Remington Terminates 585 Furloughed Workers

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The company won’t offer severance or pay out vacation benefits.
Oct 27th, 2020


In July, Remington Arms filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in just two years.

On Sept. 24, Remington Outdoor CEO Ken D'Arcy sent an email furloughing more than 600 Remington workers in upstate New York.

On Oct. 23, some 585 workers at the nation's oldest gunmaker were terminated.

The United Mine Workers of America said workers will soon lose medical benefits, and Remington won’t offer severance or pay out vacation benefits.

The Remington Arms plant in Ilion, N.Y., has been sitting idle for weeks, but hope remains for some workers.

While Remington was sold in seven different pieces, the Ilion plant and other assets were sold to the Roundhill Group for $13 million.

Roundhill plans to restart production in New York, however, the initial staff will be leaner — around 200 employees.

According to the Associated Press, UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts says the union is working with the new company on reopening, but the old, failed Remington “had one more kick in the pants for our members.”



https://www.ien.com/video/video/2120...oughed-workers

[Yellowfin]

If they're smart they'll kick the union out.

[Brick]

Sounds like bad news for Ilion!. NY is tough enough on arms manufacturers and it is said that the Remington management offered the entire factory in Ilion to convert to produce ventilators to fight the Covid pandemic. Cuomo refused. Too bad the employees can't or won't band together and buy out the place and go back into production for themselves.

[wew3]

Sounds like bad news for Ilion!. NY is tough enough on arms manufacturers and it is said that the Remington management offered the entire factory in Ilion to convert to produce ventilators to fight the Covid pandemic. Cuomo refused. Too bad the employees can't or won't band together and buy out the place and go back into production for themselves.

Town Built on Guns Ponders Future After Remington Plant Sale

Bidders for the idled factory have said they plan to restart at least some production, but details remain scarce.

ILION, N.Y. (AP) — Workers at the sprawling Remington factory in this upstate New York village took pride in a local gunmaking tradition stretching back to the days of flintlock rifles. Now they're looking ahead with uncertainty.
Jacquie Sweeney and her husband were among almost 600 workers fired by the company this week, a few months after Remington Outdoor Co. sought bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years.
Successful bidders for the idled plant in bankruptcy proceedings have said they plan to restart at least some production, though details remain scarce.

https://www.ien.com/home/news/212010...ton-plant-sale

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