The Day I Thought I’d Get Fired from “The Old GM” –…
Following up on yesterday's post that talked about "the old GM" putting cost ahead of quality, I sometimes I get…
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Good News, Bad News on GM Doubling ‘Volt’ Production
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 Look in Mirror
Here is a sad article with the headline"General Motors lays off workers at NY plant." This is an addition to…
Random Lean Thoughts – July 13
Today's blog post will be just a bunch of random thoughts. For one, I just got back from London last night after a…
Toyota Leaders Get a Lecture From a Toyoda
Toyota Names Akio Toyoda President, Apologizes to Shareholders for Losses
This was rumored for a while, but…
GM/UAW Jobs Bank or Wall Street?
The infamous "Jobs Bank" was created in the 1980s to protect UAW members from job losses that would otherwise…
The Death of the Jobs Bank
UAW suspends jobs bank, delays retiree fund payments - USATODAY.comSo this might be the end of the infamous Jobs…
Front Page Jobs Bank Embarrassment
The GM "Jobs Bank" has come up many times here before, but now the Wall St. Journal has a front page article…
NPR on the Jobs Bank
NPR : Future Uncertain for Auto Workers' Safety NetI don't mean to focus so much on this Jobs Bank issue. But,…
Why the Interest in GM’s Job Bank?
Lean Manufacturing Blog: GM Jobs bank programs -- 12,000 paid not to workI know it's kind of weird to link to my…
GM Jobs bank programs — 12,000 paid not to work
Detroit News - 10/17/05UPDATE 2/9/06: Why the sudden interest in this article?? Email me.This isn't new news, nor…