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New owner shutting down 520-worker Indiana plant
May 17, 2013
Associated PressAllied Specialty Vehicles announced Thursday it was buying Monaco RV and shifting production to a factory in Decatur, near
Fort Wayne. The 520 jobs lost in Wakarusa won't be replaced on a one-to-one basis.
MoreSubaru to invest $400M in Lafayette plant, hire 900
May 8, 2013
IBJ Staff, Associated PressThe Japanese car maker already employs about 3,600 people at the plant and builds the Legacy and Outback cars and the Tribeca
SUV. With the new investment, it will boost capacity by 100,000 cars and begin making the Impreza.
MoreSubaru planning major expansion in Indiana
May 7, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressSubaru plans to expand its Lafayette factory and add hundreds of workers to build the Impreza small car there, a source briefed
on the matter says.
MoreGrand Design RV plans 500 jobs in Elkhart County
April 18, 2013
Associated PressGrand Design RV in Middlebury on Thursday said it plans to locate its headquarters and manufacturing operations in the Elkhart
County town about 30 miles east of South Bend.
MoreLafayette key to Subaru ending dealer shortages, exec says
April 18, 2013
Bloomberg NewsFuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the Japanese maker of Subaru cars, intends to end a shortage of its vehicles at U.S. dealerships
soon by expanding capacity at its Lafayette plant.
MoreGM to invest $332M in factories, including Indiana plant
April 4, 2013
Associated PressIn Indiana, GM plans to spend $29.4 million for a metal castings plant in Bedford to make parts for small engines and for
the new eight-speed and existing six-speed automatic transmissions.
MoreCarbon Motors pulls equipment from Indiana plant
March 31, 2013
Associated PressA company that had hoped to open a high-tech police car plant employing as many as 1,500 workers in eastern Indiana has cleared
out its plant amid the resignation of a key official.
MoreChrysler, General Motors plants take divergent paths
March 30, 2013
Dan HumanIn Kokomo, Chrysler plants rise with the resurgent automaker, while a GM plant across the highway hasn't been so fortunate.
MoreToyota model made in Indiana getting sleek overhaul
March 27, 2013
Bloomberg NewsToyota Motor Corp. is revamping the Highlander SUV, turning the car-based crossover into a more wagon-like model as the automaker
seeks to keep its U.S. sales rising for a third consecutive year.
MoreHonda shuffling management at Greensburg plant
March 9, 2013
The changeup is part of a transition throughout Honda North America Inc.'s operations.
MoreAuto parts supplier lays off 200 in northeastern Indiana
March 1, 2013
Contech Castings LLC has suspended certain operations at plants in Auburn and Pierceton and laid off more than 200 employees
after losing a customer to a competitor.
MoreChrysler confirms state investment of $374 million
February 28, 2013
Dan HumanChrysler Group LLC plans to invest a total $374 million and add 1,250 jobs in Kokomo and Tipton, the company confirmed Thursday.
MoreUnion workers at Goshen's Cequent plant take severance deal
February 23, 2013
Associated PressThe trailer-hitch manufacturer plans to close the 450-employee plant and move operations to Mexico. Union workers voted Friday
to forego arbitration and accept a severance agreement that will pay the most senior employees $36,000.
MoreAllison Transmission cuts 2013 sales outlook
February 19, 2013
Dan HumanAllison Transmission Inc. predicted 2013 sales declines after it closed 2012 with an inflated $514.2 million annual profit
and a massive slide in sales for a key market during the fourth quarter.
MoreRemy International reports $138M annual profit
February 19, 2013
Dan HumanA one-time tax benefit more than doubled Remy International Inc.’s annual profit to $138.6 million, the Pendleton-based
manufacturer reported late Monday.
MoreEven salvage auto buyers now have an app to make purchases easier
February 16, 2013
Bids have been taken via smart-phone applications for more than a year. Now a unit of Carmel-based KAR Auction Services has
introduced an app to make paying easier.
MoreGreensburg auto-parts plant plans expansion, 200-plus hires
February 12, 2013
IBJ StaffAutomotive supplier Valeo expects to invest $15.5 million in new machinery for its Greensburg facility as part of its plans
to expand operations in the plant and bring more than 200 workers onto the company payroll by 2014.
MoreRemy International CEO Weber stepping down
February 1, 2013
Dan HumanRemy International Inc. President and CEO John Weber will resign at the end of February after leading the company for seven
years, the Pendleton-based automotive supplier announced Friday.
MoreGM moving 80 jobs from Castleton to Michigan
January 30, 2013
Associated PressGeneral Motors on Wednesday said it plans to move 80 jobs from Indianapolis to Pontiac, Mich., as part of a plan to expand
its engine and transmission development headquarters.
MoreFishers auto supplier moving to Anderson
January 16, 2013
Keihin North America Inc. plans to relocate between 130 and 175 management, engineering and development jobs to the Flagship
Enterprise Center.
MoreSubaru targets more growth at Indiana plant
January 15, 2013
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe maker of Subaru cars is targeting a 6-percent increase in global sales this year, spurred by the introduction of a new
Forester SUV model. The company will use its plant in Lafayette to increase output.
MoreAuto makers, including those in Indiana, enjoy big year
January 3, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressStrong U.S. sales in December capped a remarkable year for the auto industry. U.S. sales of models manufactured in Indiana
in 2012 by General Motors, Toyota, Honda and Subaru outpaced the national rate, rising 17 percent.
MoreTipton manufacturer with 173 workers says its closing
January 3, 2013
IBJ StaffSteel Parts Manufacturing Inc. says it plans to close its plant in Tipton, ending employment for 173 workers. The company
told the state the closure and layoffs will begin Feb. 28 and end by March 14.
MoreReport: Plug-in vehicles slow to spark interest in Indy
January 2, 2013
Dan HumanPlug-in electric vehicles, which are struggling to gain traction nationwide, have even less appeal in central Indiana than
they do in most areas of the country, a new study says.
MoreChrysler expansion fueled by optimistic sales outlook
December 22, 2012
Dan HumanChrysler Group LLC is betting on huge sales gains to justify the more than $374 million it is considering investing in Kokomo
and Tipton to make a new line of nine-speed transmissions.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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