April 2, 200619 yr Author On Dayton. All stories from the 4/1/06 Dayton Daily News: Delphi wants to close four local plants Vandalia to stay open, but must be more productive By John Nolan Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Auto parts maker Delphi Corp. told a bankruptcy court Friday it must sell or close 21 of its 29 union-represented U.S. manufacturing plants, including four of its five Dayton-area factories, to emerge from reorganization as a globally competitive company. Delphi said the plants it wants to sell or close by Jan. 1, 2008, include the Home Avenue and Needmore Road plants in Dayton and the Moraine and Kettering factories. ... Contact John Nolan at 225-2242. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0401delphimain.html Worker reaction to news Kyle Kilby, Brookville, 9 years with Delphi: "They need to let some retirees go... recall some laid-off (workers), see how things go... we're still sending struts out. They need to look at management pay." ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0401delphireax.html Communities were ready for punch Four cities will share income tax revenue from remaining plant By James Cummings Dayton Daily News Local government officials said Friday they've been preparing a while for the announcement that most of the area's Delphi plants will be sold or closed over the next two years. As a result, the four cities with Delphi plants have agreed to spread the impact of potential plant closings by sharing income taxes from whatever Delphi workers remain, and from whatever businesses might take over the plants. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0401delphimpact.html Local shops can survive Delphi departure Industry says client base diverse, not totally auto dependent By Stephanie Irwin Dayton Daily News DAYTON | The possible closure of four local Delphi Corp. plants would not be the death knell for manufacturing here, a local industry spokeswoman said Friday. That's because the approximately 300 tooling and machining firms — 230 of which are connected to Delphi — got wise a decade ago and diversified their customers, said Angelia Erbaugh, executive director for the Dayton Tooling and Manufacturing Association. "There's much more here in manufacturing than cars," she said. "The public perception is that all of the region's manufacturing is dependent on Delphi and GM, and that is not the truth." ... Contact Stephanie Irwin at 225-7404. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0401delphiripple.html
April 2, 200619 yr Author Other plants. From the 4/1/06 Dispatch: Outlook dark for Delphi plant Cuts imperil 800 Georgesville Road workers Saturday, April 01, 2006 Paul Wilson THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Delphi Corp.’s days in Columbus appear to be near an end. As part of a massive restructuring plan, the struggling auto-parts maker said yesterday that its plant on Georgesville Road will be sold or closed by 2008. Union officials expect employment at the plant to be cut in half by next year. The union said the best-case scenario would appear to be having another company buy the plant and keep it open with a scaled-down work force. ... Information from the Associated Press was included in this story. [email protected] http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/04/01/20060401-A1-00.html From the AP, 4/1/06: Benefits to cost retirees of GM Judge OKs settlement requiring ex-workers to handle more of costs Associated Press DETROIT - A federal judge on Friday approved a settlement requiring union retirees of General Motors Corp. to pay more for health care. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland dismissed the objections of retirees who said the settlement worked out by GM and the United Auto Workers violated their contracts. ... http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/14239901.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business
April 2, 200619 yr Author From the 4/2/06 Akron Beacon Journal: Stemming the effects of Delphi By Jim Mackinnon Beacon Journal business writer Delphi Corp. might as well be making waves. The bankrupt Michigan auto supplier last week asked a judge to void its union contracts, increasing the potential for industry-damaging strikes. It also announced plans to sell or close 21 of its 29 U.S. plants, including six in Ohio -- possibly affecting 7,500 jobs, in the next several years. Delphi's Northeast Ohio facilities that employ thousands likely will survive relatively unscathed, according to the company. ... Jim Mackinnon can be reached at 330-996-3544 or [email protected] http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/14239840.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business From the 4/1/06 Toledo Blade: 2 Delphi factories in area on list of 21 plant closings The auto supplier’s struggle could affect General Motors By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE BUSINESS WRITER Automotive parts supplier Delphi Corp. wants to shed its Adrian and Sandusky factories and throw out its national union contracts as part of far-reaching bankruptcy reorganization plan. The massive plan, filed yesterday with the court, drew the ire of the United Auto Workers. The union could strike, and in turn, cripple General Motors Corp., possibly sending it into bankruptcy. ... Contact Julie M. McKinnon at: [email protected] or 419-724-6087. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060401/BUSINESS02/60401014/-1/BUSINESS
April 2, 200619 yr Author All from the 4/2/06 Dayton Daily News: Forecast cloudy for Delphi vets Workers ponder retirement incentives By John Nolan Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Andy Winchek III could retire today from troubled Delphi Corp. with his 30 years of service. But he is waiting. He may be eligible for a $35,000 payment if he leaves now, under a retirement incentive program that Delphi, the United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp. agreed to March 22. ... Contact John Nolan at 225-2242. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0402delphifront.html New use for Delphi plants presents area with challenge Regional cooperation one of key ingredients to possible solution By John Nolan and Kristin McAllister Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Local government involvement and a ready work force could attract manufacturers to buy and reuse the factories Delphi Corp. would leave behind under its plan to sell or close four Dayton-area plants. • The best option: Find a manufacturer that needs the type of building configured for use by an auto parts maker like Delphi. • Failing that: Seek public money to help a buyer retool a building for new commercial use ... Staff writer Stephanie Irwin contributed to this story. Contact John Nolan at 225-2242. Contact Kristen McAllister at 225-9338. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0402delphi.html
April 6, 200619 yr Author From the 4/4/06 Toledo Blade: PHOTO: Pickets outside the auditorium make clear their discontent with Delphi's plans to close plants and cut wages. ( ASSOCIATED PRESS ) PHOTO: Miller SPEECH IN DETROIT Delphi CEO urges workers to have faith 50 protesters gather outside; Miller restates pay stance By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE BUSINESS WRITER DETROIT - Delphi Corp.'s chief understands why workers are upset by proposed pay cuts, but the bankrupt auto supplier cannot survive by shelling out $78 an hour in wages and benefits - three times what competitors give even when organized by the same unions, he said. Spun off by General Motors Corp. seven years ago, Delphi last week unveiled a bankruptcy reorganization plan that calls for closing or selling 21 of 29 U.S. plants, including those in Adrian and Sandusky, and chopping wages for remaining workers. ... Contact Julie M. McKinnon at: [email protected] or 419-724-6087. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060404/BUSINESS02/604040358/-1/RSS04 From the 4/5/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Delphi Packard: So far, so good By DON SHILLING VINDICATOR BUSINESS EDITOR No news is good news for Delphi Corp.'s local operations. Delphi has filed a court document that shows how 21 of its plants are losing money in supply contracts with General Motors Corp. By leaving its Warren-based operations off the list, Delphi reaffirmed that Delphi Packard Electric Systems is better off financially than most of its plants. ... [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/305741354059317.php
