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FOND DU LAC, Wis., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The members of IAM Local
1947 in Fond du Lac, WI, have ratified a modification of their current labor
agreement that will result in job security and the movement of jobs from other
Mercury Marine locations to Fond du Lac, WI.
"We met with Mercury Marine top management and have a commitment that with
this vote, the company will stay in Fond du Lac, WI and move more work to Fond
du Lac over time," said IAM Midwest Territory Vice President Philip J. Gruber.
"Our members' vote for the company proposal, while being a very difficult
decision, clearly says they are willing to work with Mercury to secure a sound
future for themselves, the company and the community."
The IAM is among the nation's largest industrial trade unions, representing
nearly 700,000 active and retired members under more than 5,000 contracts in
aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, shipbuilding and defense-related
industries. For more information, visit www.goiam.org.
SOURCE International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
1947 in Fond du Lac, WI, have ratified a modification of their current labor
agreement that will result in job security and the movement of jobs from other
Mercury Marine locations to Fond du Lac, WI.
"We met with Mercury Marine top management and have a commitment that with
this vote, the company will stay in Fond du Lac, WI and move more work to Fond
du Lac over time," said IAM Midwest Territory Vice President Philip J. Gruber.
"Our members' vote for the company proposal, while being a very difficult
decision, clearly says they are willing to work with Mercury to secure a sound
future for themselves, the company and the community."
The IAM is among the nation's largest industrial trade unions, representing
nearly 700,000 active and retired members under more than 5,000 contracts in
aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, shipbuilding and defense-related
industries. For more information, visit www.goiam.org.
SOURCE International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers