NAPPANEE — RV manufacturer Newmar Corp. reduced its workforce for the third time this year, cutting 31 manufacturing positions Wednesday
In February, about 120 people lost their jobs. Last month, it was about 160 people.
"The adjustment in the workforce was made due to the continuing economic downturn and the impact it has made on the RV industry,” said Director of Human Resources Keith Weirich in a statement to the media.
The company wouldn't comment on whether there were pay cuts for employees who still have their jobs.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
More Layoffs At Newmar
NAPPANEE — Another round of layoffs is on the way for workers at Newmar RV in Nappanee.
The company says they'll lay off a small number of remaining employees on Wednesday.
In February, they laid off nearly 120 workers — about 13 percent of their workforce.
Last month, they laid off another 20 percent, about 160 people. That only leaves about 630 of the original 900 workers.
The company says high gas prices and a sluggish economy are to blame.
The above article was on the WSBT.com website.
I'm not sure if the numbers that are quoted are very accurate. Newmar was stated to have almost 1,300 employees at the peak of business. It's really hard to believe that there are 630 employess left at the facilities.
Unless those numbers include all the management positions that were created at Newmar, It's hard to believe they would still have a work force of 630 people only to produce 13 units a week.
It also needs to be stated that the high gas prices and sluggish economy are not the main reasons for all the layoffs at Newmar. It all started when the new President and Vice President of Newmar started. Their poor decision making, time after time - has been the direct result of the decline in sales for Newmar Corp.
While other companies where thriving - you would hear the same old story during the quarterly meetins at Newmar. The economy! That was five years ago these guys were blaming their bad decisions and making the economy as their scapegoat. All other companies were hiring and increasing production. Newmar's management team is the main reason for their failure.
The economy became a secondary issue to the problem at Newmar. It's the same old story - instead of fessing up and saying that hey - We took some risks that we thought would help the company but instead the wound up being bad decisions. We are learning from our mistakes and moving forward. Let the people know the truth and they will respect you. The workers at Newmar Corporation have had an all time low morale issue since the new management team started making all those bad decisions and blaming everyone else instead of taking it like a man and admitting their maistakes.
The end results has created a segregated team at Newmar. The employees lost their confidence and respect in the Newmar management team and thus the quality of the product continued on a downward spiral. When the going get's tough - blame the other guy!
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The company says they'll lay off a small number of remaining employees on Wednesday.
In February, they laid off nearly 120 workers — about 13 percent of their workforce.
Last month, they laid off another 20 percent, about 160 people. That only leaves about 630 of the original 900 workers.
The company says high gas prices and a sluggish economy are to blame.
The above article was on the WSBT.com website.
I'm not sure if the numbers that are quoted are very accurate. Newmar was stated to have almost 1,300 employees at the peak of business. It's really hard to believe that there are 630 employess left at the facilities.
Unless those numbers include all the management positions that were created at Newmar, It's hard to believe they would still have a work force of 630 people only to produce 13 units a week.
It also needs to be stated that the high gas prices and sluggish economy are not the main reasons for all the layoffs at Newmar. It all started when the new President and Vice President of Newmar started. Their poor decision making, time after time - has been the direct result of the decline in sales for Newmar Corp.
While other companies where thriving - you would hear the same old story during the quarterly meetins at Newmar. The economy! That was five years ago these guys were blaming their bad decisions and making the economy as their scapegoat. All other companies were hiring and increasing production. Newmar's management team is the main reason for their failure.
The economy became a secondary issue to the problem at Newmar. It's the same old story - instead of fessing up and saying that hey - We took some risks that we thought would help the company but instead the wound up being bad decisions. We are learning from our mistakes and moving forward. Let the people know the truth and they will respect you. The workers at Newmar Corporation have had an all time low morale issue since the new management team started making all those bad decisions and blaming everyone else instead of taking it like a man and admitting their maistakes.
The end results has created a segregated team at Newmar. The employees lost their confidence and respect in the Newmar management team and thus the quality of the product continued on a downward spiral. When the going get's tough - blame the other guy!