April 7, 200619 yr Author From the 4/6/06 Toledo Blade: Future is up to us, UAW, GM officials tell Toledo parley By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE BUSINESS WRITER Speculation is rampant about what General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers must do to turn the financially troubled automaker around. But only GM and the UAW - who have formed tighter bonds in recent years to improve quality, save $1 billion a year in health-care costs, and make other strides - will determine what happens, top officials for both sides told more than 175 people yesterday. ... Contact Julie M. McKinnon at: [email protected] or 419-724-6087. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060406/BUSINESS02/604060359/-1/RSS04 From the 4/6/06 Akron Beacon Journal: GM to end third shift at Lordstown Company won't divulge how many of 1,000 jobs will be eliminated in cost-cutting move From staff and wire reports LORDSTOWN - General Motors Corp.'s worldwide cost-cutting reached Lordstown on Wednesday with the elimination of the overnight shift at its car assembly plant. The company would not specify how many of the 1,000 jobs on the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift would be eliminated when the change takes effect this summer, but said some workers will be moved to other shifts. ... Beacon Journal business writer Dave Scott contributed to this report. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/14276236.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business From the 4/6/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Pastor offers service for GM workers The pastor is leading his church to reach out to the community. By NANCY TULLIS VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER AUSTINTOWN — "There's an intricate plan for all those people — God wasn't taken by surprise," the Rev. Dan Tayman, pastor of Bethel Assembly of God told his congregation during a prayer service for General Motors and Delphi employees. The Rev. Mr. Tayman said when he heard Wednesday morning that the third shift would be cut in June at the GM Assembly Plant in Lordstown, he knew the workers would be the focus of the evening's prayer service. ... [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/306198006545838.php
April 7, 200619 yr Author From the AP, 4/6/06: Ford rejects bankruptcy talk CEO cites cash reserves, performance abroad BY DEE-ANN DURBIN | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. chairman and CEO Bill Ford said Wednesday that bankruptcy isn't an option for the nation's No. 2 automaker, which is struggling to return its North American division to profitability. Ford said the company has strong liquidity - with about $20 billion in cash - and that regions outside North America are performing well. Ford earned $2 billion last year, down 42 percent from a year earlier but still its third consecutive yearly profit.... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060406/BIZ01/604060309/1076/rss01
April 8, 200619 yr Author From the 4/7/06 Youngstown Vindicator: GM spokesman: Future looks good This is still a GM town and Valley, the company spokesman says. By PETER H. MILLIKEN VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF HOWLAND — General Motors looks forward to a viable future in the Mahoning Valley, despite the impending cancellation of the midnight shift this summer, its spokesman said Thursday. "We do, indeed, have a proud past, and we really think that we have a very exciting future at Lordstown," said Tom Mock, GM Lordstown communications manager. ... [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/306668840128167.php From same: Business owners prepare to cope with 3rd-shift loss Some will adjust their hours to accommodate their customers. By TIM YOVICH VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF LORDSTOWN — Jesse Cottrill and his partner, Ashley Golden, opened AJ's Country Cafe just a week ago to cater specifically to the General Motors Corp.'s midnight shift. Business has been terrific for the young couple — the breakfast crowd from GM's assembly and fabricating plants is attracted to the eatery when workers clock out at 7 a.m. ... [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/327532270058279.php
April 8, 200619 yr Author From the AP, 4/8/06: Ruling lets Delphi offer workers money to retire Saturday, April 08, 2006 Paulette Chu ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Auto-parts maker Delphi Corp. can offer as many as 13,000 hourly employees lump-sum payments of $35,000 to retire, a bankruptcy judge ruled yesterday, marking a milestone in its effort to scale back staff amid falling production. Delphi, one of the world’s largest suppliers of auto parts, filed for bankruptcy protection in October and is trying to shed what it says are increasingly unsustainable labor agreements that have left it overstaffed and saddled with costly benefit programs. ... http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/04/08/20060408-D2-02.html
April 9, 200619 yr Author From the 4/9/06 Dayton Daily News: Delphi wants to drop idle workers By John Nolan Dayton Daily News Delphi Corp.'s latest contract proposal to the United Auto Workers union includes a provision to lay off excess employees in the "jobs bank," a program which pays idled workers full salary and benefits even when there is no work for them to do. The program is a natural target for Delphi, which has said that reducing hourly labor costs to the lower levels of its competitors is critical to the company's plan to emerge from bankruptcy in 2007. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0409jobsbank.html
April 13, 200619 yr Author From the AP, 4/12/06: SEEKING BUYERS GM out to keep Delphi running Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Dee - Ann Durbin ASSOCIATED PRESS TROY, Mich. — General Motors Corp.’s top purchasing executive said yesterday that the automaker is trying to help auto-parts supplier Delphi Corp. dispose of noncore businesses by finding buyers for them and contracting with new suppliers for certain parts. Bo Andersson, GM’s vice president of global purchasing and supply, also confirmed GM is stockpiling parts in case Delphi workers strike, but he wouldn’t offer details of GM’s contingency plan and said the automaker is confident that it can avoid a strike at Delphi, its former parts division and largest supplier. ... http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/04/12/20060412-D1-03.html From the 4/12/06 Dayton Daily News: Unions say Delphi is using court instead of negotiating The workers are accusing the company of using bankruptcy to break contracts. By John Nolan Staff Writer DAYTON | Delphi Corp.'s labor unions and supporters have begun a political counteroffensive against the auto parts supplier, even as the company awaits a bankruptcy court's permission to cancel contracts with the unions. The International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America is sponsoring newspaper advertisements accusing the company of using the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to break the union's contract and take away wages and benefits, rather than negotiating in good faith for a new labor pact. