Remington Arms laying off 120 in Upstate New York: report

[Madmallard]

Ilion, N.Y. -- Remington Arms Co. reportedly is laying off about 120 workers at its gun manufacturing plant in Herkimer County.

WIXB950 said Wednesday that employees at the Ilion factory, Herkimer County's largest employer, reported that approximately 120 workers "are being shown the door."

The radio station said a company letter addressed to employees stated that 122 union positions were being cut from Ilion and 16 workers were being laid off from the Remington's plant in Lexington, KY. CEO James Marcotuli blamed slowing orders and increased inventory for the cuts, the station said.

The Washington Post reported earlier this week that gun sales nationwide have slowed dramatically since Donald Trump's election as president. Trump has pledged to protect gun rights.

Remington employs a little less than 1,000 people in Ilion. The company employed 1,300 people in Ilion in 2014, but has reduced its workforce since then.

Remington Arms laying off 120 in Upstate New York: report

 

[kev74]

Thanks Monkey-face!

 

[togmaster]

Don't think this one is Monkey Face's doing. The demand for firearms is dropping and and the whole industry is going to experience some rough waters ahead. This market cycle will weed out the week.

 

[Jsmegs77]

That's disappointing. I was really hoping people would continue their firearms purchases surge started under Obama. After all, a platform supportive of the 2nd Amendment should be good for the industry, right?

I'm going to go buy a Remington.

 

[kev74]

Don't think this one is Monkey Face's doing. The demand for firearms is dropping and and the whole industry is going to experience some rough waters ahead. This market cycle will weed out the week.

If they weren't driven out of NY State by high taxes and the unSafe Law, a lot of those people would still have their jobs.

Get with the program!! Everything bad that happens is Monkey-face's fault!

 

[togmaster]

If they weren't driven out of NY State by high taxes and the unSafe Law, a lot of those people would still have their jobs.

Get with the program!! Everything bad that happens is Monkey-face's fault!

I see your and raise you 3 more.

 

[Catskillkid]

Restrictive NYS laws may play a role but overall it's the market forces that are driving this. Good news is that prices may drop and those of us who are firearms enthusiasts might be able to get some good deals. Maybe a Remington 870 Wingmaster is in my future.

Oh and I'll add another to the mix.

 

[spat]

That's disappointing. I was really hoping people would continue their firearms purchases surge started under Obama. After all, a platform supportive of the 2nd Amendment should be good for the industry, right?

I'm going to go buy a Remington.

The industry has been in a panic bubble for some time. It would have burst sooner or later no matter what happened.

 

[Phazer]

I've got relatives in Alabama near where Remington moved their facility. The county down south is thrilled to have Remington in their area.

Hey! Governor Monkeyface, THIS is how you prove your state is "open for business":
Alabama's incentive package for Remington gun plant: $38M cash, tax breaks, extensive workforce recruitment and training (updated)

Remington has pledged to have 280 employees at the Huntsville plant by the end of 2015, 680 in 2016, 1,018 in 2017 and 1,258 in 2018.

Cherry, who said Remington's annual payroll will top $105 million when it reaches full employment, said workers will generate nearly $12 million annually in income taxes, and their presence will create more than 3,400 spinoff retail, restaurant, service and support jobs across the community.​

 

[MoMan]

Yea, I don't think this one is cumho's doing. As much as I like to cumho, this is due to all the panic buying that took place over the past couple of years. Add that to the fact that all of the distributors, and LGS loaded up on inventory in anticipation of the evil bitch winning the election... and you end up with inventory bloat. Now that President Trump is on office, the panic buying has subsided. All of this should lead to some pretty good pricing for the consumer.

Having said all of that, I might add that I believe there is a sense of false security that the threat is over. People need to be ever diligent in the times we are living in. The threat is not the Government right now, but the REAL possibility of total social unrest. I think what is going on now is just the SJWs, just wait until we get into the heat of the summer when the violence normally rises. It could certainly turn the Country in to a shit storm real quick!!

 

[Criticalt]

I blame Mossberg and their damn 500 line.

 

[Jmac00]

any bets Remington closes the NY plant by the end of the year

 

[Phazer]

any bets Remington closes the NY plant by the end of the year

Better question: Why would any large company manufacture anything in New York?

 

[Deplorable Me]

 

[Deplorable Me]

any bets Remington closes the NY plant by the end of the year

My heart goes out to the skilled trades and machinist who work with their hands and put their hearts and souls into their work. They bring value to the world. Politicians are bullshit artist, con artist, professional takers and bring little value to society. I don't trust people who don't get dirt under fingernails or who have ever not sweated for a living. Cuomo is a second generation son-of -a-bitch. He personifies the "white privilege" the democrats and liberals protest so much about.

