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Mercury Marine says 2nd vote too late to save jobs

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From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

In the end, it came down to timing and a deadline.

And time was not on the side of the union of Mercury Marine Inc. after the company rejected the union’s attempt at a second vote on a proposed labor contract aimed at saving hundreds of jobs.

The vote Saturday night came too late, and further delays wouldn’t be fair to an Oklahoma community that’s been waiting for the outboard-engine maker to move additional work there, Mercury executives said Sunday.

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