Pros
I'm retired after nearly 40 years working at the Keokuk plant. I have seen a lot of changes and not much for the better. In spite of that, I made a decent living there to provide for my family. For the record, my living was much better in the early days than it had been since Roquette took over. I thank my lucky stars that I have been a good saver and a reasonably successful small investor because if I was a young person starting out there, it would not probably go as well.
Cons
What has Roquette in bad shape these days is a direct result of foolishly locking out its' hourly workforce for ten months in late 2010 and most of 2011. They have never recovered from that, but weren't in real good shape to begin with. A labor dispute was the last thing they needed. They have lost many good people and get enough local bad press as well as word of mouth criticism to the point they have difficulty hiring.