June 24th, 2009, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 317
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LEWISTON - ATK CCI/Speer in Lewiston is cutting about 8 percent of their workforce.
In mid-December, the company announced an indefinite period of downtime for a number of workers at the Lewiston plant. Now ATK will lay off 70 to 80 Lewiston employees in what management calls a reduction in force.
ATK spokesperson Amanda Covington said the affected employees were notified Thursday.
Covington said it's not the economy, that the company is still seeing a healthy market for ammunition sales. She said it goes back to a 2006 hiring boost, which was implemented to cover a backlog of orders for the growing company. Covington said they are finally caught up on that backlog, and no longer need those employees.
Newly-elected Republican U.S. Senator Jim Risch said Thursday he is concerned about the loss of jobs.
In a statement Risch said, "It is disappointing to hear that over 100 people are losing their jobs at CCI/Speer in Lewiston. It is imperative that the new Congress and President work quickly on ways to improve our country's business climate. We must find ways to keep companies like CCI/Speer growing and their workers employed. They are an excellent local employer and we need to move swiftly to keep these jobs that provide the income for many families in the Lewiston area."
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8% Really isn't that much. If they are "caught up", how come I don't see it?
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