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Saving The GM Mansfield-Ontario Plant
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009
The speed of GM’s movement of means of production out of Mansfield places our urgency of action on saving Mansfield in high gear. We must move in a unified manner around a plan adopted by the community and supported by all.
Saving The GM Mansfield-Ontario Plant
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009
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Wayne Hill
of Edward Howard
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Alison White
of Edward Howard
E: awhite@edwardhoward.com
O: 216.298.4662
C: 440.263.1957
We played by GM’s rules, became highly efficient and have earned a place in the New GMWayne Hill
of Edward Howard
E: whill@edwardhoward.com
O: 216.298.4630
C: 216.408.1211
Alison White
of Edward Howard
E: awhite@edwardhoward.com
O: 216.298.4662
C: 440.263.1957
The speed of GM’s movement of means of production out of Mansfield places our urgency of action on saving Mansfield in high gear. We must move in a unified manner around a plan adopted by the community and supported by all.
- Keeping the GM Mansfield-Ontario Stamping Plant open is in the best financial interest of the New GM. The plant is equipped through its high efficiency culture, equipment, and current set up to be the lowest cost stamping plant for the New GM.
- The Mansfield workers have already produced the most efficient GM stamping plant.. The workers have earned a place in the New GM. This plant has the ability to accept a three-shift, 100% load better than any other plant. The cost savings that result from these factors will more than offset any other cost issues such as transportation.
- Closing the GM Mansfield-Ontario Stamping Plant would send the wrong message to other workers at the New GM that performance does not make a difference in job security.
Announcement!
MANSFIELD MAKES SENSE
PRESENTATION TO GM
The Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM Committee presented these materials to GM Vice President of Global Manufacturing, Tim Lee on July 31st to make a case for retaining the Mansfield-Ontario Metal Center.
Download full presentation » [2.05 MB PDF]
MANSFIELD MAKES SENSE
PRESENTATION TO GM
The Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM Committee presented these materials to GM Vice President of Global Manufacturing, Tim Lee on July 31st to make a case for retaining the Mansfield-Ontario Metal Center.
Download full presentation » [2.05 MB PDF]
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News Archive
AUGUST 02, 2009
LOCAL, STATE OFFICIALS PUT UP GOOD FIGHT ON GM
Decades from now, when our children's grandchildren look back at the recession of 2009, they will see that north central Ohio didn't give up one of its most treasured factories without a tremendous fight.
read full article »
AUGUST 01, 2009
VP OF GM VISITS OHIO TO DISCUSS CLOSING PLANT
The Vice President of General Motors made a special trip to Ohio to talk with UAW workers about why the company has decided to close the Mansfield-Ontario Stamping Plant.
read full article »
CLOSURE CERTAIN FOR MANSFIELD STAMPING PLANT
The Mansfield General Motors stamping plant will close as planned no later than June 2010.
read full article »
AFTER BOTCHED TRANSFER, AT LEAST 1 GM WORKER HEARS PROMISING WORDS
Dave Bayes was probably one of the only people who left Ontario City Hall somewhat satisfied Friday.
read full article »
LOCAL LEADERS TURN FOCUS TO FINDING NEW TENANT FOR GM STAMPING PLANT
The chairman of the Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM committee said local officials were given a very firm but well presented "no" during a hour-long private meeting Friday with Tim Lee, General Motors' vice president of global manufacturing.
read full article »
JULY 31, 2009
GM'S FINAL WORD ON KEEPING PLANT OPEN: NO
Several state and local officials met Friday in Ontario to calm the city down. Or at least explain a few things.
read full article »
GM VP TIM LEE MEETS WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT PLANT
The general public and the Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM Committee hot their day in the sun Friday in talking with a high-ranking General Motors official.
read full article »
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECTS $1.1 BILLION ANNUAL ECONOMIC LOSS IF MANSFIELD ONTARIO METAL CENTER CLOSES
Conducted by the University of Michigan
read full article »
JULY 30, 2009
UPDATE: GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND CONFIRMED TO ATTEND MEETING
GM Vice President of global manufacturing to meet with committee ...
read full article »
JULY 27, 2009
GM VP TO VISIT ONTARIO ON FRIDAY
General Motors vice president of global manufacturing Timothy Lee will meet with the Mansfield Makes Sense ...