 

[Jmac00]

My heart goes out to the skilled trades and machinist who work with their hands and put their hearts and souls into their work. They bring value to the world. Politicians are bullshit artist, con artist, professional takers and bring little value to society.

and yet, this is going to get worse as Gen X and Y and millennials all want to be computer programmers and gamers. Very few are going into the trades, none of the young people want to get there hands dirty anymore.

The good news is, those that do go into a trade, will be able to bill there time out at very good wages

 

[NY Leatherneck]

Makes me want to buy a gun, stimulate the economy and keep food on the tables of real working Americans.

 

[Deplorable Me]

and yet, this is going to get worse as Gen X and Y and millennials all want to be computer programmers and gamers. Very few are going into the trades, none of the young people want to get there hands dirty anymore.

The good news is, those that do go into a trade, will be able to bill there time out at very good wages

I know a couple of degreed engineers who went into the plumbing and electrical trades. They love it because they don't drive a desk for a living. They make a decent living and are happy. Some end up being shop foremen. All the good engineers I know worked a trade before/during school that enhanced their technical discipline, excellent engineers. My engineer boss is a former Navy SeaBee. Nothing beats practical experience. The professional desk drivers in my office without practical experience we refer to as "office fairies". Hell at least their FaceBook pages look good.

 

[Robin]

Directly and indirectly cumo is to blame. FUAC!
Robin

 

[VietnamEraVet]

Better question: Why would any large company manufacture anything in New York?

NY is among the worst states for manufacturing, maybe surpassed only by CA. I know because I work in this profession, and have for the last 40 years. I've watched as countless companies either closed up shop completely, or they did most of their growth in other states, or they have just hung on with attrition cutting them down every year.

Some names you may recognize include: ALCOA, Reynolds Aluminum, Nestle, Corning, Eastman Kodak, Xerox, Miller Brewing, General Chemical, True Temper, Red Wing Foods, Carborundum, Union Carbide, General Electric, FX Matt Brewing, Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Chevrolet Foundry, Westinghouse Electric, Buffalo Forge, Carrier Air Conditioning, and countless others.

Hell, if I took the time to go through the files, I know I could spout off at least another 1,000 companies from upstate NY alone.

Looking at Remington, and their expansions down south, it is only a matter of time before they bail out of NY State completely. I give them 2 years at most.

And before I forget, FUAC, FUAC, FUAC, ad infinitum.

 

[kev74]

The good news is, those that do go into a trade, will be able to bill there time out at very good wages

Unless they want to keep living around Illion.

 

[reinhardt]

When I visit relatives I drive on I 90 and can see the Illion plant. It is such a reminder of our countries once great manufacturing base. It will be terrible when it shuts down (which it soon will). The empty parking lot, the broken windows and the broken lives of the workers. Lockheed Martin in Syracuse has a big sign on it's building stating that they are hiring. I hope those are good paying jobs that some of the Remington folk can get.

 

[Deplorable Me]

NY is among the worst states for manufacturing, maybe surpassed only by CA. I know because I work in this profession, and have for the last 40 years. I've watched as countless companies either closed up shop completely, or they did most of their growth in other states, or they have just hung on with attrition cutting them down every year.

Some names you may recognize include: ALCOA, Reynolds Aluminum, Nestle, Corning, Eastman Kodak, Xerox, Miller Brewing, General Chemical, True Temper, Red Wing Foods, Carborundum, Union Carbide, General Electric, FX Matt Brewing, Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Chevrolet Foundry, Westinghouse Electric, Buffalo Forge, Carrier Air Conditioning, and countless others.

Hell, if I took the time to go through the files, I know I could spout off at least another 1,000 companies from upstate NY alone.

Looking at Remington, and their expansions down south, it is only a matter of time before they bail out of NY State completely. I give them 2 years at most.

And before I forget, FUAC, FUAC, FUAC, ad infinitum.

DuPont just shut down sodium manufacturing in Niagara Falls. All jobs and equipment to China. Thank you Barry.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Go figure. Not having Hillary in office is a break for us and a bad thing for gun manufacturers. The world is a funny place.

 

[MoMan]

Those jobs are probably short lived. It's just a matter of time before they go to the Huntsville, AL plant.
Hopefully the employees will be offered the opportunity to leave NY when the day comes.

Then cumho can spin it as; the EVIL, GREEDY CORPORATION are tearing Families apart.

 

[masterswimmer]

.....

Remington has pledged to have 280 employees at the Huntsville plant by the end of 2015, 680 in 2016, 1,018 in 2017 and 1,258 in 2018.
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Remington was obviously just biding their time in NYistan. Once Huntsville wined and dined them with all sorts of incentives, they knew the pullout from the monkeyface state that professes NY is not the place for gun owners they were leaving.

Unfortunately the jobs lost in Ilion will be redirected to Huntsville.

Bottom line, yes it is his fault. Nothing to do with the economy. The job forecast for Huntsville's expansion proves it.