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0412delphi.html From the 4/12/06 Dayton Daily News: GM, local union reach tentative agreement on Moraine plant By John Nolan Staff Writer MORAINE | General Motors Corp. and the union for hourly workers at its Moraine sport utility vehicle plant have reached tentative agreement on a deal that could ensure new work in upcoming years for the plant, they said Wednesday. It is subject to ratification by Local 798 of the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America, which represents the plant's hourly work force of about 3,800 production employees. ... Contact the reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected] http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0412gmmoraine.html From the 4/12/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: UAW chief hoping to rebound By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN — Auto workers at General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex continue to seek details on incentives to retire or quit, raising hopes the giant factory can rebound from the loss of its third shift, union leaders said Tuesday. ‘‘I think by December, if it takes that long, everyone will be back to work,’’ United Auto Workers Local 1112 President Jim Graham said. He added there may be some layoffs in the short term, depending ‘‘on a lot of variables.’’ ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=2554
April 13, 200619 yr Author From the 4/13/06 Dayton Daily News: Deal could bring new work to GM plant The workers who build SUVs could have work for years under an agreement their union made with GM. By John Nolan Staff Writer MORAINE — General Motors Corp. and the union for hourly workers at its Moraine sport utility vehicle plant have reached tentative agreement on a deal that could ensure new work in upcoming years for the plant, the company and union said Wednesday. It is subject to ratification by Local 798 of the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America, which represents the plant's hourly work force of about 3,800 production employees. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0413gmmoraine.html From the 4/13/06 Dispatch: GEORGESVILLE ROAD OPERATION GM, chamber seek buyer for Delphi plant Thursday, April 13, 2006 Paul Wilson THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH General Motors Corp. is working to find buyers for properties that bankrupt Delphi Corp. wants to sell, which might be a good sign for Delphi’s Columbus plant. Delphi announced last month that the Georgesville Road plant, where 800 people work, was one of 21 that it wants to sell or close in two years. ... Dispatch reporter Barnet D. Wolf contributed to this story. [email protected] http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/04/13/20060413-E1-02.html
April 14, 200619 yr Author From the AP, 4/14/06: GM may take $3B charge for retirees' health costs DETROIT | General Motors Corp. said Thursday that it could take a charge of as much as $3 billion in the first quarter for payments it needs to make to a new health fund for retired workers, according to a filing with federal regulators. Under a settlement with the United Auto Workers that was approved by a federal judge on March 31, U.S. hourly retirees will pay more for their health care, and active workers and GM will contribute to a fund to help pay health costs. ... —Associated Press http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0414gm.html From the 4/14/06 Dayton Daily News: GM deal costs Moraine workers a raise Tentative accord could keep plant running for six more years; employees to vote on it Thursday By John Nolan Staff Writer MORAINE | A tentative agreement between General Motors Corp. and the union for hourly workers at GM's Moraine Assembly plant will eliminate a wage increase this September and transfer some health care costs to retirees, a union official said Thursday. The agreement also grants GM requested changes in work rules at the sport utility vehicle plant, said Henry Reichard of the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0414gmmoraine.html
April 15, 200619 yr Author From the 4/15/06 Dayton Daily News: One-plant system benefits Moraine Automakers are moving away from multi-plant setups for building certain lines of vehicles. By John Nolan Staff Writer MORAINE — In the unsettled world of the U.S. auto industry, one plant's shutdown is another plant's salvation. The shutdown of General Motors Corp.'s sport utility vehicle plant in Oklahoma City — along with a proposed new labor agreement at GM's Moraine SUV plant — bolstered Moraine's prospects for making a new line of midsized SUVs. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected] http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0415gmmoraine.html
April 18, 200619 yr Author From the 4/18/06 PD: Ford workers accept new deal Union calls contract vital to Brook Park's future Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Christopher Jensen Plain Dealer Auto Editor Hourly workers at Ford Motor Co.'s complex in Brook Park have approved a new contract, a move that a top union official said was vital to protect the plants' future. Under the contract, the United Auto Workers will no longer insist that workers who quit or retire be replaced, said Tim Levandusky, president of UAW Local 1250. That will slowly reduce the number of workers while lowering the cost of manufacturing engines and engine parts... To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-4830 http://www.cleveland.com/business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/business/1145349446302720.xml&coll=2
April 18, 200619 yr Author From the AP, 4/18/06: Hedge fund seeks to block key Delphi restructuring plans Dow Jones/AP WASHINGTON | A hedge fund run by billionaire investor David Tepper launched a new bid Monday to slow Delphi Corp.'s restructuring plans, asking a judge to bar the company from jettisoning its labor union agreements and its money-losing contracts with General Motors Corp. The hedge fund, Appaloosa Management LP, said in papers filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan that Delphi hasn't yet provided evidence that its proposals are likely to benefit the company. It said Delphi's request for court approval appeared to be "premature" under the circumstances. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/ddn0418delphi.html
April 20, 200619 yr Author At least they kept it under $1 billion!: GM posts another quarterly loss Dayton Business Journal - 10:18 AM EDT Thursday General Motors Corp., posting a loss for the sixth consecutive quarter, said its first quarter loss narrowed on improvement in its automotive units. The loss of $323 million, or 57 cents per share, compares with a $1.3 billion loss in the same quarter last year. First quarter revenue rose 14.1 percent to $52.2 billion. ... E-mail [email protected]. Call 222-6900. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/04/17/daily24.html?from_rss=1
April 20, 200619 yr Good news for Brook Park. The plant in Chicago I supply shuts down one week a month. We will be shut down the entire month of July (usually automotive plants shut down for two weeks in July to re-tool). Come October they will slow down the line speed, which means they will make less cars, which means they will lay people off. I am doing EVERYTHING in my power to keep expenses down here so we don't have to lay people off.