read full article »
JULY 22, 2009
OHIO SENATE PRESIDENT BILL HARRIS' LETTER TO GM
Times like these provide opportunities for us to come together to find solutions and reverse our economic fortunes. ...
read full article »
JULY 21, 2009
GM PLANT CLOSING TEARS AT OHIO COMMUNITY
When General Motors, the biggest employer in town, laid off 400 workers in December, it was like a boulder falling into a very small pond. ...
read full article »
JULY 20, 2009
WORKERS AND LAWMAKERS ALIKE ARE SEEKING ANSWERS
Senator says GM has agreed to send a senior executive to Mansfield. ...
read full article »
JULY 19, 2009
COMMUNITY STILL FIGHTING FOR GM MANSFIELD: LETTER TO GM CEO HENDERSON QUESTIONS FLINT PLANT
For all intents and purposes the decision to close GM’s Mansfield, Ohio stamping plant has been made. However, community leaders, UAW officials and ex-employees are desparately trying to convince CEO Fritz Henderson to reconsider. ...
read full article »
GM LIVES: CLOSURE 'JUST A PERFECT STORM'
To Erik Belmer, the real tragedy is not the expected closure of the local GM plant sometime next year, but the loss of camaraderie with his fellow workers. ...
read full article »
GM LIVES: LONG-TIME DIE MAKER READY TO RETIRE
Becky Hall has an interesting take on the closure of the the local GM plant. “For the first time in my life, I can be thankful to be my age,” ...
read full article »
TOP GM OFFICIAL TO VISIT LOCAL PLANT
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, confirmed Saturday that General Motors Corp.'s vice president of manufacturing is heading to Mansfield to discuss the decision to close the local plant. ...
read full article »
JULY 18, 2009
LT. GOV. GETS BEHIND RESCUE EFFORT
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher promised local leaders Friday he and Gov. Ted Strickland will try to persuade General Motors Corp. not to shut down the Mansfield/Ontario Metal Center. ...
read full article »
JULY 16, 2009
LT. GOV. FISHER TO TALK GM IN ONTARIO
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will be in Ontario on Friday to meet with local officials and members of the “Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM” committee. ...
read full article »
MANSFIELD, OHIO, KEEPS UP PRESSURE TO KEEP GENERAL MOTORS PLANT OPEN
Boosters of the General Motors' stamping plant in Mansfield, Ohio are proving they won't watch the factory shut down without a fight. ...
read full article »
JULY 09, 2009
SENATOR SHERROD BROWN’S LETTER TO GM VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS KEN COLE
In organizing the new General Motors, I understood that tough decisions would be made, but believed they would be made based on what was good for General Motors. ...
view full release »
GM PRESIDENT AND CEO FRITZ HENDERSON TO PROVIDE BUSINESS UPDATES
General Motors President and CEO Fritz Henderson will host a press conference on Friday, July 10, to update the media on GM business activities. This will be followed later in the day by web and Twitter chats. ...
view full release »
COMMITTEE TO SAVE LOCAL GM PLANT SAYS RALLY WAS SUCCESS
Following a Fourth of July rally that attracted Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and many other elected officials, the Mansfield Makes Sense ...
read full article »
JULY 05, 2009
LOCAL, STATE OFFICIALS RALLY SUPPORT TO SAVE GM PLANT
Many local and state dignitaries spoke at the Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM rally on Independence Day during the ...
read full article »
STRICKLAND MAKES PITCH TO SAVE GM PLANT
Gov. Ted Strickland made an unannounced appearance at Ontario's Fourth of July festival Saturday afternoon. ...
read full article »
JULY 04, 2009
GM WORKERS RALLY
Ohio GM workers rally in Mansfield to convince General Motors to reconsider closing their plant. ...
read full article »
OHIO CRITICS WANT FACTORY SAVED
A push to save a General Motors Corp. plant is expanding in recession-battered Ohio. ...
read full article »
JULY 03, 2009
OHIO CRITICS OF GM PLANT CLOSURE EXPAND EFFORTS, ADD ONLINE CAMPAIGN, TO SAVE GM FACTORY
A push to save a General Motors Corp. plant is expanding in recession-battered Ohio. ...
read full article »
JULY 02, 2009
ELECTED OFFICIALS, GM WORKERS EXPECTED TO ATTEND WEEKEND 4TH OF JULY EVENT TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR MANSFIELD-ONTARIO METAL CENTER
The Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM Committee Organized Rally at Annual Ontario Festival ...
