Think4Yourself: I sure as heck hope you are kidding!! Janesville is doing fine for itself? Is there room for another under that rock of yours?
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Horse: I too hope for the best for your mom. It is tough to let that "part" of us go.
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FortWayneGM: Ahhh....so you are no conceding that GM's status was changed? What national media outlet told you? LMAO!

Please keep it closed Janesville is doing fine without GM. Detroit needs the jobs more than Janesville.

Please think of the residents of Detroit

Zachow"s bar is open and doing very well--why do you want to know rooster?

I agree completely momo, you took the words out of my mouth as well.
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suziq: You really cannot demand anything from GM right now, 3 weeks is more than adaptable! My parents worked up until the last day, and they are still going on with their lives with not knowing what is going to happen.
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And lets not forget about the negative people in our community like martin19. , and if you are so sick and tired of "Generous Motors" or Brett Favre then don't turn the radio or tv on, pick up a newspaper, or listen to locals because that's what's in the news buddy ;) This is history in the making......and you can't change that!
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I'm hoping for the best. My mother had 29 1/2 years in when they shut down in December, a freaking 1/2 year away from retirement!!!! She deserves this chance. She has worked her @ss off to provide the best lives for 3 children, and still gives constantly, though she can't afford it!

Unfortunately this story could be shortened to:

"Politicians begged and GM said nothing."

All Good luck to Janesville workers. GM acts as if this decision is a bartering chip when it should be based upon sound business and economic conditions.

Reality is, Fort Wayne has a diverse workforce from a multitude of GM plants including recent workers from Janesville. No community has a better workforce from another. The only problem GM Fort Wayne has with the quality of workers from other GM facilities is the workers who transfer from Delphi or GM parts plants. These workers traditionally are not use to the pace of 72 jobs an hour without leaving the line or sitting. For all those who know what jobs per hour really mean, YES WHEN I LEFT THE LINE MAY 1ST 2009 FORT WAYNE WAS RUNNING 72 JOBS AN HOUR BETWEEN 2 SHIFTS! Fort Wayne has been running 72 jobs an hour for at least the last 4 years. Spring Hill Tennessee also has an onsite already functioning stamping facility. Obviously this will need to be altered for small car production but once again I believe this will be in Spring Hill Tennessee’s favor. Unfortunately Janesville is too large of a facility to keep running at 100% capacity even with an internal stamping plant. GM needs to maintain their plants running at 100% capacity to stay competitive. Even during downturns in the economy! Lastly keep in mind that the foreign plants GM is forced to compete with are mainly located in the south. For GM to permanently abandon the Tennessee plant would be conceding failure to the foreign competition. I don’t believe the government, nor General Motors, are ready to concede just yet. I am not sure why GM Janesville has been put on standby because from a business perspective it makes absolutely no sense. From a political perspective it too makes no sense. I still wish Janesville the best. After all Janesville was taken from “Closed plant status” to “Standby” for a reason. I just hope Janesville isn’t being played like a Stradavarius .

In the subsequent weeks Janesville will find out the GM plant fate. Keep in mind America is going through unprecedented times in history. No company has been able to downsize itself to prosperity. In the short-term the U.S. Government has thrown some at GM a lifeline. From a political perspective Tennessee is a Red State. Wisconsin and Michigan are Blue states. Politics don’t always play the obvious choice. If the small car GM plant choice is decided by politics, Spring Hill is the obvious choice. A Democrat runs the Executive branch of Government as well as the decision making at GM; he already has the votes of Wisconsin and Michigan. Traditionally Tennessee votes Republican, but a preservation of high-paying quality jobs by a Democrat President would definitely swing the possibility of Tennessee changing its colors to Blue. If the choice is decided on quality of the workforce, the decision is pretty much level. Each community has the same opportunity based on workforce. Continued...

Although I never worked at the Janesville plant, I wish the Janesville people the best. I see a lot of mixed sentiment in much of conversation being exchanged here. Some have a sense that Janesville should be awarded the GM small car production due to some sort of earned historical fiat. Just a reminder from a GM worker from another GM plant somewhat removed from the Janesville experience. Fort Wayne has been a gypsy plant since its opening in 1986. GM has been downsizing since Fort Wayne opened. Most people that transfer to Fort Wayne from a closed plant believe their plant was closed for erroneous reasons. Often the people believe that GM will return to their former communities someday for all the reasons cited by the local Janesville leaders. Almost all GM facilities, as well as their workforce receive continuous rewards and recognition for various achievements. It seems that some in the Janesville community truly believe the Janesville GM has more going for it than other GM communities. This is completely understandable because this is what is continuously being reported from leaders who want to keep the dream alive. I assure all in Janesville that the communities of Orion Michigan as well as Spring Hill Tennessee are applying the same tactics that Janesville’s leaders are espousing. Continued...

I keep hearing that Janesville will be picked. GM wants to keep the history that goes with this plant and no other plant can match that. Just keep watching the news.

momf5-you took the words right out of my mouth.

Yesterday it was Brett Farve's family reserving rooms in Green Bay and today it's Generous Motors again. Dosen't get any better than this....

question is what has happened to zachows (sp.) tavern!!!

Don't forget that if Janesville is not awarded the new small car line, it might not be the worst thing in the world: Janesville will remain on "standby" and IF GM can turn this thing around (admittedly a big if), and more capacity is needed, Janesville will likely get the call. Yes, makes it very tough to plan, but until they declare the Janesville plant CLOSED, not idled, there is a chance. And I am one who up until a couple weeks ago thought that GM was gone forever from Janesville.

suez: With all due respect, you and you alone can give yourself the green light to move forward. If you haven't figured out what you are "going to do" since your last day at the plant and are awaiting for an announcement from Detroit before doing so, you are a fool.By putting YOUR plans for YOUR life on hold, you are doing yourself a severe disservice. Tim Lee and Troy Clarke will go about their day as "business as usual" between now and then, and you should also.
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I have a tremendous amount of respect for all of the folks who worked at this plant, but to those who were there during the final days: bravo! At the time of the tour, there were a few weeks remaining of production but yet, there was an overwhelming sense of solidarity and pride throughout the plant (despite the last day of production being 2 days before Christmas Day to boot).
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Hang on to and be proud of that, sueziq612, but, move on the best you can and save the pins and needles for the local seamstress :) I know it is tough. I never worked at the plant and I find myself devouring and absorbing every article I can about the company's fate and history. It is a strong and solid part of all of us in Southern Wisconsin (like or not), but if GM dissolved tomorrow, you would still have your life to live...and you only get one shot at it!
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My mom always told me that the only certainty an autoworker has is uncertainty........
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Hope for the best but plan for the worst!

sueziq612, deciding which plant to retool isn't like cleaning out your closet or garage. It takes an extremely careful cost analysis to determine where to spend those millions and millions of dollars. Three weeks is a fairly aggressive time frame.

Here's the link to the AP story -- http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/U...

Best of luck.

www.spend-local.com

I JUST wish GM would make up there mind and stop with all the hoopla.. Just say yes or no and let alot of us who worked for the Janesville plant get on with our lives.. I am tired of the waiting and (pins and Needles). Either they are going to put the new small car here or NOT. I believe alot of us would like to know NOW.. not next week.. Right? Every thing is put on HOLD, till GM makes up there mind. I say, "Let's get on with the program"!!! Enough already..

Janesville appreciates, I hope, the effort that this delegation and others have made which has kept this slim hope alive. I do hope it pays off, but these folks are due our thanks in any case. That Janesville was not automatically eliminated the day of the bankruptcy filing is certainly only due to what our lawmakers and local representatives including Tim Cullen have done.

Mom always said that if you don't have anything nice to say.........

Wheres the beef?