It's official: Olin ammo production to Mississippi (Union drives 800 jobs out of Illinois)

St. Louis Post Disgrace ^ | November 3, 2010 | STEVE GIEGERICH

[Second Amendment First]

The Olin Corp. announced Wednesday that it will suspend production of centerfire ammunition at its plant in East Alton and re-locate the manufacturing operation to Oxford, Miss.

The move comes less than 24 hours after members of the union representing over Olin 800 workers rejected concessions that would have allowed them to keep their jobs.

"Our focus always has been on ensuring that we continue producing high-quality products for our customers in an increasingly competitive market," president and CEO Joseph D. Rupp said in a prepared statement.

"While I am disappointed that employees represented by the International Association of Machinists chose to reject a proposal that would have allowed us to remain competitive in East Alton, we look forward to expanding our existing operations in Mississippi."

[tom h]

"It's official: Olin ammo production to Mississippi (Union drives 800 jobs out of Illinois)"

Great! Nice to see a manufacturer with cojones willing to take on the unions. I'm sure Olin management will be thrilled to have a southern workforce with employees whom are grateful for the work and have minimal absenteeism.

I also expect they'll be glad to depart the hellhole of East St Louis in exchange for a lovely rural community with God-fearing traditional Americans versus corrupt union b-stards.

[slade8308]

Yep. It just amazes me that they would vote themselves out of a job. How dumb is that? And people think that those of us that live in the South or Mississippi are dumb. Well, look who has 1000 jobs headed their way. Let them keep thinking that way.