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Essentially two
thirds of Local 2195 members will qualify for one of the retirement- attrition
packages currently being offered by Delphi to reduce the size of their
workforce. That leaves a number of Alabama Site employees in the situation
of making a decision to either staying here or flowing back to GM. GM
has committed to the UAW to provide a flowback opportunity to everyone
who wants to flow by September 2007.
Flowing back is a decision that each person must make on their own. There
is no one size fits all answer to this question, because everyone’s
situation is different. Making the decision to flowback means much more
than just picking a new job; it also means choosing a new community to
live in.
To assist those employees considering flowing back with their decision,
the Local 2195 website is offers the following research material for those
plants expected to have openings. The information includes facts on the
plant and communities in which they are located.
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GM Assembly Arlington, Texas |
| Location
- Arlington, Texas |
Products Built- Chevrolet
Tahoe, GMC Yukon, Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Suburban |
| Plant Opened- 1954 |
Local Union - UAW Local 95 and 276
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Membership Size - 3,900 |
| Distance from Athens -
670 miles |
Driving Time - 12 hours |
CISCO Code- 18008 |
| GM’s Arlington Assembly Operation
sits on 250 acres in Arlington, Texas. The facility employees about
3900 workers who build the new GMT 900 series Tahoe and Yukon for
GM. Most jobs are assembly line, with volumes currently being strong
due to the demand for the redesigned SUV. It is anticipated that Arlington
will have a number of openings later in the year. Arlington,
Texas is a suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has a population
of about 350,000 people. It is approximately 12 miles east of Fort
Worth and 20 miles west of Dallas. The city is home to the Texas
Rangers of Major League Baseball and the Dallas Cowboys will be
relocated to Arlington in the new future.
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| City Links |
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Arlington
City Homepage
Arlington
School District
Arlington
Apartment Info
UAW
Local 95 and 276
UAW Local 276 Phone Number
972-647-1282
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GM Assembly Shreveport, Lousiana |
| Location
- Shreveport, Lousiana |
Products Built-
Chevrolet Canyon/Hummer 3/ |
| Plant Opened- 1981 |
Local Union - UAW Local 2166 |
Membership Size - 3,500 |
| Distance from Athens -
543 miles |
Driving Time - 8 hours |
CISCO Code- 48015 |
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The Shreveport Assembly Operation
is home to GM’s Canyon and Colorado pickup and the Hummer
3. The plant is expected to have a number of openings going into
the summer and fall. Most jobs are assembly, but there should be
some skilled trades openings as well. The plant works a far amount
of overtime for an assembly plant.
Shreveport is the second largest city in Louisiana
with a population of about 200,000. It sits in the northwest corner
of the state about 50 miles from Texas.
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| City Links |
| Shreveport
City Homepage
Shreveport
Bossier Page
Shreveport
Real Estate
Shreveport
Churches
Shreveport
Schools
UAW
Local 2166
UAW Local 2166 Phone Number
318-688-7103
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GM Bowling Green Assembly Bowling Green,
Kentucky |
| Location
- Bowling Green, Kentucky |
Products Built-
Corvette/Cadillar XLR |
| Plant Opened- 1981 |
Local Union - UAW Local 2164 |
Membership Size -1,000 |
| Distance from Athens -
165 miles |
Driving Time - 2.5
hours |
CISCO Code- 18016 |
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Bowling Green Assembly
is home to the Corvette and Cadillac XLR luxury models. The facility
opened on 1981, following a move of production from St. Louis. The
plant employees about 1200 people and is situated along side Interstate
65. The facility is about a million square feet under roof and occupies
a large parcel of land. There may be some openings in Bowling Green,
but it unlikely for a while. The plant seldom works overtime and
most jobs are assembly.
Bowling Green is the fourth largest city in Kentucky
with a population of about 50,000. It is home to the national Corvette
Museum and Western Kentucky University.
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| City Links |
| Bowling
Green City Homepage
Plant
Website
Bowling
Green Schools
Bowling Green
Real Estate
Bowling
Green Newspaper
UAW Local 2164 Phone Number
270-782-2164 |
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GM Doraville Assembly Doraville, Georgia
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| Location
- Doraville, Georgia |
Products Built-
Chervolet Uplander/ Buick Terraza |
| Plant Opened- 1947 |
Local Union - UAW Local 10 |
Membership Size -3,200 |
| Distance from Athens -
260 miles |
Driving Time - 5 hours |
CISCO Code- 18003 |
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Doraville Assembly is
the home of GM’s Uplander and Terraza mini-vans. GM has announced
their intention to close the Doraville Facility in the fall of 2008.
However, there are several hundred Doraville employees signing up
for the attrition and retirement packages and this should create
250 to 400 openings at the plant.
Doraville is a suburb of Atlanta and located near
Stone Mountain. Doraville has a population of about 10,000 people
and is located in the northwest area of Georgia.
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| City Links |
| Unofficial
Doraville Homepage
Doraville
Real Estate Info
Doraville
Relocation Site
UAW Local 10 Phone Number
770-457-3128 |
| GM SPO-Memphis Memphis,
Tennessee |
| Location
- Memphis, Tennessee |
Products Built-
Service Parts Warehouse |
| Plant Opened-NA |
Local Union - UAW Local 2406 |
Membership Size -200 |
| Distance from Athens -200
miles |
Driving Time -5 hours |
CISCO Code- 17049 |
| SPO plants are service parts warehouses
that store and ship replacement parts. These facilities are usually
small and seldom have openings. At this time Memphis SPO doesn’t
anticipate flowback opportunities within the near future.
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| City Links |
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UAW Local 2406 Phone Number
901-345-1010
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| GM Fairfax Assembly Kansas
City, Kansas |
| Location
- Kansas City, Kansas |
Products Built-
Chervolet Malibu and Saturn Aura |
| Plant Opened- 1987 |
Local Union - UAW Local 31 |
Membership Size -2,400 |
| Distance from Athens -
660 miles |
Driving Time - 10 hours |
CISCO Code- 18044 |
| In 2004 GM moved production of the
Malibu from Lansing, Michigan to Fairfax, Kansas and launched the
Epsilon platform for midsize cars. The plant currently employees
2,400 people and estimate to have around 400 opening as a result
of the attrition packages. Due to the proximity of Oklahoma City,
they expect to fill about 200 of those openings will be taken by
displaced workers from Oklahoma City. There should still be about
200 openings at Fairfax beginning right away. At this time Fairfax
doesn’t anticipate any skilled trades openings, just production.
Fairfax is a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas and sits
in the northeast corner of Kansas and Missouri. A city of about
150,000 people, it is the third largest city in Kansas. |
| City Links |
| Kansas
City Visitors Homepage
Kansas
City Government Site
Kansas
City Public Schools
UAW
Local 31
UAW Local 31 Phone Number
913-342-7330 |
| GM Assembly Wentzville,
Missouri |
| Location
- Wentzville,Missouri |
Products Built-
Chervolet Express / GMC Savana |
| Plant Opened- 1983 |
Local Union - UAW Local 2250 |
Membership Size -2,600 |
| Distance from Athens -
820 miles |
Driving Time - 12 hours |
CISCO Code- 19018 |
| GM’s Wentzville Missouri plant
should be having flowback opportunities. They build Vans for GM
and are located just outside of St. Louis.
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| City Links |
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Wentzville
City Homepage
Wentzville
Public Schools
UAW Local 2250 Phone Number
636-327-5796 |
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