April 21, 200619 yr Author From the 4/21/06 Dayton Daily News: GM keeps quiet on plans to cut costs Company believes its measures taken to cut costs will save as much as $4 billion in 2006. By John Nolan Staff Writer DAYTON — General Motors Corp. expects its cost-cutting efforts to eventually save it as much as $4 billion this year. But the company is steering clear of going public with specific earnings projections for 2006, because actions that it has undertaken or is considering could cost it billions of dollars. "With that out there as uncertainties, it would be a mistake for them to put out any estimates," David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., said Thursday. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0421gmside.html
April 22, 200619 yr Author From the 4/22/06 Dayton Daily News: Workers voting on pact for GM Moraine Agreement would grant work rule changes, cancel pay raise and require worker pay for health care. By John Nolan Staff Writer MORAINE | Production workers at General Motors Corp.'s Moraine Assembly plant voted Friday on a proposed new labor agreement that union and GM officials have said is critical to the company's decision on whether to assign additional assembly work beyond 2008 to the sport utility vehicle-making factory. Officials of the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America said they are hopeful that the new contract will be ratified, given its importance to the future of the Moraine plant and GM, which lost $10.6 billion company-wide in 2005. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0422gmmoraine.html From the 4/22/06 Detroit Free Press: Lavish cruise angers Delphi union Labor leaders say company shouldn't have planned Caribbean trip while it was announcing job cutbacks to emerge from bankruptcy By Jason Roberson Detroit Free Press DETROIT - On the same day last month that bankrupt Delphi Corp. announced a landmark deal to trim its work force, the auto parts supplier was entertaining hundreds of people on a weeklong trip to three Caribbean islands aboard the lavish Caribbean Princess cruise ship. Delphi officials say the trip was part of a company rewards program for car dealers and their salespeople to bring in much needed business as it seeks to emerge from bankruptcy. But the ire of Delphi's employees and union leaders was raised when learning of the trip from the Detroit Free Press. ... http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/14404237.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business
April 23, 200619 yr Author From the 4/23/06 Dayton Daily News: GM workers approve new contract Local and national proposals could lead to more work for the Moraine Assembly plant. By Lou Grieco and John Nolan Staff Writers Moraine — Workers at General Motors Corp.'s Moraine Assembly plant voted overwhelmingly Friday to ratify new local and national contract proposals, which could lead to GM assigning additional assembly work there in 2008. Workers voted 1,917 to 734 on the national contract and 1,857 to 785 on the local one, according to results posted Saturday on the Web site for the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 798. ... The Associated Press contributed to this report. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0423gm.html From the 4/23/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Reflections on the Lordstown Assembly Line COMING ONTO THE ASSEMbly line at the brand-new General Motors plant shocked Mel Brinsey. "If I weren't married with kids, I wouldn't have been here two weeks," said Brinsey, who was among a group of workers reflecting recently on the plant's anniversary. The plant's first car — a Chevrolet Impala — rolled off the line 40 years ago this coming Friday. ... [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/18241733672910.php
April 27, 200619 yr Author From the 4/27/06 Dayton Daily News: Delphi and union still talking Union says reports that talks ended were wrong By John Nolan Staff Writer DAYTON — Negotiations with Delphi Corp. are continuing in efforts to reach agreement on new, lower-cost contracts the company says it needs to emerge from bankruptcy reorganization, one of Delphi's unions said Wednesday. Lauren Asplen, a spokeswoman for the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America, countered published reports earlier on Wednesday that said talks had broken off between her union and Delphi. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/ddn0426delphiweb.html From the 4/27/06 Warren Tribune-Chronicle: Delphi continues wage contract negotiations By staff, wire report DETROIT — With less than two weeks to go before Delphi Corp. plans to ask a federal judge to cancel its union contracts, the auto supplier is still negotiating with its major unions and General Motors Corp. over wage cuts. Delphi’s second-largest labor union confirmed Wednesday that it’s still in talks with Delphi. Union executive Robert Sutton, whose office is in Warren, made the comments Wednesday after a media report suggested the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America had broken off talks because no progress was being made. ... http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/business/articles.asp?articleID=3101
April 28, 200619 yr Author From the 4/28/06 Warren Tribune-Chronicle: Delphi continues wage contract negotiations By staff, wire report DETROIT — With less than two weeks to go before Delphi Corp. plans to ask a federal judge to cancel its union contracts, the auto supplier is still negotiating with its major unions and General Motors Corp. over wage cuts. Delphi’s second-largest labor union confirmed Wednesday that it’s still in talks with Delphi. Union executive Robert Sutton, whose office is in Warren, made the comments Wednesday after a media report suggested the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America had broken off talks because no progress was being made. ... http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/business/articles.asp?articleID=3101
April 29, 200619 yr Author From the 4/29/06 Warren Tribune-Chronicle: Damage control begins By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN — The loss of the overnight shift at General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex is rippling to nearby suppliers, although a union leader said Friday efforts are being made to limit the damage. ‘‘We’re trying to take care of as many people as we can,’’ United Auto Workers Local 1112 President Jim Graham said. In a written statement, Intier Seating Systems-Lordstown said it has informed its work force of a permanent layoff due to reduced production by its customer. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/business/articles.asp?articleID=3208 From same: GM cuts back at top levels By staff, wire report DETROIT — General Motors Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner’s 2005 compensation was cut by almost half as the automaker lost billions of dollars and its credit rating was slashed to junk status, according to a proxy statement filed Friday with federal regulators. Wagoner received a package worth nearly $5.5 million in 2005, 46 percent lower than the $10 million package he received in 2004. Wagoner’s salary remained at $2.2 billion, unchanged since 2003. He received no bonus for the year, compared to a $2.5 million bonus in 2004. He was granted 400,000 stock options with a current value of $2.8 million. In 2004, his 400,000 stock options had a value of $5.1 million. ... http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/business/articles.asp?articleID=3205
