Baltimore Worker-Owners Sell Their Plant
John Morant, a 27-year employee, says, “I liked the pace of work and the camaraderie.” USW (Photo/Steve Dietz) There’s a ‘For Sale’ sign on a fence in front of a 161-year-old, 172,000 square-foot cluster of factory buildings on a suffering […]
Baltimore Worker-Owners Sell Their Plant
By Len Shindel
John Morant, a 27-year employee, says, “I liked the pace of work and the camaraderie.” USW (Photo/Steve Dietz) There’s a ‘For Sale’ sign on a fence in front of a 161-year-old, 172,000 square-foot cluster of factory buildings on a suffering […]
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