read full article »
JULY 01, 2009
WEB SITES, RALLY PLANNED IN EFFORT TO SAVE ONTARIO GM
Local leaders hope a new Web site, e-mail and letter-writing campaigns, and an Independence Day rally will bring national attention and ...
read full article »
JUNE 30, 2009
LETTER FROM SENATOR SHERROD BROWN TO GM CEO FRITZ HENDERSON
I recently had a long conversation about the Mansfield stamping plant with your Vice President for North American Operations, Tim Lee. ...
read full article »
LETTER: WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE QUIET IN EFFORTS TO SAVE PLANT
I am a retired employee of General Motors Corp.'s Mansfield/Ontario Metal Center. I gave 46 years and 2 months of service with great pride, ...
read full article »
JUNE 26, 2009
CLOSING PLANT WOULD BE MISTAKE FOR GM
We should all be very concerned about the premature closing of the Mansfield-Ontario General Motors plant. ...
read full article »
JUNE 25, 2009
GM RALLY WILL BE PART OF ONTARIO JULY 4 EVENT
A rally in support of General Motors will be part of this community's Fourth of July Festival. ...
read full article »
JUNE 22, 2009
OHIO COUNTY ASKS JUDGE TO KEEP GM PLANT OPEN
An Ohio county is asking a bankruptcy judge for a little more time before it says goodbye to its local General Motors Corp. plant. ...
read full article »
CAN A BRAC EFFORT SAVE LOCAL GM PLANT?
While 4th District Rep. Jim Jordan pushes to keep open General Motors Corp.'s Mansfield/Ontario Metal Center through ...
read full article »
GM DATA CITED TO KEEP MANSFIELD PLANT OPEN
The stamping plant has been in operation more than 50 years, and internal records show it is exactly the kind of efficient and ...
read full article »
JUNE 18, 2009
CITY COUNCIL WILL ASK GM TO RESCIND CLOSING PLANT
Mansfield City Council approved a resolution Tuesday asking the General Motors Corporation to rescind its decision to ...
read full article »
JUNE 17, 2009
MANSFIELD CITY COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION TO HELP SAVE GM PLANT »
GM PLANT CLOSING WILL DEVASTATE MANSFIELD ECONOMY
Mansfield Mayor Don Culliver says the closing of the Mansfield-Ontario Metal Center will have a devastating effect on the city's economy. ...
read full article »
JUNE 15, 2009
GM’S CEO FRITZ HENDERSON LIVE ON TWITTER
GM’s CEO Fritz Henderson will be on Twitter LIVE Tomorrow, June 18 at 2:45 p.m. EST ...
read full article »
JUNE 14, 2009
SEN. BROWN DELIVERS SPEECH ON IMPORTANCE OF AUTO INDUSTRY TO OHIO COMMUNITIES
Senator Sherrod Brown has been working to support Ohio auto communities through the crisis. ...
read full article »
JUNE 11, 2009
SAVING THE GM MANSFIELD-ONTARIO PLANT
We played by GM’s rules, became highly efficient and have earned a place in the New GM. ...
read full article »
AUGUST 02, 2009
LOCAL, STATE OFFICIALS PUT UP GOOD FIGHT ON GM
Decades from now, when our children's grandchildren look back at the recession of 2009, they will see that north central Ohio didn't give up one of its most treasured factories without a tremendous fight.
read full article »
AUGUST 01, 2009
VP OF GM VISITS OHIO TO DISCUSS CLOSING PLANT
The Vice President of General Motors made a special trip to Ohio to talk with UAW workers about why the company has decided to close the Mansfield-Ontario Stamping Plant.
read full article »
CLOSURE CERTAIN FOR MANSFIELD STAMPING PLANT
The Mansfield General Motors stamping plant will close as planned no later than June 2010.
read full article »
AFTER BOTCHED TRANSFER, AT LEAST 1 GM WORKER HEARS PROMISING WORDS
Dave Bayes was probably one of the only people who left Ontario City Hall somewhat satisfied Friday.
read full article »
LOCAL LEADERS TURN FOCUS TO FINDING NEW TENANT FOR GM STAMPING PLANT
The chairman of the Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM committee said local officials were given a very firm but well presented "no" during a hour-long private meeting Friday with Tim Lee, General Motors' vice president of global manufacturing.
