[TowerTalk] Rohn

[tom.dixon]

Of course you thank the unions....that is why you have holidays, sick
leave and work 8 hour shifts....not because your boss wants to give you
those conditions....because he has to... unions fought long and hard for
the workers!!!....ooops spot the union delegate...and proud of it.
Thanks for explaining what NAFTA means. No such thing as a free trade
agreement. Some has to lose, or be worse off !!

Tom Dixon
zl2hgr at xtra.co.nz

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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Barry 
Sent: Saturday, 13 December 2003 2:52 p.m.
To: Al Toothaker; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Rohn 

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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> Cqtestk4xs at aol.com Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 10:22 AM To:
> TOWERTALK at contesting.com Subject: [TowerTalk] Rohn 
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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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Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club
         


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