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http://rvworkers.blogspot.com/
Monday, August 11, 2008
Newmar Insider Information
I heard the news yesterday that Newmar is planning another layoff this week. The situation at Newmar Corp. isn't getting any better and a lot of existing workers are feeling the heat.
In addition to more layoffs at Newmar - it's has been stated that all production workers had to take a 10% pay decrease and all management took a 30% pay decrease. Newmar has been getting rid of employees that have been there the longest and keeping the newbies.
Newmar has always had a lot of problems in their design and engineering departments. They just didn't have the sharpest tools in the shed in either one of these departments. Instead of attracting talent that had an education and experience - Newmar has always chosen to cut corners and hire people that did not make a contribution or difference in the finished product.
Well, wait a minute - let me correct myself - they did have an impact on the finished product, it's just so happens that it was a negative impact that affected the production of Newmar units.
The news has it that over 35 years ago - Newmar was producing 13 units a week. Fast forward to the current production of today and you will find that Newmar is only producing 12 units a week. At one time, Newmar Corp. produced 15 units a day!!! You draw the conclusion.
At any rate - going back to the engineering department - it's been stated that Newmar is getting rid of the seasoned veterans and keeping the greenhorns aboard. This is suppose to save the company money - while the greenhorns can engineer the next inferior Newmar product. Any time Newmar has tried to design an "Industry Leader" that nobody else produced - it has backfired. Take a look at the New Aire. What a hunk of junk for $200,000.00!! I'm sure Newmar is still working out of the law suits from this brain storm. Besides all the structural problems and not to mention the engines catching on fire this unit was a joke. The genius behind this design is probably got promoted to Vice President of some department at Newmar.
I'll get off my soap box but I have more information to share about some of the Albert Ensteins that Newmar has in key positions. They didn't obtain these positions from merit, knowledge or leadership. Proof in point would be mister excited - unethical Christian - Itchie Wiener. I have used a fictional character name for this moron.
I'm not knocking Christians either. There are just some that don't practice what they preach and for Itchie - he is nothing but a fraudulent, unethical, back stabbing liar. He would do "Whatever It Takes" for his own personal gain will completely taking advantage of anyone in the process.
I have got a lot of news stories about Newmar Corporation that I will be adding to the blog site. From the corporate scandal of the controller embezzling millions, to corruption and cover up of environmental hazards, to violations of workers rights and constitutional rights, just to name a few of the topics I will be hitting upon.
The above information is based upon my opinion, observation, knowledge or insider information. It may or may not contain factual information. You can draw your own conclusions from the verbage that is included.
Please make comments to the posted blogs and/or send me an email with news stories or any related information. I would like to hear from RV workers that have been screwed over, gotten injured or ill while working in the hazardous industry, and have witnessed corruption in the work place. Whether you know it or not - you have rights as a worker. Don't let people take advantage of you because you don't have the proper information.
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http://rvworkers.blogspot.com/
In addition to more layoffs at Newmar - it's has been stated that all production workers had to take a 10% pay decrease and all management took a 30% pay decrease. Newmar has been getting rid of employees that have been there the longest and keeping the newbies.
Newmar has always had a lot of problems in their design and engineering departments. They just didn't have the sharpest tools in the shed in either one of these departments. Instead of attracting talent that had an education and experience - Newmar has always chosen to cut corners and hire people that did not make a contribution or difference in the finished product.
Well, wait a minute - let me correct myself - they did have an impact on the finished product, it's just so happens that it was a negative impact that affected the production of Newmar units.
The news has it that over 35 years ago - Newmar was producing 13 units a week. Fast forward to the current production of today and you will find that Newmar is only producing 12 units a week. At one time, Newmar Corp. produced 15 units a day!!! You draw the conclusion.
