Tag: Jobs Bank

The Day I Thought I’d Get Fired from “The Old GM”...

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Following up on yesterday's post that talked about "the old GM" putting cost ahead of quality, I sometimes I get flashbacks to my days working...

Good News, Bad News on GM Doubling ‘Volt’ Production

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I don't often go back to write about GM, the first company I worked for out of college. Thanks to my dad who sent...

GM Blames Layoffs on the Japan Earthquake and JIT; Should Instead...

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Here is a sad article with the headline"General Motors lays off workers at NY plant." This is an addition to earlier Shreveport layoffs. The media...

Random Lean Thoughts – July 13

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Today's blog post will be just a bunch of random thoughts. For one, I just got back from London last night after a whirlwind...

Toyota Leaders Get a Lecture From a Toyoda

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Toyota Names Akio Toyoda President, Apologizes to Shareholders for Losses This was rumored for a while, but Toyota has formally named Akio Toyoda as the...

GM/UAW Jobs Bank or Wall Street?

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The infamous "Jobs Bank" was created in the 1980s to protect UAW members from job losses that would otherwise result from automation and robotics....

The Death of the Jobs Bank

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UAW suspends jobs bank, delays retiree fund payments - USATODAY.comSo this might be the end of the infamous Jobs Bank that we've talked about...

Front Page Jobs Bank Embarrassment

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The GM "Jobs Bank" has come up many times here before, but now the Wall St. Journal has a front page article (subscription required)....

NPR on the Jobs Bank

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NPR : Future Uncertain for Auto Workers' Safety NetI don't mean to focus so much on this Jobs Bank issue. But, this piece...

Why the Interest in GM’s Job Bank?

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Lean Manufacturing Blog: GM Jobs bank programs -- 12,000 paid not to workI know it's kind of weird to link to my own post,...

GM Jobs bank programs — 12,000 paid not to work

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Detroit News - 10/17/05UPDATE 2/9/06: Why the sudden interest in this article?? Email me.This isn't new news, nor is it a new...