Toyota Fremont NUMMI UAW2244 Workers Protest Closure

[heliscat]

I am a former NUMMI line worker (ex UAW) and couldn't be any happier that the place shut down. I am on my way toward getting my engineering degree, my grades speak for themselves. I needed it to shut down in order to pursue my career goal, and have time for school. I hope my fellow co-workers are doing the same.

[737823]

"We are caught in economics and thats something we have no control over ". Complete hogwash. UAW could have made NUMMI viable for Toyota if you would accept lower wages and do away with your crippling work rules.

[737823]

I applaud Toyotas decision to shutter NUMMI and add capacity in right to work states at new non-union facilities. The UAW is the crux of the issue and the members are both greedy and out of touch.  Toyota did the best by giving these workers a rude awakening.

[Randroide]

* The only Toyota factory with UAW workforce.

* The first and only Toyota factory to close its doors. Ever.

Draw your own conclussions.

Oh, and those "wonderful" California endless legal regulations for this and that...

[TheIxtlan]

I just heared it in the news Nummi plant is closed today. It happened on April 01, 2010. Is this a April fools day prank? So many business are closing. Even the Hollywood video stores are also closed where you rent videos.  I heared 1000 video stores are closed this year.

Love without License.

[ironbob2008]

More proof that a protest can't stop the bleeding! Suck on it UAW protesters, you voted yourselves out of a job, now suck on it!

[mstr40oz]

Toyota is not to blame, neither is the administrator. However, another administrator could have taken care of the members and convinced Toyota of the advantages. Either way Nummi made an awesome custom truck for me. I am sorry to see you guys go.

[zyou8er]

AT 5:20 Union never had problems with Toyota???? Come on man, you just lied. I used to tell people that Union will be the cause of this place shutting down,and im a lien worker also. Union keeps helping people that dont want to work, and keeps asking nummi for more money.

[canadianbrewer]

Quality? Oshawa truck and car have won more awards than you guys. Toyota wouldn't close it if the quality was there.

[KENZHATE]

Dont ever buy a Toyota build in NUMMI after Toyota announced the closure. These angry protestors are going to fuck up the vehicles they build, plain and simple.

[jonnyu2]

Change is good. New job, new friends, new life. Sounds good to me.

[heliscat]

it's called "learn something new". 13 years there and I cant wait to get out!

[ubrealxyz]

I will never buy a toyota again !!!!

[frankiej510]

My dad has been at this company for 24 years. I know how hard he has worked for this company and I think this is BS. These men and women bust their asses to make Toyota what they are. Toyota is scum for breaking their promise to their employees.

[zyou8er]

@frankiej510 Dude, you cant just keep blaming toyota, if GM had not pulled out of nummi, they would not shut it down. Also, its the Unions fault, because they always helped people that didnt want to work, some people would take 3 bathroom brakes each time up to 20 minutes, so they were in the bath room almost an houre a day, come on man there is more to this.

[chuc555]

I think Toyota should name their next car model The NUMMI in honor of the workers at this plant who helped them

become number one in the world

We are going to miss you

KAIZAN Nummi workers

and good luck!!!!!!!!

[chuc555]

I think Nummi workers are the best , the media is trying to sell them short , these workers will go on to bigger and better things after this is over with what they have learned at Nummi

They showed the world that a partnership

between Toyota and GM could work and helped Toyota become number one in the world. They slew the dragon (the big three) There are thousands of ex auto workers back east who don't have jobs because Toyota took over the market.

Good job and good luck!

[akui88]

toyota moved its production of tacomas to its new plant (3yr' old plant) in Texas because;

1) its cheaper to operate in Texas.

2) non-union labor

3) the politicians in Texas are offering more incentives than the politicians in California are offering, or ever could offer.

also the plant in Texas is owned by Toyota, nummi is only a contracted partnership...

[battleforwaterloo]

All valid points.

We all knew if Toyota was going to close a plant in the US, it would be NUMMI.

Its the only plant producing Toyota vehicles with UAW workers. Its a relatively old facility. I believe original built in the 60s and refurbished in the 80s by Toyota and GM.

Also Toyota's Texas plant is brand new and underutilized. Toyota can also advertise the fact that all their trucks are built in Texas, truck capital of America.

[TOYOTAUS2009]

Ask me Why can buy TOYOTA !

It's TOYOTA manner in U.S