read full article »
JULY 31, 2009
GM'S FINAL WORD ON KEEPING PLANT OPEN: NO
Several state and local officials met Friday in Ontario to calm the city down. Or at least explain a few things.
read full article »
GM VP TIM LEE MEETS WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT PLANT
The general public and the Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM Committee hot their day in the sun Friday in talking with a high-ranking General Motors official.
read full article »
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECTS $1.1 BILLION ANNUAL ECONOMIC LOSS IF MANSFIELD ONTARIO METAL CENTER CLOSES
Conducted by the University of Michigan
read full article »
JULY 30, 2009
UPDATE: GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND CONFIRMED TO ATTEND MEETING
GM Vice President of global manufacturing to meet with committee ...
read full article »
JULY 27, 2009
GM VP TO VISIT ONTARIO ON FRIDAY
General Motors vice president of global manufacturing Timothy Lee will meet with the Mansfield Makes Sense ...
read full article »
JULY 22, 2009
OHIO SENATE PRESIDENT BILL HARRIS' LETTER TO GM
Times like these provide opportunities for us to come together to find solutions and reverse our economic fortunes. ...
read full article »
JULY 21, 2009
GM PLANT CLOSING TEARS AT OHIO COMMUNITY
When General Motors, the biggest employer in town, laid off 400 workers in December, it was like a boulder falling into a very small pond. ...
read full article »
JULY 20, 2009
WORKERS AND LAWMAKERS ALIKE ARE SEEKING ANSWERS
Senator says GM has agreed to send a senior executive to Mansfield. ...
read full article »
JULY 19, 2009
COMMUNITY STILL FIGHTING FOR GM MANSFIELD: LETTER TO GM CEO HENDERSON QUESTIONS FLINT PLANT
For all intents and purposes the decision to close GM’s Mansfield, Ohio stamping plant has been made. However, community leaders, UAW officials and ex-employees are desparately trying to convince CEO Fritz Henderson to reconsider. ...
read full article »
GM LIVES: CLOSURE 'JUST A PERFECT STORM'
To Erik Belmer, the real tragedy is not the expected closure of the local GM plant sometime next year, but the loss of camaraderie with his fellow workers. ...
read full article »
GM LIVES: LONG-TIME DIE MAKER READY TO RETIRE
Becky Hall has an interesting take on the closure of the the local GM plant. “For the first time in my life, I can be thankful to be my age,” ...
read full article »
TOP GM OFFICIAL TO VISIT LOCAL PLANT
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, confirmed Saturday that General Motors Corp.'s vice president of manufacturing is heading to Mansfield to discuss the decision to close the local plant. ...
read full article »
JULY 18, 2009
LT. GOV. GETS BEHIND RESCUE EFFORT
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher promised local leaders Friday he and Gov. Ted Strickland will try to persuade General Motors Corp. not to shut down the Mansfield/Ontario Metal Center. ...
read full article »
JULY 16, 2009
LT. GOV. FISHER TO TALK GM IN ONTARIO
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will be in Ontario on Friday to meet with local officials and members of the “Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM” committee. ...
read full article »
MANSFIELD, OHIO, KEEPS UP PRESSURE TO KEEP GENERAL MOTORS PLANT OPEN
Boosters of the General Motors' stamping plant in Mansfield, Ohio are proving they won't watch the factory shut down without a fight. ...
read full article »
JULY 09, 2009
SENATOR SHERROD BROWN’S LETTER TO GM VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS KEN COLE
In organizing the new General Motors, I understood that tough decisions would be made, but believed they would be made based on what was good for General Motors. ...
view full release »
GM PRESIDENT AND CEO FRITZ HENDERSON TO PROVIDE BUSINESS UPDATES
General Motors President and CEO Fritz Henderson will host a press conference on Friday, July 10, to update the media on GM business activities. This will be followed later in the day by web and Twitter chats. ...
view full release »
COMMITTEE TO SAVE LOCAL GM PLANT SAYS RALLY WAS SUCCESS
Following a Fourth of July rally that attracted Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and many other elected officials, the Mansfield Makes Sense ...
