Delphi’s hometown of Troy, Mich., to get details of the agreement and begin efforts to reach terms for their 1,800 members. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19546 From the 6/23/07 DDN: Drought of details plagues many at Delphi Company not telling what 'comprehensive labor contract' will mean for four area Delphi plants. By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Saturday, June 23, 2007 Where exactly the tentative agreement Delphi Corp. announced with its biggest union Friday leaves local Delphi plants is unclear. The agreement between Delphi, the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp., Delphi's biggest customer and former parent, covers "site plans," the auto parts maker said in a statement. But the company would not say what those plans are. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/06/23/ddn062307delphi.html
June 25, 200717 yr Author From the 6/24/07 DDN: Delphi deal could affect local plant By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Sunday, June 24, 2007 Delphi Corp. has trumpeted a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers, one that covers only UAW-represented plants. Workers at one of those plants in Dayton have questions. One question: How does this possible agreement affect me and my colleagues? ... Source: Associated Press[/color] http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/06/24/ddn062407delphi.html
June 26, 200717 yr Author From the 6/25/07 Dayton Business Journal: Delphi to keep one local plant Dayton Business Journal - 12:12 PM EDT Monday, June 25, 2007 The Needmore Road Delphi Corp. plant will remain open, according to Delphi contract documents posted online by a Delphi worker. The plant would be operated by General Motors Corp. or a third party, according to the documents. Delphi (OTC: DPHIQ) officials, as well as Joe Buckley, president of United Auto Workers Local 696, could not be immediately reached for comment. Local 696 represents about 800 workers at the Needmore Road plant. The local is holding three meetings Monday and will vote on the contract Thursday, a union staff member said. ... E-mail [email protected]. Call 528-4400. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/06/25/daily2.html?surround=lfn
June 27, 200717 yr Author From the 6/25/07 DDN: Delphi wants to cut wages about $12 an hour By John Nolan Staff Writer Monday, June 25, 2007 DAYTON — Members of United Auto Workers Local 696 were being briefed Monday on a proposed wage-reduction agreement with Delphi Corp. that would cut the hourly wages of top-paid union members from about $28 to an average of $16.50. In exchange, those workers would receive a $35,000 payout each of the next three Octobers to help offset the wage cuts, Local 696 president Joe Buckley said in a telephone interview Monday during a break between the union briefings. Delphi, the UAW and General Motors Corp. — Delphi's biggest auto parts customer — reached the agreement Friday, subject to approval by the 17,000 UAW-represented Delphi workers and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court overseeing Delphi's bankruptcy reorganization. Delphi hopes to emerge from the reorganization later this year, subject to court approval. "What we've told the membership is, nobody likes concessions, but I don't know what the alternative is," Buckley said. "Obviously, it's a shock to think about reducing wages." ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/06/25/ddn062507delphiweb.html From the 6/26/07 Youngstown Vindicator: Delphi workers cross fingers for deal The Valley workers wait to see if their contract will match the UAW deal. By DON SHILLING VINDICATOR BUSINESS EDITOR WARREN — Chris Wilson was in a good mood Monday when he heard about a new Delphi Corp. labor agreement, but was trying not to get too excited. "I'm cautiously optimistic," the skilled trades worker at Delphi Packard Electric said with a smile on his face. He had to be cautious because his union — the International Union of Electrical Workers — is just resuming talks with Delphi. The United Auto Workers, however, has reached a tentative deal. ... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/363859262692761.php
June 27, 200717 yr Delphi will likely close Columbus plant Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:03 AM By Paul Wilson The Columbus Dispatch http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/business/stories/2007/06/27/delphi.html Delphi Corp. will likely close its Columbus plant at the end of the year, a top union official said today. “On Dec. 31, 2007, we're scheduled to close,” said Mark Sweazy, president of United Auto Workers Local 969. Things could change if a buyer is found before then, but Sweazy said he thought that was “highly unlikely.” Bloomberg News also reported that the Columbus plant one of seven to be closed, citing unnamed sources. A Delphi spokesman did not immediately return a phone call this morning. Workers at the Columbus plant were notified of its expected fate after Sweazy and other local leaders returned from a meeting in Detroit late last week. That came after bankrupt Delphi finished a preliminary deal with the United Auto Workers, the supplier's largest union, involving wage cuts and plant closings. Hourly workers will vote on that agreement tomorrow.
June 28, 200717 yr Author From the 6/27/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi, IUE-CWA enter intense talks By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle Delphi Corp. and union bargainers are digging in for long daily negotiating sessions as they try to reach an agreement for workers with the company’s second largest union, a union spokesman said Tuesday. Willie Thorpe, chairman of the International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America Automotive Conference Board, said ‘‘everyone is working hard on it.’’ He declined to give any details, saying, ‘‘We have a gag order until we get done.’’ He said he can’t put a timetable for reaching an agreement, adding bargainers would work through the Fourth of July holiday if necessary. ... [email protected] (The Associated Press contributed to this report.) http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19655
June 29, 200717 yr Author From the 6/28/07 DDN: UAW workers at Delphi's Needmore plant vote to accept wage cut deal By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Thursday, June 28, 2007 DAYTON — Members of United Auto Workers Local 696 voted Thursday to accept an agreement that keeps jobs at the Needmore Road plant or another location. The tally was 428-98 in support of a pact signed last week between Delphi and the UAW. Though the agreement lasts four years, Joe Buckley, Local 696 president, said it "guarantees" 750 local jobs through 2015. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/06/28/ddn062807delphiweb.html
June 30, 200717 yr Author Both from the 6/29/07 DDN: UAW ratifies deal with Delphi, saving jobs in Dayton By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Saturday, June 30, 2007 Nationally, United Auto Workers local unions ratified a contract with bankrupt Delphi Corp., preserving UAW jobs in Dayton. The union-wide ratification was announced Friday, a day after members of UAW Local 696 voted 428-98 to accept the contract, which keeps 750 jobs at Delphi's Needmore Road plant or, in time, at another location. A message on the UAW's main Web site said, "The total vote was 68 percent to accept the agreement, 32 percent to reject it." ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/06/29/ddn062907uawweb.html UAW local supports pay cut for job security United Auto Workers Local 696 votes 428-98 in favor of contract with bankrupt Delphi Corp. By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Friday, June 29, 2007 DAYTON — Longtime members of United Auto Workers Local 696 voted Thursday to accept lower wages in exchange for a pledge of continued employment from bankrupt Delphi Corp. The tally was 428-98 in support of an agreement between Delphi and the UAW. Joe Buckley, Local 696 president, said the pact "guarantees" 750 distribution or warehousing jobs at the Needmore Road plant or another location through 2015. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/06/28/ddn062907delphi.html
June 30, 200717 yr Author From the 6/30/07 Sandusky Register: Delphi workers ratify contract By JANET NGUYEN | Saturday June 30 2007, 3:28am PERKINS TWP. Tom Zimmerman was happy when he learned the United Auto Workers Local 913 voted to approve a contract agreement with Delphi Corp. But only for himself. "I think some of them were disappointed," Zimmerman said, referring to his production co-workers. As a skilled trades worker, Zimmerman said his wages would remain the same under the new contract, while production workers would get their wages reduced by about $13 an hour. "It benefited the majority of the people. I think we could have gotten hurt a lot worse than this," he said, adding that earlier proposals from the auto parts maker had been "bad." ... The Associated Press contributed to this report. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/06/30/front/327087.txt From the 6/30/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Governor keeping close eye on GM Lordstown By STEPHEN ORAVECZ Tribune Chronicle YOUNGSTOWN — Gov. Ted Strickland said Friday that his administration is ‘‘bird-dogging’’ the situation at the General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex, which is fighting for a new car when production of the Cobalt ends in two years. Appearing at Youngstown State University to discuss the new state budget, Strickland said he met with GM officials Wednesday and talked to them specifically about his hopes for future work at Lordstown. He said he let GM officials know his administration will do whatever it can to make sure Ohio is an attractive place for future investment. GM told him that it is not ready to make a decision. ... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19767
July 4, 200717 yr Author From the 7/3/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi, area union near pact By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle Delphi Corp. and the union representing workers at Warren’s Delphi Packard Electric could submit a contract for bankruptcy court action by Aug. 16, the company said in a court filing Friday. In its motion seeking court approval of its pact with the United Auto Workers, Delphi said it’s ‘‘engaged in active bargaining with its second- and third-largest unions — in an effort to reach consensual agreements.’’ The International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America is the auto parts maker’s second-largest union with about 1,800 members, while the United Steelworkers is the third-largest with roughly 1,000. ... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19873
July 5, 200717 yr Author From the 7/4/07 Sandusky Register: Future looks good for Delphi plant, analysts say By JANET NGUYEN | Wednesday July 04 2007, 6:33am PERKINS TWP. Auto industry analysts say the recent contract approval at Delphi Co. means there is still a future for the local plant, which could be sold. "It's better than the alternative, which is shutting it down completely," said Ned Hill, vice president of economic development at Cleveland State University. United Auto Workers voted last week to approve a contract with Delphi that would reduce wages and close some plants, but save jobs for thousands of workers. An overwhelming number of workers -- 7,613 workers or 68 percent -- voted in favor of the contract and 3,612 workers voted against it. ... http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/07/04/front/330401.txt
July 6, 200717 yr Author From the 7/6/07 PD: Justices rule against GM workers Sought jobless pay for part of '98 work stoppage Friday, July 06, 2007 Reginald Fields Plain Dealer Bureau Columbus - Union employees from several Ohio General Motors plants lost a nine-year court battle on Thursday, when a unanimous Ohio Supreme Court ruled against their request for unemployment pay for part of a 1998 work stoppage. The ruling affects nearly 20,000 former or current autoworkers employed at plants in Lordstown, Mansfield, Parma, Defiance, Toledo, Columbus, Sandusky and Dayton. And it saves GM millions of dollars. The workers had been laid off for about two months - for parts of June and July - during the summer of 1998 because of a parts shortage resulting from strikes by workers at two Flint, Mich., GM plants. ... To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 1-800-228-8272 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1183711206192830.xml&coll=2
July 10, 200717 yr Delphi scraps investment deal July 9, 2007 | DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL PERKINS TWP. - Bankrupt auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. said Monday that it has ended an investment agreement with private equity group Cerberus Capital Management and other investors who were going to invest up to $3.4 billion to help the company emerge from bankruptcy. Delphi, which announced in April that it did not expect Cerberus to remain as an investor, said it expects to enter into new agreements with other investors later this month. The board of directors will meet July 16 to discuss the issue, the company said. With Cerberus out of the deal, Appaloosa Management LP, Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Merrill Lynch & Co. and UBS Securities LLC are left as potential investors.
July 11, 200717 yr Author From the 7/10/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi’s investor deal dead By staff, wire report DETROIT — Delphi Corp. said Monday it has scrapped its agreement with a group of investors that was going to kick in up to $3.4 billion to help the struggling auto parts maker emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. But a spokesman for the company, which employs about 6,000 workers in Ohio, said a revised agreement is expected later this month. The move comes after Delphi announced in April that one of the key investors, Cerberus Capital Management LP, was expected to pull out of the deal. ‘‘Whenever you have a change in the makeup of that group, it would require a new agreement,’’ said Delphi spokesman Lindsey Williams. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=20087
July 19, 200717 yr Delphi accepts $2.55 billion investment plan from Appaloosa-led investment group July 19, 2007 | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Delphi will allow Appaloosa Management and other investors to inject as much as $2.55 billion into the auto parts maker in return for preferred and common stock when it exits bankruptcy protection, the company said Wednesday. The Troy, Mich.-based Delphi said it would file motions later in the day seeking an expedited hearing and approval of the agreement in the U.S. bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York. The company said the agreement is supported by both of Delphi's court-appointed committees as well as General Motors. GM, Delphi's biggest customer, was its parent company until a 1999 spin-off. The investment agreement comes after the company secured concessions late last month from union employees represented by the United Auto Workers, the company's biggest union. The four-year pact cuts wages for many longtime workers, but secures thousands of jobs at plants that once were in jeopardy.
July 20, 200717 yr Union takes step for national strike against Delphi BY THOMAS GNAU | DAYTON DAILY NEWS July 20, 2007 The International Union of Electrical Workers-Communication Workers of America has filed a contract termination notice with Delphi Corp., a early step to a national strike against Delphi, the union said. The notice allows locals to strike effective 12:01 a.m. Oct. 13, the union said.
July 20, 200717 yr I am not trying to get into a debate about the values of Unions, etc... But do they understand that the automotive industry is in the crapper right now and GM is having major financial problems. There has even been hints they might file B.K. in the future.
July 20, 200717 yr Hold on to your GM vehicle b/c their is a very good chance it may be a collectors item in the near future.
July 28, 200717 yr 07/26/2007 Lorain gets grant for Ford site ALEX M. PARKER , Morning Journal Writer ©The Morning Journal 2007 Post edited 9-4-09 to comply with terms of use
August 9, 200717 yr Tenneco may buy Delphi plant The company has reached a tentative agreement with the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America. By Lisa A. Bernard Staff Writer Thursday, August 09, 2007 DAYTON — A Fortune 500 auto parts supplier is looking to buy Delphi Corp.'s Kettering plant. Tenneco Inc., headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., is named as the potential buyer for the Forrer Boulevard plant, according to bankruptcy court filings. The company has reached a tentative agreement with the Delphi plant's union, the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America. The union represents about 300 of the more than 600 workers at the site. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/08/08/ddn080907tenneco.html Delphi's Moraine plant may be idle by October By Lisa A. Bernard Staff Writer Thursday, August 09, 2007 MORAINE — Operations at Delphi Corp.'s Moraine plant could be completely idle by October, according to a top union official. Late Sunday, the bankrupt auto parts maker and the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America signed off on a tentative four-year agreement that impacts nearly 2,000 Delphi workers, of which nearly 1,000 work in Montgomery County. The agreement, which officials have said is contingent upon a membership vote, calls for the closure of two Delphi facilities, including the Moraine plant. The plant has nearly 300 union employees. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/08/09/ddn080907delphimoraine.html Delphi agreement calls for wage buy-down Some production workers would go down to $10 an hour while skilled workers would make $21 an hour. By Lisa A. Bernard Staff Writer Wednesday, August 08, 2007 DAYTON — Buyout and wage buy-down options for union employees of Delphi Corp.'s Kettering and Moraine plants are among the terms outlined in a more than 200-page document filed in federal bankruptcy court. Late Sunday, the bankrupt auto parts maker and the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America signed off on a tentative four-year agreement that impacts nearly 2,000 Delphi workers, of which nearly 1,000 work in Montgomery County. Among the highlights of the agreement is the establishment of a "site plan," which outlines the fate of the Kettering and Moraine operations. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/08/07/ddn080807delphifolo.html
November 28, 200717 yr Chrysler wants Delphi sale delayed By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Tuesday, November 27, 2007 VANDALIA — Chrysler LLC wants a federal bankruptcy court to delay the sale of Delphi Corp. properties until it can determine how its supply contracts are affected, Dow Jones Newswires has reported. Bankrupt Delphi has an agreement to sell its interiors and closures business — of which the Vandalia Engineering Center is a part — to a subsidiary of The Renco Group Inc. As part of the bankruptcy process, Delphi invited other bidders to make offers, too. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/business/2007/11/27/ddn112707delphiweb.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=59
December 16, 200717 yr 12/16/2007 New owners of Ford's Lorain Assembly Plant have been living up to their word KATE GIAMMARISE , Morning Journal Writer Post edited 9-4-09 to comply with terms of use
December 16, 200717 yr In addition to Trademark Global, which is already up and running, Norwalk-based Jiffy Products will move in early next year. Jiffy will be getting a $125,000 forgivable loan from the city of Lorain to relocate from Norwalk with approximately 30 jobs. There's also a warehousing and distribution firm, Midwest Global Distribution Centers, operating out of the plant. The potential fourth tenant, Semarjian said, is an out-of-state steel fabricator that would bring about 30 jobs. Additionally, IRG, with the city of Lorain, has also been awarded a nearly $3 million grant from the state of Ohio for environmental cleanup at the site, though it hasn't received the funds yet. Also in the last year, IRG and the city, with the help of Mayor-elect (at the time a at-large councilman) Anthony Krasienko were also able to iron out a dispute with local building trades unions about prevailing wages for work on the site before the disagreement got to the courtroom. Landing tenants In April, the site confirmed its first tenant, Trademark Global, a wholesale distributor of toys, games, billiard supplies and household items. The company had been based in Avon, but needed space to expand. The city gave the company a package of loans valued at $186,000 -- though some of that can be forgiven -- in exchange for relocating to Lorain. Trademark has about 50 employees, though it does hire up to another 50 more during seasonal periods. So no new companies? All are relocations from somewhere else? While I see at least one small company is expanding (the one from Avon) and another is from out-of-state, how is the region gaining anything meaningful from Ford Lorain's re-use thus far? