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LOCAL 416 IUE-CWA NEWS
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Please forward to every one who we worked with at Delco / Delphi
I have been asked by the International Union to let everyone know in response to Todd's question about having a Local 416 Closing Party .
The local officers have put together a letter asking the International to use some of our union dues money to throw a party. The first response was for them to make a list and itemize it , (food,D. J.,gifts hall rental,etc.) this is being done now and will be completed this week after that everyone will be notified if a party will be allowed.This means all people that still work as local 416 workers and all of the people retired and Dislocated.
Also
Any one that would like a copy of your retirement papers held by the Local Union or any of your Medical records the Union had (these were issues you may have seen the benefit Rep./ President about ) starting February 7th you may call the Union office and have them pull your file tell them when and what time you will be at the plant and they will meet you at the guard shack to hand deliver them to you. Union office 732-246-3380
This is the only arrangement that has been made as the only people allowed in the plant are the current workers of JCI.
Any other documents held by the Union will be sent to Washington IUE/CWA Headquarters
Any other questions you may forward to me and i will forward to the International Union .
Thanks Ed Karecki
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Attention Everyone
The end of over 60 years of the New Brunswick Battery plant and Local 416 IUE will be comming to an End March 4th 2007.
On January 3 2007 the plant had an all employee meetings with the JCI Management and they were informed that they will be closing the plant for ever March 4th 2007 .
JCI told the employees that they are building a new plant in North Carolina and they can not build a cheep enough battery in New Brunswick New Jersey so they are closing the doors.
Jci assumed the Union Agreement so discussions will take place with the new union officals soon.
There are many heart broken people who lost out on buyouts from Delphi some decided to stay at cut wages and benifits others were sold as part of the sale.
These people need some support so help them out if you are able.
Local 416 are as follows
Office Number--- 1-732-246-3380
President Cell Number___848-391-5384
Chairman-Mitch--848-391-5383
Any questions Please Call
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After 8 years of asking who wrote the history of local 416 that i modified, Ron (the king) Paluzzi finally got past his senior moment and a special Thank you to Dave Bennett who researched the history with help from a lot of people that retired
Thanks Dave
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Local 416 History
Our story starts with Frank and Perry Remy as they passed through town on their way to Illinois. They liked what they saw and stayed. a home wiring business was the plan when the Remy’s hung out their shingle ,but they were dreamers . While other people laughed at the horseless buggies, sputtering down the Pumkinville Pike, Perry Remy was conducting experiments on top of the family wood shed. Home Wiring? No, Perry had a better idea. With 11 car manufacturers in Anderson the Remy’s recognized a good thing when they saw it. The Remy brothers decided to produce magnetos.
By 1912 the brothers realized the days of the magneto was numbered and weren’t up to joining the push to develop a battery ignition. Fletcher Savings bought the boys out but kept the name. They expanded the product line to include cranking motors, generators and distributors.
Competition was fierce especially from the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co., better known as Delco. Under the leadership of Charles F. Kettering, Delco was manufacturing ignition equipment and generators for the auto and marine use.
United Motors bought both Delco and Remy in 1916. This equal status continued when General Motors bought both companies two years later. Tooling up for the war was quite easy since Delco Remy was collaborating on military projects two years before Pearl Harbor.
By the end of the war and the 50th anniversary of Delco Remy, the New Brunswick Battery Plant was opened 1946. Three more would be added in the 50’s, Aniheim, Ca. in 1954 and Olathe, Kansas and Oshwa, Canada in 1956. Fitzgerald, Ga. would join the ranks in 1975 and the new Muncie; In. plant opened the doors in 1976. We would go international in 1980 by choosing Sarreguemines, France as the sight of our European Battery Operations.
The most famous date for us is 1946, the completions of the New Brunswick Battery Plant, with full production starting in February of 1947. Over the years we have accomplished many milestones.
The original plant was 300,000 square feet; however a number of additions have been made over the years bringing the total to 341,040 square feet.
In 1976 we began producing the Delco Freedom Battery, a sealed battery that never needs water. Many improvements have been made to this design since 1976 to maintain first place as the World’s greatest automotive battery. In 1995 General Motors closed the newest battery plant in Muncie then again in 2003 Delphi announced they would close Three more battery plants in North America stating the competition had taken up too much of the market. The plants that would be closing by 2005 were Aniheim, Ca., Olathe, Kansas and Oshwa, Canada.
In 1999 General Motors spun of there parts division and the new company name became Delphi Automotive Systems having many different divisions under that name in 2003 our plant became Delphi Automotive Holding Group (Delphi AHG Battery Division) then in the spring of 2005 Delphi announced that the would be selling the world wide battery business to Johnson Controls Inc. This leaving the New Brunswick and the Fitzgerald plants two tier suppliers to JCI until the end of our contract in 2007 when JCI and Delphi stated they would only need One of those plants and that would be the New Brunswick plant.
Soon their after Delphi then announced their plans to File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, what a year for the battery division .As of November 2005 Delphi nor JCI had come to the Local Union to start negotiation’s although the leadership has been telling the Union we will start soon.
The hourly employees at Delphi are members of the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers - Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA) and have been organized for 60 years. Local 416 IUE-CWA has had many leaders over the years. This Listing is a few that have held the Offices of President and Shop Chairman over the years:
John Budnar, Herbert Gillespie, Jack Shaughnessy, Jesse Nardini, Anthony Andrukiewicz, Lou Parri, Leo Cusumano, Jack Geoghan,Vince Conti, Ellis Wildoner, Tom Micale, Bob Jewell, Michael Horvath, John Kafarski, Mike Novak, Isa Shabazz, Tom Giacolona, Edward Karecki, William Humber.Frank Allen and Darnell Rose were the last UNion Officals working between local 416 and Delphi/GM Prior to the JCI take over
Over the years we have had a good working relationship between Union and Management and have been able to accomplish much. As we move into the Future it seems JCI will be the Largest Battery Company in the world and Local 416 IUE-CWA will be part of that history.
This article was printed many years ago by an unknown editor and I have updated it to my best ability if anyone has corrections please let me know and I will make those changes.
Now after 60 years of build batteries for the world JCI will be closing the doors on March 4th 2007 forever. and they are building a new plant in North Carolina. Jci told the workers they can not build a battery cheep enough in New Brunswick.
May God Bless the hard worker's that have lost thier jobs with Delphi General Moters and Now JCI
Fraternally,
Edward J. Karecki Jr.
Local 416 IUE-CWA
EJKJR1-05-07
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