FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 16, 2023
UMWA Members Ratify Contract at Rem Arms in Ilion, New York
[TRIANGLE, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that its members working at Rem Arms in Ilion, NY., ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement, which will become effective immediately.
“When Remington Arms filed for bankruptcy in 2020, it looked as if the Ilion plant would close for good. That put tremendous pressure on our members at Local Union 717, their families, and their communities,” said UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts.
“But the UMWA never quit fighting for those jobs,” Roberts said. “We were successful in encouraging a new buyer that would keep the plant open and secure the jobs and livelihoods of our members. The struggle then was to work out a collective bargaining agreement with the new owner, which we have done after more than two years of bargaining.”
The UMWA has represented workers at the Ilion plant since 1995 and currently has more than 290 members who manufacture the finest firearms in the world.
