Okla. plant to lose jobs if Mercury concessions pass
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A Mercury Marine spokesman says some jobs at its Stillwater, Okla., plant will be eliminated if the labor union at its Fond du Lac plant approves a package of wage and benefit concessions.
Steve Fleming said Wednesday that some work from Oklahoma, but not all of it, will be shifted to Fond du Lac if union members voting Thursday and Friday approve the concessions. He had no other details.
Fleming says the Stillwater plant has 380 jobs making boat engines and the two plants have some common functions. He says there are no plans at this point to close the Stillwater plant.
The Fond du Lac union on Aug. 23 rejected the package of concessions the company called its best and last offer to keep 850 manufacturing jobs from moving to Stillwater. But, both Mercury Marine and its union said Tuesday workers in Fond du Lac would again vote on a package of wage and benefit concessions this week.
Sep 17, 2009 at 8:40 a.m.
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Sep 2, 2009 at 10:46 p.m.
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i thought this article was about Mercury Marine not GM. shows how hard it is for the jealous ones who never worked at GM to let it go.......MOVE ON......... as for the workers at Mercury Marine...... GOOD LUCK.
Sep 2, 2009 at 7:17 p.m.
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well said Pete
Sep 2, 2009 at 3:46 p.m.
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Pete, why don't you just say "I have a conspiracy theory. Anybody want to hear it?"
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GM Janesville closed because THEY WERE MAKING A PRODUCT THAT PEOPLE STOPPED BUYING.
Sep 2, 2009 at 1:59 p.m.
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Hey Pete
Ya, I can tell you exactly why GM closed. Paul Ryan and his Republican buddies deregulated the commodities market, allowing giant companies like Goldman Sachs and AIG to bid up the price of oil to over $4.00 a gallon. If you don't believe that, you should watch something besides FOX news.
Sep 2, 2009 at 12:37 p.m.
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someone will be hurt.
Sep 2, 2009 at 11:31 a.m.
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Dear Union:
Don't muck this up this go around. A small decrease for a few years is better than a 100% decrease forever.
Sep 2, 2009 at 11:07 a.m.
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HUH? Take a little time so people can understand your point.
Sep 2, 2009 at 10:57 a.m.
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It's pretty crummy to pit employees against one another like this. It's exactly the sort of thing -- a bidding war to the bottom -- that unions are intended to prevent.
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