[TowerTalk] Rohn

[Barry]

No, we thank unions. 

BTW, for the fellow that asked, NAFTA is the North American Free 
Trade Agreement.
Barry W2UP

On 12 Dec 2003 Al Toothaker wrote:

> Do we thank NAFTA for this one?
> 
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> 
> As Rohn workers ended their shifts Wednesday, they passed an
> electronic sign flashing "Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New
> Years." Only hours before, they had learned their jobs would soon
> evaporate.
> 
> "There's nobody going to be hiring this time of year in the
> holidays," said John Kemmerer III, a lead man A-welder of four years
> with Rohn. "A lot of guys — where are they going to find jobs at?
> They were making decent money there — $10 to $13 an hour. They were
> depending on it for the holidays."
> 
> At 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Rohn CEO Horace Ward conducted an employee
> meeting to announce that the company's ownership would transfer to a
> Canadian firm on Dec. 19.
> 
> Officials from the purchasing company will visit Frankfort next week
> to take stock of the Rohn facility and announce plans for its future,
> said Jim Lippard, a steward for the RWDSU Local 1976, the union to
> which Rohn employees belong.
> 
> He said there is a chance the new owner will keep some of the workers
> on to help transfer equipment. However, the plant will close and its
> approximately 125 employees will be out of work by March of next year
> at the latest, he said.
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club