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#31 of 470 Re: Delphi Woes 12-15-05 [rockylee] by jae5 Dec 16, 2005 (3:56 pm)
Replying to: rockylee (Dec 15, 2005 5:06 pm) In the auto/heavy truck industry, Tier 1 / 2 supplier as well as aftermarket. Been getting hit lately due to the auto industry sagging as a whole. Can tell you more and more we're getting molds and parts manufactured in China, am closing one plant after the New Year. But the good thing is the company is global, understands what global means, and knows that it takes more than putting a plant in a cheap labor market to be considered global.   Fortunately I've been able to keep myself updated with education, and parlaying my passion for manufacturing/cars/design. I didn't want to pigeon-hold myself into one thing, only to have that thing wash up and I end up *ss out. I took advantage of situations presented to me, jump at opportunities and was able to advance myself.   Because of my career path, I can place my hat into many fields. And I think that's what a lot of people need to do, but unfortunately they don't. Like many stated here, and I agree with them, they need to find out what programs their companies offer in terms of training / positions / programs and take advantage. I must admit, in my first "real" job in industry our president and crew had the GM Wagoner/Lutz mentality, as long as they made it ($$), kcuf the rest. And they were like Delphi Miller as well, just pay the people like crap despite the fact that most were skilled in their craft. Fortunately I was able to move to a better company. Then left there and again, am in a very, very, very good company that recognizes the person's talents, what they bring to the table, and look at the employees as an investment to make the company better.
#32 of 470 Re: Delphi Woes 12-15-05 [lemmer] by rockylee Dec 17, 2005 (3:13 pm)
Replying to: lemmer (Dec 16, 2005 8:17 am) Let's take my 27 yr. Veteran Delphi Worker. Both skills at Delphi/GM and skills learned outside the workplace.   Graduated High School in 1975. and worked part-time at a gas station.   Went to Michigan State University in fall of 1975 and completed one yr. in pre-med. It got expensive and he was unsure if he wanted to continue, so he joined the Navy in 1976. He went to a training facility called "Great Lakes" where he learned the skill to become a radio repairman tech. He was in the Navy for 3 years and was on the U.S.S. Alamo, and I was born in Nov. 25, 1978 in U.S. Naval Hospital in Long Beach Cali. Finished his service with the U.S. Navy, and came back home to G.R. Michigan. Had job interviews with the U.S. Postal Service, and General Motors. He took the Job at GM. He started out in production and quickly learned the skills to become a Job Setter from my Grandfather at the Wyoming Mi. Plant. He got transfered to the Coopersville, Mi. plant in 1990 give or take a yr. He was a job setter, and helped on some occasions set up new production lines with engineers. He later on went to school to become a certified screw machine operator, and shortly was know as the best operator in the plant. He did that for 3 years, until Delphi management at coopersville asked him if he'd be interested in running the aftermarket fuel injector line back at the Wyoming plant. (They had lots of extra space in the plant) He said yes. He's now currently in charge of after market parts, and opens the shop up in the morning and gets the machinery ready for porduction. A jobsetter typically performs maintence and repairs. If it's major, then a machine repairmen will assist the job setter to get the machine back on-line.   Production personel skills are various. Some simply put things togeather by hand or with high-tech machinery.   A GM assembly worker skills can range a great deal, from as simple as puting a part on a part, to operating a high tech robot or machinery such as a press.   The bottom line is that most autoworkers have a skill that without proper training, can't be self learned. It's not a skill that joe six-pack off the street can jump in and do the same day. It just takes a great deal of training to become efficient and reach production goals.   Rocky
#33 of 470 UAW militants plan slowdown by imidazol97 Dec 19, 2005 (4:04 am)
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051113/NEWS01/51113004/1006-   That'll show GM to try to bring wages down to reality levels1!! Replies to this message: rockylee (Dec 19, 2005 2:20 pm)
#34 of 470 Re: UAW militants plan slowdown [imidazol97] by rockylee Dec 19, 2005 (2:20 pm)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Dec 19, 2005 4:04 am) But I guess it's ok for Delphi to push the bankruptcy ruling off 6 more months so GM can stock pile parts, just in case their is a strike. I guess it's also ok for the top 600 to pay themselves 900 million in salary and bonuses. They want to file for bankruptcy and break the contracts, and cut my fathers wage 60%. If it all goes to hell, then they always can bail out on a platinum diamond stud Parachute. But that's ok   Rocky
#37 of 470 SEC puts Delphi execs on the spot by rockylee Dec 27, 2005 (12:52 am)
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051225/AUTO01/512250303/1148-     <- Not me !!!! Rocky
#38 of 470 Dad says Delphi vs UAW thing should be cleared up in March by rockylee Jan 03, 2006 (5:44 pm)
Talked to my pops and the rumor in the plants is Delphi and UAW are in negotiations right now. The timetable is March of 06' and they will find out if Delphi and GM is going to negotiate fairly. I will keep you posted on any inside news since my family works there.   Rocky
#39 of 470 Gentex by rockylee Jan 04, 2006 (4:52 pm)
The next Delphi ????? I wished they would Merge.   Rocky
#40 of 470 Delphi gets big contract !!!! by rockylee Jan 04, 2006 (7:24 pm)
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060104/UPDATE/601040441/1148- /AUTO01       Rocky

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