At any rate - going back to the engineering department - it's been stated that Newmar is getting rid of the seasoned veterans and keeping the greenhorns aboard. This is suppose to save the company money - while the greenhorns can engineer the next inferior Newmar product. Any time Newmar has tried to design an "Industry Leader" that nobody else produced - it has backfired. Take a look at the New Aire. What a hunk of junk for $200,000.00!! I'm sure Newmar is still working out of the law suits from this brain storm. Besides all the structural problems and not to mention the engines catching on fire this unit was a joke. The genius behind this design is probably got promoted to Vice President of some department at Newmar.
I'll get off my soap box but I have more information to share about some of the Albert Ensteins that Newmar has in key positions. They didn't obtain these positions from merit, knowledge or leadership. Proof in point would be mister excited - unethical Christian - Itchie Wiener. I have used a fictional character name for this moron.
I'm not knocking Christians either. There are just some that don't practice what they preach and for Itchie - he is nothing but a fraudulent, unethical, back stabbing liar. He would do "Whatever It Takes" for his own personal gain will completely taking advantage of anyone in the process.
I have got a lot of news stories about Newmar Corporation that I will be adding to the blog site. From the corporate scandal of the controller embezzling millions, to corruption and cover up of environmental hazards, to violations of workers rights and constitutional rights, just to name a few of the topics I will be hitting upon.
The above information is based upon my opinion, observation, knowledge or insider information. It may or may not contain factual information. You can draw your own conclusions from the verbage that is included.
Please make comments to the posted blogs and/or send me an email with news stories or any related information. I would like to hear from RV workers that have been screwed over, gotten injured or ill while working in the hazardous industry, and have witnessed corruption in the work place. Whether you know it or not - you have rights as a worker. Don't let people take advantage of you because you don't have the proper information.
The RV Blogger
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http://rvworkers.blogspot.com/
Another Plant Closes Doors
ELKHART -- Sundowner Trailers Inc. has notified the state it will close its facility on C.R. 6 in October and lay off 80 workers.
The closure is part of Sundowner's consolidation of the local plant into the main facility in Coleman, Okla. Company officials earlier said employees at the Elkhart plant would be offered jobs in Oklahoma.
On Wednesday, however, Jeremy Currie, human resources manager in Oklahoma, said he did not know if employees from Elkhart had been offered jobs. He referred questions about the downsizing to the general manager in Elkhart but that person was unavailable.
In a letter to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Currie wrote that Sundowner Trailers will permanently close the Elkhart plant between Oct. 3 and Oct. 17. "This will result in the layoff of 80 employees."
Article submitted by Yvonne - President of YES Mobile Catering, Inc. - Goshen, IN
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The closure is part of Sundowner's consolidation of the local plant into the main facility in Coleman, Okla. Company officials earlier said employees at the Elkhart plant would be offered jobs in Oklahoma.
On Wednesday, however, Jeremy Currie, human resources manager in Oklahoma, said he did not know if employees from Elkhart had been offered jobs. He referred questions about the downsizing to the general manager in Elkhart but that person was unavailable.
In a letter to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Currie wrote that Sundowner Trailers will permanently close the Elkhart plant between Oct. 3 and Oct. 17. "This will result in the layoff of 80 employees."
Article submitted by Yvonne - President of YES Mobile Catering, Inc. - Goshen, IN
Hey, if you got news to share send me an email. It doesn't have to be from a website or newspaper - maybe you have some inside information you want to share. We would like to hear from you.
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Monday, August 4, 2008
More Layoffs From Local Companies
There are many layoffs that never make the papers. Here are a few of the local companies that have laid off workers and/or closed operations.
Middlebury Hardwood closed their night shift this week. They had been down to 20 hours prior to closing the night shift.
Forest River 1310 College Ave layed off Tuesday according to one of their employees. I did not verify that with Steve.
Sunshine Caterers shut down 2 routes this week on their night routes. The have closed more than that down but I do not know how many. We get calls off and on when they shut routes down. One company from Elkhart told us they had closed 3 in one day about a month ago. And that they were never notified that service would discontinue.
News Stories submitted by Yvonne - President - YES Mobile Catering, Inc.
