Western Railroad Discussion > GE Fort Worth produces 1000th loco, moves production from Penn

www.star-telegram.com

CN units abound the facility now.

They produced their 1000th locomotive a year ago, in July, 2016.

czephyr17 Wrote:
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> They produced their 1000th locomotive a year ago,
> in July, 2016.

I wonder how GE is counting? They clearly say a thousand lokies.

And, they're recalling 225 workers.

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Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> czephyr17 Wrote:
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> I wonder how GE is counting? They clearly say a
> thousand lokies.
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> And, they're recalling 225 workers.
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> Posted from Android

The article says they have built 1,400 locomotives to date in Fort Worth. The video about the 1,000th locomotive was taken a year ago, in July, 2016 (as per the sign in the video).

And they are laying off 500+ from the Erie plant and moving more production to Ft Worth.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-27/ge-to-cut-575-jobs-at-century-old-plant-as-cost-pressures-mount

santafe49 Wrote:
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> And they are laying off 500+ from the Erie plant
> and moving more production to Ft Worth.
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> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-27
> /ge-to-cut-575-jobs-at-century-old-plant-as-cost-p
> ressures-mount

Yep, lay them off in a "Union" state and move them to a non-union "Right to Work" state where you can pay them less.
'merica!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/17 20:34 by PHall.

The next step is to fire all American GE Transportation managers and outsource their managerial work to India.  They can SKYPE meetings, do conference calls, etc.  There is no need at all for GE's "high priced" American managers and engineers and CEO's, when bright, willing and able managers are waiting for work in India.  Really-get rid of all American managers.  It's just about the dollar bill, and nothing more.  People don't matter--they're expendable.  So expend all of them, GE.  Then watch them stop buying good and services in their local town... 

PHall Wrote:
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> santafe49 Wrote:
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> > And they are laying off 500+ from the Erie
> plant
> > and moving more production to Ft Worth.
> >
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> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-27
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> >
> /ge-to-cut-575-jobs-at-century-old-plant-as-cost-p
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> > ressures-mount
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> Yep, lay them off in a "Union" state and move them
> to a non-union "Right to Work" state where you can
> pay them less.
> 'merica!

Not sure they pay less.

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Many manager jobs are likely to go in the near future.

In particular, investment managers are on most short lists of jobs likely to be automated. The process lends itself to being replaced. Along with car salesmen, etc.

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Not to mention the lower cost of living and no state income tax in Texas...

coach Wrote:
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> The next step is to fire all American GE
> Transportation managers and outsource their
> managerial work to India.  They can SKYPE
> meetings, do conference calls, etc.  There is no
> need at all for GE's "high priced" American
> managers and engineers and CEO's, when bright,
> willing and able managers are waiting for work in
> India.  Really-get rid of all American managers.
>  It's just about the dollar bill, and nothing
> more.  People don't matter--they're expendable.
>  So expend all of them, GE.  Then watch them
> stop buying good and services in their local
> town... 

If only...
But GE believes their managers and executives, fully versed in the GE process culture, are their Crown Jewels of IP. Now, the people who actually DO stuff, they're easily replaced.

If people have been there for 50 years, they should have been retired 20 years ago. Loooonnnnggg over due. upkpfan