read full article »
JULY 05, 2009
LOCAL, STATE OFFICIALS RALLY SUPPORT TO SAVE GM PLANT
Many local and state dignitaries spoke at the Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM rally on Independence Day during the ...
read full article »
STRICKLAND MAKES PITCH TO SAVE GM PLANT
Gov. Ted Strickland made an unannounced appearance at Ontario's Fourth of July festival Saturday afternoon. ...
read full article »
JULY 04, 2009
GM WORKERS RALLY
Ohio GM workers rally in Mansfield to convince General Motors to reconsider closing their plant. ...
read full article »
OHIO CRITICS WANT FACTORY SAVED
A push to save a General Motors Corp. plant is expanding in recession-battered Ohio. ...
read full article »
JULY 03, 2009
OHIO CRITICS OF GM PLANT CLOSURE EXPAND EFFORTS, ADD ONLINE CAMPAIGN, TO SAVE GM FACTORY
A push to save a General Motors Corp. plant is expanding in recession-battered Ohio. ...
read full article »
JULY 02, 2009
ELECTED OFFICIALS, GM WORKERS EXPECTED TO ATTEND WEEKEND 4TH OF JULY EVENT TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR MANSFIELD-ONTARIO METAL CENTER
The Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM Committee Organized Rally at Annual Ontario Festival ...
read full article »
JULY 01, 2009
WEB SITES, RALLY PLANNED IN EFFORT TO SAVE ONTARIO GM
Local leaders hope a new Web site, e-mail and letter-writing campaigns, and an Independence Day rally will bring national attention and ...
read full article »
JUNE 30, 2009
LETTER FROM SENATOR SHERROD BROWN TO GM CEO FRITZ HENDERSON
I recently had a long conversation about the Mansfield stamping plant with your Vice President for North American Operations, Tim Lee. ...
read full article »
LETTER: WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE QUIET IN EFFORTS TO SAVE PLANT
I am a retired employee of General Motors Corp.'s Mansfield/Ontario Metal Center. I gave 46 years and 2 months of service with great pride, ...
read full article »
JUNE 26, 2009
CLOSING PLANT WOULD BE MISTAKE FOR GM
We should all be very concerned about the premature closing of the Mansfield-Ontario General Motors plant. ...
read full article »
JUNE 25, 2009
GM RALLY WILL BE PART OF ONTARIO JULY 4 EVENT
A rally in support of General Motors will be part of this community's Fourth of July Festival. ...
read full article »
JUNE 22, 2009
OHIO COUNTY ASKS JUDGE TO KEEP GM PLANT OPEN
An Ohio county is asking a bankruptcy judge for a little more time before it says goodbye to its local General Motors Corp. plant. ...
read full article »
CAN A BRAC EFFORT SAVE LOCAL GM PLANT?
While 4th District Rep. Jim Jordan pushes to keep open General Motors Corp.'s Mansfield/Ontario Metal Center through ...
read full article »
GM DATA CITED TO KEEP MANSFIELD PLANT OPEN
The stamping plant has been in operation more than 50 years, and internal records show it is exactly the kind of efficient and ...
read full article »
JUNE 18, 2009
CITY COUNCIL WILL ASK GM TO RESCIND CLOSING PLANT
Mansfield City Council approved a resolution Tuesday asking the General Motors Corporation to rescind its decision to ...
read full article »
JUNE 17, 2009
MANSFIELD CITY COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION TO HELP SAVE GM PLANT »
GM PLANT CLOSING WILL DEVASTATE MANSFIELD ECONOMY
Mansfield Mayor Don Culliver says the closing of the Mansfield-Ontario Metal Center will have a devastating effect on the city's economy. ...
read full article »
JUNE 15, 2009
GM’S CEO FRITZ HENDERSON LIVE ON TWITTER
GM’s CEO Fritz Henderson will be on Twitter LIVE Tomorrow, June 18 at 2:45 p.m. EST ...
read full article »
JUNE 14, 2009
SEN. BROWN DELIVERS SPEECH ON IMPORTANCE OF AUTO INDUSTRY TO OHIO COMMUNITIES
Senator Sherrod Brown has been working to support Ohio auto communities through the crisis. ...
read full article »
JUNE 11, 2009
SAVING THE GM MANSFIELD-ONTARIO PLANT
We played by GM’s rules, became highly efficient and have earned a place in the New GM. ...
read full article »
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