Becky Evans
Standard Times
06/10/2009
NEW BEDFORD — Chanting in Portuguese and Spanish and waving posters that read, "Eagle Jobs Belong in New Bedford" and "U.S. Army Stop ATK, Save Our Jobs," Eagle workers rallied Tuesday to protest plans to close the plant.
Alliant Techsystems announced May 29 that it will shut down the South End factory on July 31 and move production of Army backpacks and vests to Puerto Rico.
The closing will claim 350 jobs and, despite the raw, rainy day, Eagle workers turned out in force Tuesday to protest...