KC ammo plant strike halts production of military bullets
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Saltwater60
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How can they be allowed to strike when we are at war!
Let them strike. Bring in workers that will work.
Too easy and fuck the unions.
Too easy and fuck the unions.
Steal2B
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AFAIK Independence is owned by Vista / CSG who also owns the likes of Federal, Speer, CCI, and Remington so I think government contracts will be met, it's the private sector who may see low inventory.
Because they’re members of a money-sucking , lazy entitled labor union.
Winchester Ammunition, owned by Olin Corp operates this plant, since 2020.
en.wikipedia.org
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) is a 3,935-acre (15.92 km2) U.S. government-owned, contractor-operated facility in northeastern Independence, Missouri. It produces ammunition for military and personal rifles.
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant - Wikipedia
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) is a 3,935-acre (15.92 km2) U.S. government-owned, contractor-operated facility in northeastern Independence, Missouri. It produces ammunition for military and personal rifles.
They're Contractor, not Federal Employees, and while I expect there are clauses and requirements, the way contracts are OFTEN mis-managed or poorly written it's a wonder anything productive gets done.
Saltwater60
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Many people not employed by the Feds are deemed essential and not allowed to strike. From what I’m told I’m one of them. I don’t care to strike so I’ve never looked into it. Of If I hate my job or feel I’m underpaid I’ll get a new one.
I think cops and firemen are in this class as well as others who serve the public or protect the public in some manner.
Not that we had issues enough to ever utter the words "Strike" we were forbidden from doing so and all Federal Employees (at least non supervisory) were represented by a Union irrespective membership. Unions under proper and effective leadership are benefit to both employee and employer, problem is most aren't capable or competent to do so. For a decade we were considerably underpaid the prevailing wage for Grade compared to the Syracuse area and the Seaway until some people that actually knew WTF they were doing, got the proper documentation and did appropriate submissions: my job (after I retired of course) went up five and some change an hour, becoming line with others in the Region.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Same here. It’s hard to know where the issue is. Our union is liberal so they bash Hochul come contract time but then tell you to vote for her election time.
They work with her or allow them to be pushed around. We need some larger raises because we are $20,000-$30,000 underpaid from the private sector. However, we do have good health insurance and a pension so that’s worth something? How much is hard to say. Pensions only matter if you live long enough to make it worth your underpaid years of service and that’s impossible to calculate until you’re dead.
All we want is an actual cost of living raise and every once in a while a percent or two above that.