April 30, 200619 yr Author From the 4/30/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Analysts say GM woes not over By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN — ‘‘Lordstown plant jobs in jeopardy.’’ ‘‘GM may close Lordstown, Ohio, plant to trim small-car losses.’’ The obituary for the General Motors Corp. Lordstown auto complex has been written many times, so far prematurely. But as 6,000 hourly and salaried employees return to work Monday after a week’s shutdown — ironically covering the plant’s 40th anniversary Friday — due to an oversupply of Chevrolet Cobalt small cars, leaders and analysts are keenly aware the complex faces a rough road. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/business/articles.asp?articleID=3248
May 1, 200619 yr Author From the 5/1/06 Dayton Daily News: GM announces new manager at Moraine plant By John Nolan Staff Writer MORAINE | General Motors Corp. announced a new manager for its Moraine Assembly plant on Monday, as part of a management shuffle which affected five plants in Ohio, Michigan, Texas and Canada. Pamela Mader, manager at Moraine since 2001, is the new boss at GM's Orion Assembly plant about 40 miles north of Detroit. That plant produces the Pontiac G6, a midsize sedan. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0501gmmanageweb.html
May 3, 200619 yr Author From the AP, 5/2/06: Delphi wants court to act BY DEE-ANN DURBIN | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT - Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. said in a filing Monday that a federal bankruptcy court can immediately cancel its labor agreements instead of allowing Delphi to cancel them on its own, an action that could lead to a strike. The legal filing Monday boosts the stakes in Delphi's battle with its unions. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060502/BIZ/605020319/1076/rss01
May 4, 200619 yr Author From the 5/3/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: GM extends its attrition deadline By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN — General Motors Corp.’s extension Monday of its attrition plan will give workers more time to make a critical lifestyle decision, union leaders said Tuesday. ‘‘It was just too short of a time frame to make a decision. The extension gives them more time,’’ United Auto Workers Local 1112 President Jim Graham said of the extension to June 23, with seven days to change their mind. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/business/articles.asp?articleID=3345 Somewhat related: West Carrollton parts plant to lay off 115 By Kristin McAllister Staff Writer WEST CARROLLTON — Automotive parts supplier Johnson Controls Inc. said Tuesday it will permanently lay off 115 third-shift employees at the company's West Carrollton plant on June 30. The Milwaukee-based company employs 114,000 people in its Auto Parts group. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0503warn.html
May 4, 200619 yr Author From the 5/4/06 Dayton Daily News: UAW calls for vote to authorize strike at Delphi plants By Tom Krisher Contributing Writer DETROIT | The union representing the majority of hourly workers at Delphi Corp. on Wednesday asked its locals to take a strike authorization vote, further pressuring the auto parts supplier as it seeks wage cuts. United Auto Workers Vice President Richard Shoemaker called for the vote in an e-mail to all Delphi local presidents, UAW spokesman Paul Krell said Wednesday. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0504delphi.html
May 6, 200619 yr Author From the 5/5/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Union works to save GM jobs By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN — The number of excess workers at General Motors Corp.’s Lordstown Complex could be 150 to 200, instead of 725, as employees continue to take buyouts, a union leader said Thursday. United Auto Workers Local 1112 President Jim Graham also said union leaders are trying to work out a deal so idled workers go directly into a job bank, where they’ll get full pay and benefits, instead of being laid off at reduced compensation. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=3471
May 8, 200619 yr Author From the 5/7/06 Dayton Daily News: Delphi has UAW leader arrested, he says The union president said the action followed a complaint about safety and shutdown of a line. By John Nolan Staff Writer DAYTON — The president of United Auto Workers Local 696 said Delphi Corp. had him arrested on a trespassing charge and suspended the union's shop chairman, a day after the union complained of an unsafe workplace and shut down an operation in Delphi's Needmore Road brake plant. Tuesday in New York, a federal bankruptcy judge will hear Delphi's request to cancel the contracts with its labor unions unless they agree to lower-cost contracts the auto parts company says it needs to get out of bankruptcy reorganization. Members of UAW Local 696 are to vote today on whether to authorize the national union to call a strike if it cannot reach a contract with Delphi. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0507delphi.html From the 5/7/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi’s showdown at hand By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle WARREN — Local union leader Don Arbogast doesn’t mince words about a strike if a bankruptcy judge lets Delphi Corp. reject its labor agreements and change retiree health care and life insurance. ‘‘There will be (a strike). It’s that simple,’’ said the official with Local 717 of the International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America, Delphi’s second largest union with 8,500 members. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=3591
May 8, 200619 yr Author From the 5/8/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Delphi hearings extended by a day Negotiations are expected to resume when this week's hearings are completed. By DON SHILLING VINDICATOR BUSINESS EDITOR Court hearings on whether to cancel Delphi Corp.'s labor contracts have been extended to allow for more testimony. Lawyers for the auto parts supplier and its unions decided two days of testimony — Tuesday and Wednesday — weren't enough, so Friday has been added as a hearing day. Three days may not even be enough because of the complexity of the issues, said Lauren Asplen, a spokeswoman for the International Union of Electrical Workers. ... [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/287584167624765.php From the 5/8/06 Dayton Daily News: UAW at Delphi gives OK to call strike Workers give their approval for the job action if the two sides cannot reach a pact. By Kristin McAllister Staff Writer DAYTON — Nearly 400 members of the United Auto Workers Local 696 voted Sunday to authorize their national union to call a strike if it cannot reach a contract with Delphi Corp. "The membership fully realizes that a strike would be devastating to all concerned, but it has resigned itself that that probably will happen," said Joe Buckley, president of Local 696, which represents Delphi's Needmore Road brake plant's hourly workers. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-9338 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0508delphi.html From same: Delphi to hire despite labor woes Dayton Business Journal - May 5, 2006 by Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Reporter Bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp., which is looking to shed thousands of workers nationwide, is hiring temporary workers at its Needmore Road plant. The company is adding employees to replace workers who take retirement incentives designed to help the company dump labor costs. Delphi began taking referrals for new workers from current employees April 24, according to United Auto Workers Local 696, which represents workers at the Dayton plant. The temporary workers will be paid $14 per hour with no benefits, according to the union and Lindsey Williams, company spokesman. Most Delphi workers average about $25 per hour. ... E-mail [email protected]. Call 222-6900, ext. 116. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/05/08/story3.html
May 9, 200619 yr Author From the 5/9/06 Springfield News-Sun: Delphi will ask court to approve plan to void union contracts By John Nolan, Staff Writer Delphi Corp. asks a federal bankruptcy judge today for permission to cancel contracts with its hourly labor unions if they cannot reach agreement with the company on lower-cost agreements it says it needs to be competitive. The unions are opposing Delphi's request, which comes even as all parties continue negotiating to try to work out the reduced labor costs the auto parts company says it must have to emerge from bankruptcy reorganization in 2007. ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/05/09/sns0509delphiinside.html From the 5/9/06 Dayton Daily News: Delphi disciplines officials from union Deck headlines should summarize the story and use articles, conjunctions and punctuation. By John Nolan Staff Writer DAYTON — Delphi Corp. on Monday disciplined three more officials of United Auto Workers Local 696 at the company's Dayton brake plant in response to a work stoppage in part of the factory last week, the union said. Joe Buckley, president of UAW Local 696, said the company placed a union shop steward on indefinite suspension and was planning to take similar action against two other stewards. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0509delphi.html
May 12, 200619 yr Author From the AP, 5/10/06: Delphi says it must void contracts Auto-parts maker tells judge its survival’s at stake Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Adam Geller ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Auto-parts supplier Delphi Corp. told a bankruptcy judge yesterday that it must be given the right to cancel its labor contracts, saying that is critical to the cost-cutting efforts required for its survival. Delphi, seeking power that could lead to a devastating strike, told Judge Robert Drain that it has little choice. ... http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/05/10/20060510-D1-02.html From same: General Motors CEO says strike is bad idea GM has plans for a lot more restructuring, the chairman said. DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Tuesday that the world's biggest automaker has stockpiled parts in case Delphi Corp. workers go on strike but he believes a strike can be avoided. "I'm really not a strong advocate of relying on that as a potential solution here. We would rather do this proactively and without strikes," Wagoner said. "We do have some banks of parts, but we're speaking a matter of days, not months, so it's not a question of avoiding the issue for any significant period of time." ... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/286301594189512.php From the 5/10/06 Youngstown Vindicator: IUE lawyer: We aren't the UAW Union and company lawyers argued about Delphi's labor contracts. By DON SHILLING VINDICATOR BUSINESS EDITOR NEW YORK — The union that represents Delphi Corp. workers in the Mahoning Valley is tired of feeling ignored. A lawyer for the International Union of Electrical Workers argued in court Tuesday that Delphi should give it a unique contract offer — not one based on an offer to the United Auto Workers. ... [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/286301593923829.php
May 12, 200619 yr Author From the AP, 5/11/06: Unions argue against Delphi request to dump contracts Executive tells federal bankruptcy judge that auto parts company must cut labor costs to survive By Adam Geller Associated Press NEW YORK - Lawyers for Delphi Corp.'s unions and stakeholders tried to convince a bankruptcy judge Wednesday that letting the faltering auto parts company jettison its labor contracts would unfairly sideline them and risk a potentially ruinous strike. But a Delphi executive countered that the power to cancel contracts -- even if it triggers a walkout in coming months -- is better than prolonging a staredown with the company's unions that could further weaken its chances of survival. ... http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/ohio/business/14552000.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business
May 12, 200619 yr Author From the 5/12/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi returns to court By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle NEW YORK — After a sometimes raucous first day Tuesday — largely thanks to United Auto Workers’ fiery attorney Bruce Simon — the hearing Delphi Corp.’s motion to reject its labor contracts has settled into a more lawyerly rhythm heading into today’s third round. University of Pennsylvania economics professor Michael Wachter, who compared the wage premium paid to Delphi workers to similar industrial workers, is scheduled to continue testimony he began late Wednesday. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=3776 From same: Waiting too risky for Delphi By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle NEW YORK — Auto parts maker Delphi Corp. could better handle a strike this summer than in the fall of 2007 when its labor contracts expire — one reason the bankrupt company is seeking a judge’s permission to reject its agreements now, a company executive said Wednesday. Meanwhile, the attorney for the union representing workers at Warren’s Delphi Packard said a roughly $60 million bonus plan for some 14,000 salaried workers that could be announced around the same time hourly workers would be taking steep pay cuts makes it harder for the union and company to reach agreement. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=3748 From the AP, 5/12/06: Delphi workers ready to strike Early votes show unions to give UAW go-ahead if judge voids contract Friday, May 12, 2006 Tom Krisher Associated Press Detroit - The voting's not done, but so far there's little doubt that Delphi Corp. production workers will give the United Auto Workers authority to call a strike if a bankruptcy judge voids their contract with the struggling auto supplier. Workers at a half-dozen plants where the votes already have been counted have overwhelmingly favored allowing a strike, and local union officials say they expect the same results in voting that will take place until Sunday at 22 Delphi plants represented by the UAW. ... http://www.cleveland.com/business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/business/1147431312286040.xml&coll=2 From the 5/12/06 Springfield News-Sun: Delphi strike could affect Navistar Troubled parts maker is a major supplier of local plant. By Tim Bucey News-Sun Staff Writer A labor disruption at auto parts maker Delphi Corporation would have a detrimental effect on Navistar International, including the International Truck and Engine assembly plant in Springfield, company officials said Thursday. “A work stoppage on the part of Delphi would have a serious impact ... because they are a major supplier to us,” said Roy Wiley, Navistar director of communications in Warrenville, Ill. ... http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/05/12/SNS0512internationalDelphi.html
May 13, 200619 yr Author From the 5/13/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: More Delphi hearings set for May 24 By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle NEW YORK — Out of the courtroom and back to the negotiating room, with the goal of settling some issues before hearings resume May 24 on Delphi Corp.’s effort to dissolve its union contracts. That’s the scenario the judge, along with company and union representatives, laid out Friday at the end of the third day of hearings at federal bankruptcy court in Lower Manhattan. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=3811
May 18, 200619 yr Author From the AP, 5/17/06: UAW authorizes strike on Delphi Associated Press DETROIT - United Auto Workers members have voted to authorize a strike against Delphi Corp. if the company fails to honor its labor agreements. More than 95 percent of UAW members who voted at 21 plants in Ohio and other states approved the strike authorization measure, the union said Tuesday. The vote doesn't mean a strike is imminent, but it does allow the union to call a strike if it feels one is needed as the two sides bargain over wages. ... http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060517/BIZ/605170310/1001/RSS04 From the 5/17/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Lordstown avoids being idle By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN — General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex will change from 2006 models to 2007 cars a week earlier than planned in June, as improving sales eliminate the need for a week’s layoff, officials said Tuesday. New-year Chevrolet Cobalts, along with brand-new Pontiac G5 coupes, will start rolling off the assembly line June 12 instead of June 19, plant spokesman Tom Mock said. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=3971 From the 5/17/06 Mansfield News Journal: If UAW strikes Delphi, this 'area's going to suffer' By Lisa Miller News Journal ONTARIO -- One area economic development official expects a possible strike against Delphi Corp. would have an impact not only on the local General Motors plant, but on the entire auto industry. "It's going to hurt us. ... This area's going to suffer," Richland Economic Development Corporation director Mike Greene said. "If misery loves company, we're going to have a lot of company." ... [email protected] 419-521-7240 http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060517/NEWS01/605170312/1002/rss01
May 18, 200619 yr While it seems that American automakers continue to flounder and fall behind...foreign automakers continue to stride forward and invest in America/its people (see Honda discussion thread).
May 23, 200619 yr Author From the 5/20/06 Dayton Daily News: Delphi hiring temporary workers to replace retirees By John Nolan Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Delphi Corp.'s hiring of temporary production workers at starting pay of $14 an hour will serve as an insurance policy as longtime hourly employees take advantage of a retirement incentive program, the company and an analyst said Friday. Delphi's ability to hire those workers under its existing agreement with the United Auto Workers union will help as the auto-parts company waits to see how many workers will decide by the end of June to leave under the retirement incentive program, said David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0520delphi.html
May 23, 200619 yr Author From the 5/21/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi talks continue By JOHN GOODALL Tribune Chronicle Negotiators for Delphi Corp. and its union are set to meet again today after a long day of talks Saturday. Bargaining started at 9 a.m. in Troy, Mich., and didn’t conclude until late in the afternoon. But the talks weren’t solid face-to-face discussions, Don Arbogast, shop chairman for Local 717 of the International Union of Electrical Workers, noted. Both parties adjourned at times to review issues internally, he said. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=4144 From same: Delphi complexity makes process slow By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle WARREN — Like a crew inching a ship through icebergs, extreme caution is guiding everyone involved in Delphi Corp.’s bankruptcy hearings that resume this week, an industry expert says. ‘‘If you look at the way the process was set up, that reflects the complexity of the issues,’’ said David Andrea, vice president of business development for the Original Equipment Suppliers Association in Traverse City, Mich. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/business/articles.asp?articleID=4140
May 23, 200619 yr Author From the 5/22/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: PHOTO: Darwin Cooper, left, former vice president of United Auto Workers Local 1112, enjoys a laugh with fellow auto worker Phil Gargolina at the local’s meeting Sunday in Lordstown. Cooper, 59, who was one of the first hired when the Lordstown plant started its second shift, is planning to retire later this year. Tribune Chronicle / Raymond L. Smith Ex-union VP earns praise, honors By RAYMOND L. SMITH Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN — When then 19-year-old Darwin Cooper walked into Lordstown’s General Motors plant in 1966 as a Youngstown State University history student, the Boardman High graduate planned to stay only a few years. Nearly 40 years later, Cooper, 59, has become part of the plant’s history. Cooper was feted by friends and many of the UAW Local 1112 membership attending Sunday’s union meeting as newly elected officers were sworn in. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=4178