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 5, 200817 yr Does anyone have any information on this? I know the casting plant is one of the best in the country and Ford really wanted to keep it open...I heard they might move into diesel production...Just being curious if anyone knows anything... US: Joint venture to keep Ford's Cleveland foundry open? By John Mortimer 30 December, 2007 Source: Automotive World The United Auto Workers (UAW) has raised the prospect of a joint venture as a means of saving the life of Ford's Cleveland Casting Plant in Cleveland, Ohio, thus saving 1,218 jobs. Tim Levandusky, president of UAW Local 1250, which embraces Ford's Cle... http://www.automotiveworld.com/WAM/content.asp?contentid=65547
January 10, 200817 yr Tenneco offered deal to run parts plant for Delphi > What do you think of this deal? By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Thursday, January 10, 2008 KETTERING — Ohio and Kettering governments have offered Tenneco Inc. financial incentive packages to take over a local auto parts plant for bankrupt Delphi Corp. According to a resolution members of Kettering City Council passed this week, Tenneco Automotive Operating Co. is proposing to invest $35 million into the plant on Forrer Boulevard and the creation of 350 full-time jobs there. "They (Tenneco and Delphi) have not made an official announcement, but they're trying to get all their ducks in a row," Mark Schwieterman, Kettering city manager, said Thursday. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/01/10/ddn011008tennecoweb.html#comments
January 18, 200817 yr Big GM news day... General Motors CEO's plan doesn't include Moraine union By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Friday, January 18, 2008 General Motors Corp. wants to cut its yearly American labor costs by another $5 billion in three years, GM's chief executive said Thursday. GM estimates that it spent $10.1 billion on U.S. hourly employees in 2007, according to a Web site chart GM CEO Rick Wagoner presented auto industry analysts in a conference call on GM's turnaround plans. The company's goal is to cut that amount to about $5 billion by 2010/2011 and beyond, the chart says. But that was not a reference to a union which represents workers at GM's only Dayton-area plant, the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communication Workers of America, GM spokesman Tom Wickham said after the call. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/01/17/ddn011808gm.html
February 6, 200817 yr GM plan will save 1,000 jobs in Moraine By By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Tuesday, February 05, 2008 MORAINE — General Motors Corp. will invest $69 million into the local DMAX plant to make a new Duramax diesel truck engine, one that meets stronger federal emissions requirements. The investment protects more than 1,000 jobs at the plant off Dryden Road, not far from GM's SUV assembly plant off Ohio 741. "When we work together, great things can happen," said John Buttermore, GM powertrain vice president of global manufacturing, who visited the plant with Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and other public officials to announce the investment. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/business/2008/02/05/ddn020508gmweb.html
February 13, 200817 yr GM posts record $38.7 billion loss in '07 Detroit-based automaker offers buyouts to all 74,000 of its hourly workers. Associated Press Wednesday, February 13, 2008 DETROIT — General Motors Corp. reported a $38.7 billion loss for 2007 on Tuesday, the largest annual loss ever for an automotive company, and said it is making a new round of buyout offers to U.S. hourly workers in hopes of replacing some of them with lower-paid help. The earnings report and buyout offer came as GM struggles to turn around its North American business as the economy weakens. But GM Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said that the company made significant progress in 2007, reducing structural costs in North America, negotiating a historic labor agreement and growing aggressively in Latin America and Asia. During a conference call with analysts and media, Chief Financial Officer Fritz Henderson said 2008 will be difficult, but the company sees the potential for significant earnings increases by 2010 or 2011 once it reduces its work force and labor costs and transfers its retiree health-care costs to a new UAW-run trust. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/02/12/ddn021308GM1A.html
February 13, 200817 yr UAW employees make around $25-28/hour, and adding in benefits and retirement packages, their wages inflate to around $75/hour. Which is absurd for assembly line work. The industry average is around $12-15/hour, and adding in benefits, etc., the wages inflate to around $25/hour. The union has held back GM and other domestic manufacturers for years. It's time to modernize and get rid of the excess baggage, and operate the company in a leaner, and much more fiscally efficient manner.
February 13, 200817 yr UAW employees make around $25-28/hour, and adding in benefits and retirement packages, their wages inflate to around $75/hour. Which is absurd for assembly line work. The industry average is around $12-15/hour, and adding in benefits, etc., the wages inflate to around $25/hour. The union has held back GM and other domestic manufacturers for years. It's time to modernize and get rid of the excess baggage, and operate the company in a leaner, and much more fiscally efficient manner. The article states "non-assembly" jobs at the old rate of 28 per hour. The average assembly line worker is about $14. I know this because I worked Delphi Moraine years ago on the assembly along with a few friends and we were started out around that rate. Yes, there are raises, but you can be there 10 years and not break $16 per hour on the line. GM usually starts most assembly line workers out as temps and they make even less. It is the skilled trade positions that make those wages. My dad has been with GM for 25 years and is a machinist. He makes the higher wages and deserves so. The insurance you speak of has been cut so much by GM, it's not worth squat. I believe the current insurance includes a $1500 deductible. So yes, you have to pay $1500 out of pocket before insurance will cover anything. That is ludicrous. GM employees have been getting the shaft by GM. It is poor sales and product performance that is getting GM in trouble, not UAW.
February 13, 200817 yr "The insurance you speak of has been cut so much by GM, it's not worth squat. I believe the current insurance includes a $1500 deductible. So yes, you have to pay $1500 out of pocket before insurance will cover anything. That is ludicrous." Huh, mine is $2500, I can't have any sympathy for them. Do they have (access to) any HSA accounts? These tend to be a nice buffer to help with these high deductable plans plus you don't have to use them within a year like most FSA accounts.
February 13, 200817 yr "The insurance you speak of has been cut so much by GM, it's not worth squat. I believe the current insurance includes a $1500 deductible. So yes, you have to pay $1500 out of pocket before insurance will cover anything. That is ludicrous." Huh, mine is $2500, I can't have any sympathy for them. Do they have (access to) any HSA accounts? These tend to be a nice buffer to help with these high deductable plans plus you don't have to use them within a year like most FSA accounts. Most insurances at major corporations cover a fixed percentage (like 80/20) until the deductable is met. I think its rarely that someone would have to come up with the entire deductable before any coverage. But, (and I'm not trying to start anything :-D) why does everyone act like medical care has to be completely free? Why is everyone bothered by the fact that you might have to spend some of your own money for health care? $2500 a year deductable is less than it costs to own a car. Treat it like any other industry, or expense. Like utilities, use it wisely and costs might come down.
