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Remington has been dead to me after they ran out of 1917 actions to make the Model 30 Express. In 1962 they became a manufacturer that just happened to build guns, since blenders, toasters and cake mixers was already covered. By the 1980's they had created another industry...aftermarket parts to make their rifles actually work...5 million 700's later, they are still struggling. The Remington 770 story is amusing...unless you bought one, the RP9 pistol was less amusing...but in reality few people were actually injured, mostly they just wouldn't function...but the best was the battery operated EtronX rifle/ammo debacle...now that's comedy gold.

They also made the best looking and best feeling bolt gun I ever saw too

Apparently reading and comprehension are what limited your ability to earn a decent wage. Go back and re-read what I said, not what you think I said. "Entry level assemblers" ring a bell dummkopf? I don't class checkering stocks in that category but as with buggy whip makers, machinery, including lasers and CNC have made checkering workers nigh on obsolete except for high end work.

Oh, you've made it abundantly clear that you consider yourself to be the smartest guy in the room. Again, they CHOSE to work where they did; crying about how poorly paid they were isn't the "truth," it's simply whining. The victimhood mentality you have is clear to all who read your drivel. The core focus of a business is to make money. Without making a profit, they can't stay in business, and labor is a significant cost to the business. Ergo, the need to balance profits over the cost of labor. Choosing to gloss over the multiple issues that the old Remington plant and NYS suffers from in terms of running a profitable firearms business, and blame the relocation of Remington to a lower cost, more gun friendly state on "union busting" is willfully ignorant.

It gets more complicated if you have investors who are demanding a return on their investment vs one person ownership. Personally, I preferred to treat my employees well, paying them above market, providing good benefits, working conditions, treating them with respect, and a pleasant working environment. Most of them reciprocated by working hard and taking ownership of issues, rather than thinking of themselves as wage slaves. Not all companies recognize that their employees are their greatest asset. Whiny biatches like you are a perfect example of what entitled employees look like.

Its amazing there are those that would wish to maintain the status quo of a failing business because of "tradition" or keeping people employed. Even more, I'm astounded that people don't recognize that higher wages cause higher prices on the macro; ultimately leading to stagnant purchasing power. The only way to increase wages without increasing price is to somehow lower production cost simultaneously thus increasing profit. If you're not happy with what you make, find a different job or attain new skills that are higher in demand.

I'd rather my guns be made by people making a wage competetive with similar positions in other industries. Not by people who know they could be making more putting wiring harnesses together or making paint or shovel handles in nearby facilities. Why ? Because it's hard to get people to care about their work and strive to produce quality when they know they can get better pay somewhere else. The real shame is repeatedly watching the ones who do produce quality work and have a talent for it leave for more money elsewhere. Constantly having new, inexperienced workers is not a recipe for putting out a quality product..