May 24, 200619 yr Author From the 5/24/06 Youngstown Business Journal: Delphi, Its Labor Unions, Ready to Play Hardball at Hearing May 24, 2006 7:02 a.m. By Roberta C. Yafie NEW YORK -- It’s going to be hardball in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York today when John Sheehan, Delphi Corp.’s restructuring czar, chief financial officer and designated hitter steps up to the plate to face attorneys for the auto-parts manufacturer’s unions. At stake are the collective bargaining agreements and retirement pension plans for some 30,000 workers and the strike votes they have taken as their last call as Delphi seeks relief under Sections 1113 and 1114 of the federal bankruptcy code. ... http://www.business-journal.com/DelphiUnionsReadyHardball.asp
May 26, 200619 yr Author From the 5/25/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Judge denies GM’s request By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle NEW YORK — The chief bargainer for local and other Delphi Corp. hourly workers said Wednesday he thinks the judge in the company’s bankruptcy case is ‘‘looking for a reason to grant’’ Delphi’s motion to scrap its labor pacts. ‘‘I think the judge’s perspective is legal and business. We’re looking at the people,’’ Henry Reichard, chairman of the International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America Automotive Conference Board said after morning testimony today in federal bankruptcy court in Lower Manhattan. ... [email protected] http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=4289 From the 5/25/06 Toledo Blade: BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING Cash stash at Delphi is solid, court told Judge hears arguments on voiding of contracts FROM THE BLADE'S WIRE SERVICES NEW YORK - Lawyers for Delphi Corp.'s labor unions and stakeholders insisted yesterday that the auto parts supplier has a bigger financial cushion than company officials acknowledge. Glenn Kurtz, a lawyer for Delphi equity holders, said at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court that the supplier's financial results are running ahead of expectations. ... http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060525/BUSINESS02/605250463/-1/RSS04
May 26, 200619 yr Author From the 5/26/06 Toledo Blade: GM buyout draws 900 so far in Toledo, Defiance By GARY T. PAKULSKI BLADE BUSINESS WRITER For Greg DeGroff, "it was a little plus." He is among 900 General Motors Corp. workers in Toledo and Defiance who have accepted buyout offers so far from the nation's No. 1 car maker. The total includes 617 employees, or 18 percent of the workforce, at GM's Toledo Powertrain plant, according to a newsletter published by the plant and United Auto Workers Local 14. The factory has 3,500 workers making 6,000 transmissions a day. ... Contact Gary Pakulski at: [email protected] or 419-724-6082. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060526/BUSINESS02/605260355/-1/RSS04
May 27, 200619 yr Author From the 5/27/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Union: Scrapping pacts not needed By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle NEW YORK — Union attorneys spent Friday afternoon in Delphi Corp.’s bankruptcy hearing building a case that the company doesn’t need to scrap its labor pacts to cut labor costs because the unions have agreed to cut jobs. In questioning Delphi labor contract bargainers, Tom Kennedy of the International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America, pointed out the union’s Delphi membership has been cut nearly in half to about 8,400 from 15,850 when Delphi was spun off from General Motors Corp. in 1999. ... lringler@tribune-chronicle http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=4353
May 28, 200619 yr Author From the 5/28/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: IUE waives hiring plan By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle NEW YORK — Hourly workers at Warren-based Delphi Packard Electric have given up a long-cherished right in order to prove they’re willing to help the parent company become competitive. The multimillion dollar question is how much weight the bold move, plus other concessions the union has given over the years, will carry with bankruptcy Judge Robert D. Drain as he decides whether to allow Delphi Corp. to reject its labor contracts. ... lringler@tribune-chronicle http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=4406
May 30, 200619 yr Author From the 5/29/06 Dayton Business Journal: Retirement deals may reduce local GM layoffs Dayton Business Journal - May 26, 2006 by Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Reporter Nearly 800 workers at General Motors Corp.'s Moraine Assembly plant have signed up for early retirement and the union president expects that number will continue to climb. Workers have until June 1 to take one of the four retirement or incentive packages GM is offering. The struggling automaker is dangling buyouts of up to $140,000 as it tries to shed 30,000 workers in its ailing North America division. ... E-mail [email protected]. Call 222-6900, ext. 116. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/05/29/story1.html?from_rss=1
June 1, 200619 yr Author From the 6/1/06 Dayton Daily News: Delphi hearing may last into July Company, seeking permission to void labor contracts, should end its presentation Friday; unions are up Monday. By John Nolan Staff Writer DAYTON — What was to have been a two-day U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing in May on Delphi Corp.'s request for permission to cancel contracts with its labor unions will last into late June and likely beyond, a union official involved in the court hearings said Wednesday. Delphi could finish presenting its testimony Friday in New York before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain, continuing a presentation the auto parts supplier began on May 9. Delphi has been in court-supervised bankruptcy reorganization since Oct. 8. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0601delphi.html From the 6/1/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi reports more losses By Staff, wire report DETROIT — Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp., which employs thousands of area residents, said Wednesday its monthly losses more than tripled from March to April as General Motors Corp. bought fewer parts from the company. Delphi reported a net loss of $192 million in April, compared with a loss of $56 million in March. The company took in nearly $1.4 billion in revenues, including $761 million from GM. GM spent nearly $1.1 billion on Delphi parts in March. ... http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=4542
June 2, 200619 yr Author From the 6/2/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: GM improves productivity By RAYMOND L. SMITH Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN — General Motors Corp. Lordstown plant had a 19 percent improvement in the number of hours it takes to build its new cars. According to the 2006 Harbour Report North America, the Lordstown plant today takes 21.69 hours to build a vehicle. Last year, the Lordstown plant took approximately 26 hours to build a vehicle, Lordstown spokesman Thomas Mock said. ... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=4575
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