Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Under a new agreement, Ferry Cap & Set Screw will keep most of its jobs at its Lakewood facility.
The company that owns Ferry Cap & Set Screw is moving 14 “header” machines to its sister company, Nelson Stud, in Elyria. An estimated 14 jobs are going along with them. Most of Ferry Cap’s jobs are going to stay put at the company’s Lakewood facility in Birdtown, according to T. Dean Wright, the president of the union’s District Lodge 54. Also, as part of an agreement, the company agreed to drop its lawsuit against the union and the employees who refused to work overtime. “The company only notified the union of the closure of the header department,” said Wright. Ferry Cap will move the header machines, and those machine operators will receive severance and other benefits as well as guaranteed job offers at Nelson Stud, said Wright. “The …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Last week, a federal court judge issued a temporary restraining order that would keep Ferry Cap employees from refusing to work overtime — despite the union agreement.
Despite a 2011 union agreement between the Ferry Cap and Set Screw Company and its union employees, a federal judge has prohibited the workers from “refusing to work overtime” hours at the Lakewood facility. Both city officials and employees are also concerned about the plant consolidating operations with the Nelson Stud facility in Elyria. That’s a move that would take an estimated 120 jobs out of Lakewood. But it’s more complicated than that. Mayor: Ferry Cap Leaving Lakewood Would be a "Big Blow" to the City According to the Plain Dealer, the Ferry Cap company filed a lawsuit against the employees in US District Court in Cleveland on Feb. 5. The named defendants are the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, the …
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The 100-year-old company, which manufactures specialized fasteners, once employed nearly 400 people. It’s now eyeing a move to Elyria, which could cost the city as much as $70,000 in lost income taxes.
Ferry Cap & Set Screw Co. may move all of its 120 employees from the Templar Industrial Park near Birdtown to its sister company’s facility in Elyria. It’s an idea that Mayor Michael Summers said that would be a “big blow” to the city. A lawsuit against union employees refusing to work overtime revealed the potential move. Lakewood Company Sues Union Members, Eyes Move to Elyria “Could we provide economic support to a business to entice them to stay? There’s no forthcoming conversation coming from them,” said Summers. “That’s assuming we have the money, by the way. Which we don’t have.” Summers said that the landlord has made dramatic concessions in an attempt to keep them. “It doesn’t seem that the cost of being there was the objection,” …
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jane doe
2:51 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
All I know is 200 to 300 hours a month gets old real quick. Anyone who wants to down a person for wanting to spend time with their family, is in my opinion a few french fries short of a happy meal. I also find it interesting that mostly pencil pushers see this as no big deal to force single mothers like myself into working these very long dangerous hours. This takes a toll on sleep habits health … more ›