After more than 100 years, Master Lock’s iconic factory in Milwaukee is shutting its doors in March 2024. The closure will result in 400 lost union jobs, and also mark the end of a former industrial ...

His company stayed in Milwaukee and prospered. Q: Mr. Beardsley, let's begin with what we were just discussing. How's the company doing these days? How many more employees are here since you've ...

TEN OUTSIDE THE PLANT NEAR 32ND AND CENTER ON MILWAUKEE’S NORTH SIDE. KENDALL, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WILL BE OUT OF A JOB. THAT’S RIGHT. JOYCE AND MASTER LOCK SAYS THOSE OPERATIONS WILL START RAMPING ...

We even make the plastic bumpers that are on the Master Lock padlocks. And in order to maintain a plant like that you need a skilled labor force, and our labor force has grown up with the company. The ...