8,000 was an early estimate. Non-union jobs will be lost also and other companies that provide products for Mercury will leave the state or just die off. The latest number I have heard is if Mercury Marine leaves WI, up to 11,000 jobs will be lost in WI.
They can all thank the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 1947. So for 850 union jobs, a whole town and half the state can be negatively impacted.
I can appreciate folks wanting an honest wage and benefits, but if the choice comes down to having a job, or no job, or having a job with all the bells and whistles, guess I’d take the job and save the bells and whistles for another day.