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Middlebury Hardwood closed their night shift this week. They had been down to 20 hours prior to closing the night shift.
Forest River 1310 College Ave layed off Tuesday according to one of their employees. I did not verify that with Steve.
Sunshine Caterers shut down 2 routes this week on their night routes. The have closed more than that down but I do not know how many. We get calls off and on when they shut routes down. One company from Elkhart told us they had closed 3 in one day about a month ago. And that they were never notified that service would discontinue.
News Stories submitted by Yvonne - President - YES Mobile Catering, Inc.
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Poll Results - Newmar Wins
The votes have been tallied and a whopping 64% of all Blog readers think that Newmar will be the next RV company to close their doors.
Newmar is located in Nappanee, Indiana and produces fifth wheels and desiel pusher motorhomes. At one time, Newamr was believed to employ about 1,300 employees. It is estimated after all the people Newmar has laid off recently - that Newmar Corp. has a skeleton crew of about 300 workers.
The direct word from a current Newmar production employee stated the orders have been so weak that if they did not get any new orders soon that Newmar Corporation was going to finish up the outstanding orders and that could be the end of all production.
For any RV Blog reader that has more information about Newmar, please feel free to post your comment or send me an email about any news stories about Newar.
That's it for now - I've gotta run!!
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Newmar is located in Nappanee, Indiana and produces fifth wheels and desiel pusher motorhomes. At one time, Newamr was believed to employ about 1,300 employees. It is estimated after all the people Newmar has laid off recently - that Newmar Corp. has a skeleton crew of about 300 workers.
The direct word from a current Newmar production employee stated the orders have been so weak that if they did not get any new orders soon that Newmar Corporation was going to finish up the outstanding orders and that could be the end of all production.
For any RV Blog reader that has more information about Newmar, please feel free to post your comment or send me an email about any news stories about Newar.
That's it for now - I've gotta run!!
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http://rvworkers.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Coachmen Cuts Jobs & Consolidates
During a 10 a.m. conference call today with investors, Coachmen Industries president and chief executive officer Richard Lavers acknowledged his company has consolidated plants and cut more than 200 workers from the payroll but confidently said, "Coachmen will survive to prosper in a coming day."
The call reviewed the results for the second quarter 2008. For the three-month period that ended June 30, the manufacturer of recreational vehicles and modular housing posted a loss of $3 million.
In the second quarter, Lavers said, Coachmen reduced its workforce, companywide, by 261 people and further consolidated production of motorized RVs.
Lavers also hinted that additional layoffs may be coming but quickly clarified that any downsizing would be nothing like the recent Monaco Coach Corp. announcement of job cuts equaling 1,430 workers.
"I'm not being coy with language," Lavers said. "We are talking about minor adjustments, not major ones."
The combination of the collapse of the housing market, rising fuel prices and the banking crisis will keep Coachmen from having a robust year in sales and profits, Lavers said but the measures the company took in 2007 has "staunched the hemorrhage to a dribble and the healing process is well underway."
Story submitted by Yvonne of YES Mobile Catering, Inc. - Goshen, Indiana
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The call reviewed the results for the second quarter 2008. For the three-month period that ended June 30, the manufacturer of recreational vehicles and modular housing posted a loss of $3 million.
In the second quarter, Lavers said, Coachmen reduced its workforce, companywide, by 261 people and further consolidated production of motorized RVs.
Lavers also hinted that additional layoffs may be coming but quickly clarified that any downsizing would be nothing like the recent Monaco Coach Corp. announcement of job cuts equaling 1,430 workers.
"I'm not being coy with language," Lavers said. "We are talking about minor adjustments, not major ones."
The combination of the collapse of the housing market, rising fuel prices and the banking crisis will keep Coachmen from having a robust year in sales and profits, Lavers said but the measures the company took in 2007 has "staunched the hemorrhage to a dribble and the healing process is well underway."
Story submitted by Yvonne of YES Mobile Catering, Inc. - Goshen, Indiana
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