zugmann oltmannd: So, manufacturing will be in Indiana now? An easier trip between HQ and the plant.... For now. I'm sure in a few years, we'll be reading about their new plant in Mexico or China, or somewhere else.
oltmannd: So, manufacturing will be in Indiana now? An easier trip between HQ and the plant....
So, manufacturing will be in Indiana now? An easier trip between HQ and the plant....
For now. I'm sure in a few years, we'll be reading about their new plant in Mexico or China, or somewhere else.
Maybe, not forever. You are probably too young to remember when Japan was where the cheap labor was. Now they are the high-priced place... The bottom is coming up. Africa is the last stop (and the Chinese are investing there...)
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
I guess this plant closure marks a milestone...after some 150 years , it is the end of locomotive production in Canada... We had MLW which was sold to Bombardier, which subsequently got out of the locomotive business. And prior to that we had Baldwin/Lima/Fairbanks Morris in Kingston which closed in the 1960s. Not all bad news though, our economy continues to grow albeit slowly, and the many small business that start up every year never make the headlines but have been the greatest creator of jobs.
Modelcar I believe that "China movement" is starting to slow, and soon may be turning around. The workers are starting to go after higher wages....and others factors may be beginning to rise.
I believe that "China movement" is starting to slow, and soon may be turning around. The workers are starting to go after higher wages....and others factors may be beginning to rise.
There's still a lot of developing countries left on this country to use. Unless we win that race to the bottom.
The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer, any other railroad, company, or person.
I have a feeling CAT was going to close the plant anyhow. The 50% ploy was to direct the attention to the union instead,
Quentin
Canadian workers "Guess we should have taken that pay cut"
I am at a small shock, but reflecting on t, not at chock anymore!
Maybe with luck EMD will have to rebuild LaGrange...and restore the original location of complete locomotive production!
oltmannd So, manufacturing will be in Indiana now? An easier trip between HQ and the plant....
I have mixed emotions as I have had from the start on this.
It's hard to sympathize with Caterpillar, a company known to play hardball with their employees, but it's nice to see production in the US.
In some sense, you could say this is a delayed fall out from GM.
The other shoe finally dropped.
Should put EMD in a good position to compete with GE on price.
No surprise here. Asking anyone, union or not, to take a 50% pay cut is ridiculous and unreasonable. It just shows that Catapiller wanted to get out of Canada. I guess on the plus side, it looks like jobs are coming back to America (sorry Canada).
Catapiller subsdiary >Progress Rail has announed that it is permently colsing the London Ontario plant. Here a link to the announcent.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/02/03/electro-motive-plant-london-close.html
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