So Brunswick is/has laid off 1000 workers

[thoward]

Boston Whaler to furlough half its workforce

By IBI Magazine

Boston Whaler filed a notice with the Agency for Workforce Innovation in Florida saying that it intends to lay off about 250 workers from the end of June through July. That amounts to half of the Brunswick boat company's workforce at its facility in Edgewater, Florida. Brunswick also said in a statement that it intends to suspend production at most of its US fiberglass boatbuilding facilities for July.

A story in the Orlando Business Journal said that Boston Whaler expects to recall all workers, but they may be off work long enough to become eligible for unemployment.

"In managing our business, Brunswick is — and has been — producing fewer boats and engines to reduce marine pipeline inventories in the face of continued weak retail demand for boats," Dan Kubera, Brunswick spokesman, said in a statement. "As part of this effort, we have been taking downtime at all of our plants at various times this year. Indeed, we will be suspending production at most of our U.S.-based fiberglass manufacturing plants during July."

Kubera declined to elaborate which other Brunswick facilities would suspend production for July, and if there would be any long-term layoffs. "We will continue to closely monitor the marine market, and act accordingly," he said in the statement.

Brunswick announced in March that it would lay off 400 employees at its Sea Ray plant in Merritt Island, Florida, and last month, it said it would stop production of its Bluewater Marine brands on July 1. The plant closure in Newberry, South Carolina will result in the loss of 175 jobs

[34Hatt]

Sad but its just the beginning!!!!!!

Guess George W tax incentive checks aren't helping much!!!!!!!!!

[drburke]

Hard to decide...

[Boatsb]

Sad but its just the beginning!!!!!!

Guess George W tax incentive checks aren't helping much!!!!!!!!!

They are helping China since everyone is cashing them at WalMart. At least the put it on a cash card that they have oh yeah thats made in china too.

I believe Dan may know of some things to spend it on that are still American products but hurry up or Budweiser will be an import too.

[Wendy]

To make this worse, BW is one of the major employers in Edgewater and many of its employees live in the Florida Shores area.

Florida Shores is one of the hardest hit areas from the real estate bubble. Foreclosures abound and values are down at least 20-30% from the 2006 peak.

Sad.

[nyrussell]

Very sad, (and now for the communist statement....) so I wonder if Brunswicks CEO took a pay cut or gave up his bonus?

Noel

[Boatsb]

A Pay cut????? No way thats going to happen. He will get a raise to make sure he stays at the help of the sinking company as long as they need him. Ain't capitalism great.

[krush]

A Pay cut????? No way thats going to happen. He will get a raise to make sure he stays at the help of the sinking company as long as they need him. Ain't capitalism great.

You aren't describing capitalism.

[Boatsb]

Capitalism is the explanation for the CEO to get bonuses while laying off workers to make the stockholders happy. Communism would be everyone gets cut back for the good of the state. If the CEO and other higher ups keep their jobs and pay while others are let go or take cuts that shows capitalism at it's best ( or worse).

[nyrussell]

Ummm, Does the term Robber Baron's mean anything anymore? Or how about clashes between the state (police) and workers trying to unionize? How about the late 1800's in the industrial revolution...

Just bringing up points of argument LOL

Noel