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Auto 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MoreAuto parts supplier expanding Indiana operations
November 30, 2012
Associated PressTenneco Inc. plans on spending $18.5 million to expand its northeastern Indiana operations after winning a contract to supply
emission-control parts to Chrysler. The manufacturer said it will hire an additional 100 workers.
MoreGlass factory's safety under state's lens yet again
November 24, 2012
Dan HumanUnion leaders say working conditions are improving at the Pilkington glass factory in Shelbyville, but an employee’s
injury in October has led to another visit from state safety officials and possibly more fines.
MoreToyota supplier plans 116 jobs in Hancock County
October 11, 2012
Japan-based Tsuda Industries Co. Ltd. plans to spend $56.2 million to build a facility at Mount Comfort Air Park East, which
should create 116 jobs by 2016, the company said Thursday.
MoreCummins shortens work week at Columbus factory
October 5, 2012
Associated PressThe engine maker says that slowing demand led to the decision to scale back hours for the 350 workers at its Columbus Fuel
Systems Plant. The new four-day workweek will continue indefinitely.
MoreU.S. Department of Commerce recognizes Indianapolis exporter
September 29, 2012
IBJ StaffHoosier Gasket Corp. received the Export Achievement Award for its recent success in Eastern Europe and China.
MoreIndiana auto-parts supplier set to add jobs
September 18, 2012
Associated PressAn auto-parts supplier in northeastern Indiana plans to expand its operations and create as many as 95 new jobs.
MoreCummins distributor plans to add 75 jobs in Indianapolis
September 5, 2012
Indianapolis-based Crosspoint Solutions LLC, a manufacturer of electric auxiliary power units, plans to hire the workers by
2016 as part of a $935,000 expansion.
MoreFlorida firm takes majority ownership in Remy
August 20, 2012
Dan HumanA Florida title insurer and mortgage service has increased its ownership of Pendleton-based manufacturer Remy International
Inc. to 50.2 percent.
MoreViolations persist after fatality at Shelbyville glass factory
August 18, 2012
Dan HumanA Shelbyville glass factory has had almost two years to address safety violations resulting from a worker’s death, but
the state says the plant still has a lot of the same problems. Pilkington North America faces $150,000 in fines after an Indiana
Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection in March and April.
MoreAllison reports $413M quarterly profit, but lowers forecast
July 30, 2012
IBJ StaffAllison Transmission Inc. on Monday reported earnings of nearly $413 million in the second quarter after losing $17.2 million
in the same period a year ago. The Indianapolis-based manufacturer cut its full-year sales-growth forecast.
MoreElkhart factory to close by 2013, costing 210 jobs
July 26, 2012
Associated PressAuto-parts maker Gunite Corp. plans to move its manufacturing operations to Rockford, Ill., phasing out Elkhart workers beginning
in late September.
MoreAuto parts manufacturer plans 325 jobs in Anderson
July 24, 2012
Automobile parts supplier Greenville Technology Inc. plans to open a $21.4 million plant in Anderson, creating 325 jobs by
2016, economic development officials announced Tuesday morning.
MoreColumbus auto parts maker plans to add 50 jobs
June 12, 2012
NTN Driveshaft Inc. said it will add the jobs by 2013 as part of an $18 million expansion that will include purchasing additional
equipment for its 1-million-square-foot facility.
MoreChrysler investment paying off at Kokomo plant
June 8, 2012
Associated PressOn the cusp of realizing the end result of a historic, $1.3 billion investment in Kokomo's plants, Chrysler officials
here and in Detroit, Mich., are riding high.
MoreCummins hires ex-Indianapolis mayoral candidate
May 16, 2012
Melina Kennedy has joined the diesel engine maker's corporate communications team and will be responsible for executive communications,
research and speechwriting for CEO Tom Linebarger.
MoreLocal automotive supplier in line for new city incentive
May 11, 2012
Scott OlsonA shorter-than-usual abatement plan during which no property taxes are paid for three years is expected to help Van's Electrical
Systems invest $427,000 to purchase and rehab a vacant building on the city's west side.
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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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