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Today's Poll!Lake City Ammunition Plant offers layoffs
Thursday, March 7, 2013
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence is offerings its hourly workers voluntary layoffs, with the possibility of involuntary layoffs to follow.
A spokesman for Alliant Techsystems, which operates the U.S. Army plant in Independence, says modernization at the plant is the main reason for the job reductions.
Spokesman Bryan Kidder says the number of expected job cuts and their timing is not known. He says it’s likely involuntary layoffs will follow the voluntary departures, in an effort to reduce the workforce of about 2,600.
The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/ZiolOb ) that the plant has undergone $400 million in renovations to increase the efficiency of producing ammunition for the Army.
Kidder also attributed the cutbacks to recent reductions in U.S. military actions.
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Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com
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connor 3 months, 2 weeks ago
And yet you cannot find a small box of 5.56 ammunition to even buy on the civilian market and the ammo companies are saying it is because of government orders eating up all the resources. Business should be booming for these companies.
Something doesn't add up right here.
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Rbreb13 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Even if you can find ammo (just about any caliber) online or in stores it is bought up within a few hours and sometimes within just a few minutes. With agencies like Homeland Security placing orders for ammo of 1.6 BILLION bullets over the next 4-5 years. That's like 5 rounds for every person in the country. It's no wonder there's a shortage. If it's for practice and training like they claim. Why are they not using a cheaper version with similar ballistic configuration rather than the expensive hollow point ammo?
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