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Hope for Hostess? Judge pushes sides into mediation
November 19, 2012
Bloomberg NewsHostess Brands Inc. will hold talks with its bakery workers’ union on Tuesday to explore the reasons for a strike that
the maker of Twinkies and Wonder bread said will force it to liquidate.
MoreTwinkies likely to survive sale of Hostess
November 19, 2012
Associated PressOther companies are interested in bidding for at least pieces of Hostess because of the high brand recognition and $2.5 billion
in annual revenue. Twinkies alone have brought in $68 million in revenue so far this year.
MoreAllison Transmission, union reach tentative agreement
November 16, 2012
Dan HumanMembers of United Auto Workers Local 933 must vote in favor of the five-year collective bargaining agreements before they
would go into effect.
MoreHostess to close all plants, fire thousands of workers
November 16, 2012
Dan Human, Bloomberg NewsHostess Brands Inc. said Friday it will close all of its plants, leading to the loss of hundreds of jobs in Indiana and thousands
more nationwide. The company employs 288 in Indianapolis.
MoreHostess says liquidation decision expected Friday
November 15, 2012
Associated PressHostess Brands said it likely won't make an announcement until Friday morning on whether it will move to liquidate its
business, after the company had set a Thursday deadline for striking employees to return to work.
MoreAllison negotiators extend contracts until next week
November 15, 2012
Dan HumanThe commercial transmission maker's existing contracts, which were set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, will remain
in force until noon Nov. 21.
MoreHostess: Firm to liquidate unless workers return Thursday
November 14, 2012
Dan HumanThe maker of Wonder bread and Twinkies said it doesn't have the financial resources to survive the ongoing strike by the bakers'
union.
MoreTruck-parts supplier expanding in Plainfield, adding 82 jobs
November 13, 2012
Troy, Mich.-based Meritor Inc., a global supplier of commercial truck parts, said it will consolidate North American remanufacturing
operations by moving production from Ontario, Canada, to its facility in Hendricks County.
MoreAllison Transmission workers may strike this week
November 13, 2012
Dan HumanMembers of United Auto Workers Local 933, which represents roughly 1,500 hourly workers, could declare a strike if negotiators
do not reach an agreement with Allison Transmission by a Wednesday deadline.
MoreHostess plant closings so far spare Indy, Columbus
November 13, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe maker of Wonder bread and Twinkies said it is permanently closing plants in Cincinnati, Seattle and St. Louis. The company
has about 875 workers in Indiana, about half of them members of the striking bakers' union.
MoreHostess mulling Indiana plant closures after walkout
November 12, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsA Hostess spokesman said the company is debating whether it will close its Indiana plants after workers went on strike on
Friday. Hostess employs about 875 workers in Indiana, including 288 in Indianapolis.
MoreLocal scientific software firm plans to add 63 jobs
November 12, 2012
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-based Indigo Biosystems Inc., a scientific software provider, announced Monday morning that it plans to add 63
jobs by 2015 as part of a $1.4 million expansion.
MoreGilchrist & Soames enjoying sweet smell of success
November 10, 2012
Scott OlsonPlainfield-based company provides its soaps and shampoos to world's most prestigious hotels.
MoreHoosier colleges discover patents aren't just for faculty anymore
November 10, 2012
Chris O'MalleyUniversities that once focused on faculty inventions now are encouraging students to pursue patents. Last year, 355 Purdue
University students filed a patent, a 62-percent jump from 218 student-filed patents the previous year.
MoreRefinery purchases bring big gains to Calumet
November 10, 2012
Dan HumanBetter profitability in crude-oil refining has prodded Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP into a $1 billion flurry of
acquisitions over the past year.
MoreLife sciences finance pro heading to startup
November 10, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIf a biotech startup were akin to a rock band, Kristin Sherman might be the keyboardist. She’s not front-and-center
on the stage, but the ballad wouldn’t be as dynamic without her pounding the chords.
MoreOut-of-the-way telecom company to branch into Indy
November 10, 2012
Chris O'MalleySmithville Telephone, headquartered in Ellettsville, near Bloomington, is the state’s largest independently owned phone
company. Its Smithville Digital division, which provides fiber-optic communications to businesses, hospitals and schools in
17 Indiana counties, mostly in the south, has quietly been growing on the periphery of Indianapolis.
MoreExactTarget suffers smaller loss on record sales
November 8, 2012
IBJ StaffMarketing e-mail marketer ExactTarget Inc. suffered a dramatically lower third-quarter loss than a year ago on record-high
revenue, the company announced Thursday afternoon.
MoreSuzuki files bankruptcy, leaving U.S. market
November 6, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe decision will affect two dealerships in the Indianapolis area: Bob Rohrman's Indy Suzuki and Used Car Superstore and the
Ray Skillman Westside Auto Mall, both of which sell new Suzuki vehicles.
MoreFacadeTek eliminating 72 jobs in Whitestown
November 6, 2012
Glass fabricator FacadeTek Inc. has notified state officials that it will eliminate 72 jobs at its Whitestown facility in
January.
MoreADM planning $29M expansion on city’s southeast side
November 5, 2012
Scott OlsonDecatur, Ill.-based ADM Milling Co. is seeking tax incentives related to its plans to construct a six-story building to increase
its milling capacity. The expansion will help it retain 53 workers.
MoreSpeech recognition technology firm gets cash infusion
November 3, 2012
Waveform Communications LLC got its second round of funding for research and development.
MoreProduction of Inc. 500 firms ranks city sixth nationally
November 3, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis area produced more Inc. 500 companies per person from 2001 to 2010 than all but five other U.S. metro areas
with more than 1 million residents, according to a recent study by the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation.
MoreDefense contractors play wait and see on budget cuts
November 3, 2012
Dan HumanIndiana’s largest military contractors are questioning their future operations as they await word on whether the U.S.
Department of Defense will lose up to $1 trillion in funding in the next decade.
MoreLilly to spend $140M on new insulin cartridge plant
November 1, 2012
J.K. WallAbout 100 workers will staff the new plant, which will be constructed by spring 2014 and ready for operations in 2015. But
only “some” of that number will be new hires.
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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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