"in the market for awhile" - yeah, since the blunderbuss.

This isn't about unions, this is about Maryland's gun control measure. Beretta moved some warehousing to Virginia in the past in a dispute with Maryland. There's no reason to believe they won't do the same with manufacturing. 500 jobs in southern Maryland - gone.

Do you have anything that would indicated Beretta is intending to move because of right-to-work, Doc, or are you just dialing up the deflect-o-meter to 11 this morning?

From the Careers section on their website:

Beretta U.S.A. Benefits

HOLIDAYS
The company provides 10 paid holidays each year.

PAID SICK DAYS
40 hours of paid sick leave per year (during the first year of employment sick leave is accrued at the rate of 4 hours per month beginning the first month after 30 days of service).

Years of Service Vacation
1-4 years 80 hours
5-9 years 120 hours
10 or more years 160 hours

INSURANCE
Beretta provides a comprehensive health insurance package. Health and Life Insurance benefits begin the first day of the month following 3 months of continuous full-time service. Health benefits include Medical, Dental and Vision coverage and a Prescription Drug Plan. Life Insurance is valued at two times the annual base wage. Long and Short-Term Disability Insurance: Eligibility begins at one year of continuous full-time service.

TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
Tuition reimbursement for job related courses are available after 3 months of full-time regular service. Beretta will reimburse 85% tuition, laboratory and registration fees upon successful completion of course for qualified educational programs.

BERETTA USA CORPORATION 401(k) AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN.
The Plan's 401(k) contributions consist of salary deferral compensations made by employees and a contribution made by Beretta which equals 3% of compensation.

Eligibility
All employees of Beretta U.S.A., except leased employees, are eligible to participate in the Plan. You become a participant in the Profit Sharing portion of the Plan on your date of hire. You become a participant in the 401(k) portion of the Plan after you complete 1 year of service.

Years of Service
A year of service is a 12 month period in which you have 1000 hours of service.

Profit Sharing Contribution
Beretta makes a discretionary contribution based on profits. Employees who complete a year of service during the Plan Year share in the Profit Sharing Contribution.

Jeez, sounds like slave labor! I'm sure the people that get laid off when they move out of Prince George's county will be glad to see them go.

Nobody said working at the corp. is "slave labor."

Nor did I claim that was the case. Maybe we can both go set up optometrist appointments?

#14 | POSTED BY DOC_SARVIS

Posting it out of order doesn't prove you're right. My statement in #8 does not refer to anyone else's assertion that working at Beretta is slave labor. Now, had I referred to it as "cheap goober labor" you might have something, but I didn't...which means you're pissing into the wind.

The sad part is that 500 people might lose their jobs unless they're willing to follow Beretta out. On the other hand, it's just a short drive down 301 and across the Nice bridge to Virginia. I'm sure the nice folks that live around NWS Dahlgren and Fort AP Hill won't mind a nice gun manufacturer moving in.

#20 You're missing the point of the article. The state can do what it will. I'm a big proponent of that. This is an article about repercussions and unintended consequences.