USW Local 2-232

formerly PACE 7-232

Representing  employees at Briggs & Stratton Corp. and Strattec Security Corp. in Milwaukee, WI

 

Membership Meeting 

Sunday December 7, 2008

Frank Monreal's El Matador

9155 W. Bluemound Rd. Milwaukee 

9:30a.m.

   Members are urged to Attend this Meeting.


Home Up President's Report Die Cast Venture Off Schneider Re-elected Strattec Corner Strattec Security 21,000 Lump Sum Meeting Recap Briggs 2nd Shift Briggs 1st & 3rd Shift Briggs surveys available Worker's Comp Paperwork KLECZKA Amended By-laws Dept. 280 Reunion Membership Info April Membership Meeting Health & Hygiene Drive Recall Dates UPCOMING EVENTS Briggs Retiree Club

 

Home Up President's Report Die Cast Venture Off Schneider Re-elected Strattec Corner Strattec Security 21,000 Lump Sum Meeting Recap Briggs 2nd Shift Briggs 1st & 3rd Shift Briggs surveys available Worker's Comp Paperwork KLECZKA Amended By-laws Dept. 280 Reunion Membership Info April Membership Meeting Health & Hygiene Drive Recall Dates UPCOMING EVENTS Briggs Retiree Club

Briggs Die Cast Joint Venture off

By Scott Godshaw

       In what some will consider a turn of events, Briggs and Stratton announced that the joint venture in die cast with a prospective partner is off the table. Rumors had continued to swirl since August of 2002 when the Company’s Representative, Larry Bartling had announced that they were near an agreement for a prospective partnership with a Company they were not allowed to reveal.

     At that time it was anticipated that die cast would be moved out to a separate location but chances were good that it would remain in the Milwaukee area to utilize and retain skilled people.

    The Company even assumed that the partnership would be completed by the first of this year but it wasn’t meant to be.

    What happens now is anyone’s guess as we all can speculate, however, until we receive official word from the Company that’s all it is , is speculation.