February 13, 200817 yr "The insurance you speak of has been cut so much by GM, it's not worth squat. I believe the current insurance includes a $1500 deductible. So yes, you have to pay $1500 out of pocket before insurance will cover anything. That is ludicrous." Huh, mine is $2500, I can't have any sympathy for them. Do they have (access to) any HSA accounts? These tend to be a nice buffer to help with these high deductable plans plus you don't have to use them within a year like most FSA accounts. Most insurances at major corporations cover a fixed percentage (like 80/20) until the deductable is met. I think its rarely that someone would have to come up with the entire deductable before any coverage. But, (and I'm not trying to start anything :-D) why does everyone act like medical care has to be completely free? Why is everyone bothered by the fact that you might have to spend some of your own money for health care? $2500 a year deductable is less than it costs to own a car. Treat it like any other industry, or expense. Like utilities, use it wisely and costs might come down. Considering I'm paying 120 bucks per month for my insurance and I only see a doctor maybe like twice a year, and then have to pay a $1500 deductable too, why should I have to pay anything more?? I mean seruiously, why should I bother even paying for insurance at all when I am not getting anything back? For the chance that I may need it for that baby when I'm not even married or that freak work accident I've been waiting for the last 20 years of my working life? I have spent enough money. All I want is my damn Flonase covered and they don't touch a penny of that! Ggggrrrrrrr!
March 10, 200817 yr Good news for the Kettering Delphi plant... Tenneco buys Kettering Delphi, expects to hire 350 By Thomas Gnau Staff Report Monday, March 10, 2008 Tenneco Inc. has agreed to purchase ride control assets and inventory from Delphi Automotive Systems' Kettering facility, as part of Delphi Corp.'s bankruptcy court proceedings, Tenneco said Monday, March 10. The company expects "to hire" 300 to 350 employees, said Roni Moore, a Tenneco spokeswoman. Moore could not say if current employees will be expected to re-apply for their jobs or what the company's hiring mechanisms will be, but she said workers will come from the plant's existing force. The purchase is subject to bankruptcy court approval, Moore said. The purchase agreement has been filed with the court. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/03/10/ddn031008tennecoweb.html
March 12, 200817 yr McLin to tout Moraine on Detroit trip Plant's workers just need a chance to prove their worth to GM, regional leaders say. By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Wednesday, March 12, 2008 MORAINE — Give workers at General Motors' last Dayton-area plant a product to build, and they'll do a good job building it, says David Hicks, Moraine city manager. It's exactly that message that Hicks and 23 other area government officials plan to take to GM executives Thursday, March 13. Among those slated to go to Pontiac and Detroit, Mich., that day: Rhine McLin, mayor of Dayton, and Joe Tuss, assistant Montgomery County administrator. It's more than a bus trip, Hicks told Dayton Daily News editors Tuesday. It's regionalism at work. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/03/11/ddn031208gm.html
March 27, 200817 yr Ford Batavia plant to close May 30 March 27, 2008 | CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER BATAVIA - The Batavia Transmission LLC plant operated by Ford Motor Co. will close May 30, idling 781 workers, the company said. The plant, on Front Wheel Drive in Batavia, had been scheduled to close this year. Ford set the exact date in a Tuesday filing with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The layoffs will include 740 hourly workers and 41 salaried employees, according to the filing. Most hourly workers who are represented by United Auto Workers Local 863, have seniority rights and bumping rights. That could affect jobs at the other local transmission plant Ford operates in Sharonville... http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/03/24/daily39.html
March 27, 200817 yr Next up: Brook Park? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 28, 200817 yr I know this is difficult on the families and the lifers at Ford, but it is better to shed the jobs in areas that seem to be in slow death spiral. For Clermont County, for example, they are losing a total of 1400 jobs with Ford (about half were already gone). On the other hand TQL is expanding rapidly and Tata is creating 1000 jobs this year. This can be painful, but the sooner the economy switches to jobs with better future prospects, the sooner jobs like this will stop dragging on the overall growth. Of course I would not say this to the current employees.
March 28, 200817 yr Ford Batavia plant to close May 30 March 27, 2008 | CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER The companies set out to develop and manufacture a continuously variable transmission for Ford vehicles. But the debut of a six-speed transmission that was more fuel-efficient reduced the need for the CVT, and Ford bought out ZF in 2004. Not only is the six-speed automatic more fuel efficient, it is more pleasurable to use. A CVT keeps the engine at a much more constant RPM under acceleration and deceleration, creating a droning noise that drives people bonkers.
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