Mercury Marine To Close And Move All Production From Fond du Lac, Wisconsin......

[Ratickle]

Coldn't find exact, but here is Milwaukee compared to Lawton

Cost of Living at Home Typical Salary at Work $35,000


Current Location Milwaukee, WI (Edit) Milwaukee, WI (Edit)

New Location Lawton, OK (Edit) Lawton, OK (Edit)

Percent Change in $ -12.2% -17.1%

Explanation The cost of living in Lawton, OK is 12.2% lower than in Milwaukee, WI. Therefore, you would have to earn a salary of $30,745 to maintain your current standard of living. Employers in Lawton, OK typically pay 17.1% less than employers in Milwaukee, WI. Therefore, if you take the same type of job in the same type of company in Lawton, OK you are likely to earn $29,015.

 

[MacGyver]

Mercury's President was on the news tonight. Basically he said the future of Mercury in Fond du Lac will be determined by Sunday's vote. Unfortunately the union rep is calling Mercury's offer "trash" and insisting that all members vote no.

Just phucking stupid......

 

[Ratickle]

Does anyone know exactly what concessions are being requested?

 

[MacGyver]

Does anyone know exactly what concessions are being requested?

It's over 100+ I'll see what I can do.

 

[MacGyver]

Damn, I can't find a detailed list of the concessions. I'll keep looking.

 

[MacGyver]

Tonights news said 170+ concessions.

 

[T2x]

Very rarely do they divulge concessions to the public. The union generally doesn't want the details of their contracts made public. In many cases the outcry would be deafening.

T2x

 

[RLJ676]

Very rarely do they divulge concessions to the public. The union generally doesn't want the details of their contracts made public. In many cases the outcry would be deafening.

T2x

Over what they're getting to start with, or what they are being asked to give up?

 

[Ratickle]

I was curious as to what percent they were being asked to give up in wages and benefits. If Oklahoma is 17% average less pay, that's probably the starting point for wage concessions requested.

 

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Mercury who?

 

[BUIZILLA]

170 concessions is 169 too many.... phuck the union

 

[Geronimo36]

I was curious as to what percent they were being asked to give up in wages and benefits. If Oklahoma is 17% average less pay, that's probably the starting point for wage concessions requested.

Could be! Even half that would be a good start and the other half is probably what it would cost them to move. Does Wisconsin have an exit tax like NJ?

Canon just cut 10% across the board for all employess and 15% for executives.

 

[Ratickle]

Could be! Even half that would be a good start and the other half is probably what it would cost them to move. Does Wisconsin have an exit tax like NJ?

Canon just cut 10% across the board for all employess and 15% for executives.

YRC cut their employees 15% also. Will probably still go bankrupt though according to those who are supposed to know.

 

[insanity]

Here's an aerial view of the Fond du Lac plant. I'd hate to see this place go vacant. Click on the "birds eye" tab and look around. Huge facility.

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.as...dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

Where is Lake X?

 

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[Scarab KV]

Why would it be an advantage for them to stay in Fon du Lac? If they are located somewhere else, putting out the same product for the same price, how does it benefit anyone but Fon du Lac for them t stay there.

Especially if they relocated and could get an experienced, cheaper workforce without the unions and therefor put out the same product for lower cost to the consumer?

There were a lot of factors that had to be figured into the equation for the long run.
Cost of expanding the Stillwater facility to house all production was huge.
Renovation of some of the existing Stillwater facility. For example, all Stillwater R&D is spose to be, if not already moved to Fond du Lac due to aging and inadequate equipment. The test tanks need to replaced at the cost of 4 million dollars alone. Production efficiency in Stillwater is considerably lower then Fond du Lac. Proximity to industrial centers, shipping hubs and vendors. Contract work for other manufacturers. The foundry at Fond du Lac does a lot of casting for Harley Davidson and others.

 

[Scarab KV]

Here's an aerial view of the Fond du Lac plant. I'd hate to see this place go vacant. Click on the "birds eye" tab and look around. Huge facility.

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.as...dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

...and right across the street is my store

 

[Scarab KV]

And each of those cars represents a possible unemployed worker. WTF are they thinking, or are they.

That's a recent photo. The lot is only 1/2 full compared to 3 years ago.
BTW....the big plant across the street (foundry) is also part of Mercury.

 

[Scarab KV]

Where is Lake X?

Roughly 6,600,000 feet south of the Fond du Lac facility

 

[Scarab KV]

Here's a link to the final proposal and other info
http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20090820/FON0101/90820121/1985