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Old 11-12-2008, 12:59 PM   #78
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"GM and Toyota formed NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.) in 1984. The Fremont, California facility was Toyota’s first foray into American manufacturing and GM’s chance to learn about Toyota’s take on lean manufacturing. The 380-acre NUMMI facility currently cranks-out approximately 250k cars (Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe) and 170k trucks (Toyota Tacoma) per year.

The NUMMI plant employs around 5440 “team members.” Some 4550 of these employees also play for the UAW. This makes NUMMI the only Toyota plant using UAW labor and one of the highest-labor-cost manufacturing facilities in the entire American automotive industry."

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/uaw-affirms-4-year-pact-mitsubishi/story.aspx?

Mitsubishi Motors North America and the United Auto Workers said on Saturday that the union's members at the Normal, Ill., plant ratified a new four-year accord.
The deal expires Aug. 30, 2012, and covers 1,264 members of UAW Local 2488, the union said.
"The agreement includes provisions guaranteeing that production will continue" at the plant through August 2012 and provides job security for the workers, while keeping the company competitive in the U.S. market, Mitsubishi

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