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To: DMaA who wrote (320961)	8/24/2009 11:27:23 AM
From: Oral Roberts	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793912

Good for Mercury. These union jerks just don't get it.

To: DMaA who wrote (320961)	8/24/2009 11:36:25 AM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793912

Thats pretty much the end of life in a small town as I have known it. I live there...I have real estate for sale since '05. It's a complete disaster for the community.

To: DMaA who wrote (320961)	8/31/2009 6:03:06 PM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 793912

Seems like the union stepped on their own dicks. It happens more and more as money gets tight. They had better wise up or is Obama going to intercede lol?

To: DMaA who wrote (320961)	9/4/2009 8:09:48 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793912

The Mercury union received a second chance for a re-vote and wised up...thank God for my little corner of the world. Mercury union approves concessions By Rick Barrett of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Sept. 4, 2009 6:32 p.m. Fond du Lac — The labor union at Mercury Marine Inc. approved contract concessions aimed at keeping hundreds of jobs at the outboard-engine factory here, instead of sending the work to Oklahoma. The concessions were approved in a two-day vote Thursday and Friday, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said Friday evening. Among other things, the union accepted a wage freeze and 30% less pay for new hires and workers called back from layoff. As a result of the vote, Mercury now says it will keep its manufacturing in Fond du Lac and will bring additional work to the plant from its non-union plant in Stillwater, Okla. Over time, the additional work could result in hundreds of more jobs in Fond du Lac at the expense of jobs lost in Stillwater. Also as a result of the vote's outcome, it is likely that Mercury will keep its world headquarters in Fond du Lac, protecting about 1,000 jobs in addition to the 850 at the manufacturing plant. Further information on the vote will come this evening.