December 13, 2011

How about those jobs - Colt Manufacturing

From the Miami Herald:
Conn. workers worry about jobs in Colt's Fla. move
The United Auto Workers says employees of Colt Firearms in West Hartford were distressed to learn that the gun manufacturer is opening a manufacturing plant in central Florida and are worried about their jobs.

The union said in a news release Monday that it is assuring members it will do what it can to keep the company and its 500 jobs in Connecticut.

Mike Holmes, a local union official, said the UAW has a strong contract with Colt and will work to keep the company successful, profitable and remaining in Connecticut.

Colt Manufacturing Co. announced earlier this month it is bringing 63 jobs and a new regional headquarters and product manufacturing center to Kissimmee, Fla., next year.
Heh -- Connecticut is a Union state where Florida is a "right to work" state. Same deal with Boeing wanting to open that plant in South Carolina -- good that the (supposedly) independent National Labor Relations Board dropped their complaint. Posted by DaveH at December 13, 2011 12:52 PM
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