MacGyver
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Mercury Marine To Close And Move All Production From Fond du Lac, Wisconsin......
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MacGyver
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Mercury has been a Wisconsin fixure for 70 years. It'll be sad to see them leave.
Ratickle
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MacGyver
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Probably not. Gov. Doyle is pushing Mercury to at least keep the corporate headquarters in Wisconsin, but after the latest debacle, I don't see Mercury having any interest in being in Wisconsin any more.
Ratickle
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There would be no point. Just to increase the cost of travel from Stillwater????? Instead of walk across the street?????
DollaBill
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maybe this could be the start of the "people" looking at unions and how they killed the country
Ratickle
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I told a union organizer in 2000 that within 15 years the only union members left would be those who worked in the public sector where they don't have to compete with anyone. Looks like we're going faster than I predicted.
The plant he organized lasted three years after the union won the right to organize.
MacGyver
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Yup. They are gonna be gone, 100%
I drove down to Fond du Lac today to a jobsite and went right past the Mercury plant. Hard to imagine that place empty in two years.
Scarab KV
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You bet he does. Doyle would love to still be able to tax all thier product even though not manufactured here.
C_Spray
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On the human side of things, will some of the workers (especially the ones that voted FOR the new contract terms) be offered any kind of relocation package? It wouldn't have to be super-generous, just enough to allow those that want to stay with the company to do so. After all, it's the employees that really believe in the company that you want to keep. The ones that punch the clock only because they have to are easily replaced.
Ratickle
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Most corporations I know would offer re-location packages only to "key" people like engineers etc. who cannot easily be replaced. No others.
As for the rank and file, usually a transfer for those interested with the new wage being adjusted to the difference in averages for COL in the two locations. Stillwater is 17% less average wage in the area than Fond, and the COL is 12% less.
As for the rank and file, usually a transfer for those interested with the new wage being adjusted to the difference in averages for COL in the two locations. Stillwater is 17% less average wage in the area than Fond, and the COL is 12% less.
I think they'd be walking a tight rope if they "offered" relocation as an invitation. That would have to be a sticky idea given the union BS. But if they happened to "apply" for work in OK, then I'd hope the company would see fit to offer relo reimbursement for a skilled and experienced employee.
From a management perspective, I'd hate to see a bunch of union whiny b!tches come down and infest my new location. But you can't say anything about them not bringing the union crap with them because that would be illegal. Just gotta hope that the ones that are motivated enough to want to move with the company realize the errors of their ways...
From a management perspective, I'd hate to see a bunch of union whiny b!tches come down and infest my new location. But you can't say anything about them not bringing the union crap with them because that would be illegal. Just gotta hope that the ones that are motivated enough to want to move with the company realize the errors of their ways...
Magicfloat
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Wonder how Mercury Racing division will be affected? Are they union?
phragle
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that would be problematic, I'm willing to bet that when negotiating with the new location for tax breaks, infrastructure etc., the golden carrot being dangled in todays economy was " we will bring XXX amount of jobs" . If you import workers instead of hiring/training locals, you negate that fact. Also, when you do contract voting, you show your union card and drop your ballot in the box. There is now way of knowing what employee voted for or against the contract. Given the nature of some union people, and the desperation of some people seeing their livelyhood to evaporate, unless you could instantly move out of the area, would you want people knowing how you voted?
T2x
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I believe the racing division has been merged into the general company some months ago.
Ratickle
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You kinda lost me. All union elections have to have NLRB oversight I believe. Plus representatives from the union and company both. At least every one I was ever involved with.
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