[Toymaker]

The owner of the shooting range I go to told me Colt shut the buisness down. Seems that the Union turned down the contract and management shut the doors.

 

[rcwambold]

Well, ... I asked a few weeks ago to the membership about this same thing ... On one of the gun-buying websites, all of the new Colt's are marked, "waiting list - not available," or some such. I suspect this is true but still HOPE NOT.

 

[SEBCo]

From the Hartford Courant/www.ctnow.com

COLT ENDS 2-WEEK LOCKOUT
Published on April 14, 2004, Article 8 of 200 found.
Factory workers at Colt have returned to their jobs after the firearms maker ended an employee lockout imposed earlier this month when a union contract expired.


Workers were back inside the West Hartford factory Monday, working under the terms of their old contract while negotiations continue on a new agreement.

``Frankly, we had a change of heart,'' Colt Vice President and General Counsel Carlton Chen said in explaining the decision to let workers return. ``During the course of