Scores of US Businesses Announce Closings and Layoffs Due to Obama's Re-election

The Examiner ^ | November 9, 2012 | Barry Secrest

[2ndDivisionVet]

Over the days following President Obama's re-election, the US stock market has undergone a two day sell-off resulting in a loss of over 400 points. On Wednesday, immediately following the election, the market suffered it greatest single day loss of the year.

While numerous experts point to the Europe debt crisis or an approaching fiscal cliff in the US as the culprit, many business owners have indicated Obama's re-election as a direct cause of the faltering business climate and loss of confidence.

One Las Vegas business owner, after having warned his employees of a certain lay-off if Obama were re-elected, followed through with his ominous threat dropping one fifth of his work force in anticipation of a worsening environment.

The following is a list of companies which have announced layoffs directly as a result of President Obama's re-election. Many contracting businesses have indicated that the impending implementation of Obamacare, a looming threat of tax increases, and an overall anti-business environment will now prevail and perhaps even get worse, over the next four years prompting a defensive stance.

List of layoffs and closings courtesy of the website The Blaze:

Westinghouse -

Research in Motion Limited -

Lightyear Network Solutions -

• Providence Journal -

• Hawker Beechcraft -

• Boeing (30% of their management staff) -

• CVPH Medical Center -

• US Cellular -

• Momentive Performance Materials -

• Rocketdyne - (continued)

[2ndDivisionVet]

As expected. Just imagine what would've happened if Gov. Romney had won.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

I’m shocked, shocked ....

[COBOL2Java]

"A warm welcome to the newly unemployed! Welcome to the Democrat Party! Be sure to pick up your Obama Phone on the way out!"

[Huskrrrr]

How about a national “Fire a lib” day.

[Lorianne]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2956717/posts?page=1

[Mouton]

Of course, those responsible for the reelection of his excellency don’t care a whit because it does not affect most of them. I wonder what would happen if someone announced they were going to reduce benefits at the same rate that unemployment goes up? Bet that would cause a stir.

[dfwgator]

Shrug, Baby, Shrug!

[whitedog57]

By design. Put everyone of food stamps, disability and part time work and you have a permanent Democrat majority.

http://confoundedinterest.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/consumer-confidence-rises-to-highest-level-since-beginning-of-q4-2007/

[GraceG]

[ Shrug, Baby, Shrug! ]

I will one up you Shrugging and instead of going “Galt” take Galt to the next logical conclusion....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2957570/posts

Read this and let me know what you think.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Wait till you see Obamacare staff up...

[bicyclerepair]

Crash baby crash.

[null and void]

This is what I've got for today, 11/9/12 (So far)...

Company	# Laid off	Running total	Sector
Abbot Labs	700	700	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
AMD	400	1100	Electronics
American Coal	54	1154	Energy
Ameridose	790	1944	Health
Associated Milk Producers Inc	130	2074	Agriculture
ATI	172	2246	Education
Boston Scientific	1200	3446	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Brake Parts LLC	75	3521	Automotive
Career Education Corp	900	4421	Education
Caterpillar	100	4521	Construction Eq
Cigna	1300	5821	Health
Covidien	595	6416	Health
CVPH	17	6433	Health
Dana Holding Corp	7	6440	Automotive
Energizer	1500	7940	Energy
Exide	150	8090	Energy
Groupon	600	8690	Consumer
Hill-Rom	200	8890	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Kinetic Concepts	427	9317	Health
Medtronic	500	9817	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Momentive Performance Materials	150	9967	Chemicals
Murray Energy Corporation	48	10015	Energy
New Energy	40	10055	Energy
OCE	135	10190	Office equip
Providence Journal	23	10213	Media
Smith & Nephew	770	10983	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Space X	100	11083	Defense
St Jude Medical	300	11383	Health
Stryker	96	11479	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
TE Connectivity	620	12099	Electronics
Teco Coal Corporation	90	12189	Energy
TurboCare	88	12277	Energy
U.S. Cellular	980	13257	Electronics
Umatilla Chemical Depot	34	13291	Defense
Vestas	3000	16291	Energy
Welch Allyn	275	16566	Med Eq Mfg
West Ridge Mine	102	16668	Energy
Westinghouse Anniston	50	16718	Defense
Wright-Patterson	115	16833	Defense

[Brandonmark]

Just more potential dem voters after they get the taste of unemployment, food stamps, housing assistance, loan forgiveness, free medical care, and free phones they will never want to go back to work! It’s all part of a democrat voter recruitment program: get them used to free stuff and they will continue to vote for more government give aways!

[null and void]

Organization	# Laid off	Running total	Sector	Notes
Abbot Labs	700	700	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
AMD	400	1100	Electronics
American Coal	54	1154	Energy
Ameridose	790	1944	Health
Associated Milk Producers Inc	130	2074	Agriculture
ATI	172	2246	Education
Boston Scientific	1200	3446	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Brake Parts LLC	75	3521	Automotive
Bristol-Myers Squibb	479	4000	Health
Career Education Corp	900	4900	Education
Caterpillar	100	5000	Construction Eq
Center for Hospice and Palliative Care	40	5040	Health
Cigna	1300	6340	Health
Covidien	595	6935	Health
CVPH	17	6952	Health
Dana Holding Corp	7	6959	Automotive
Energizer	1500	8459	Energy
Exide	150	8609	Energy
Groupon	600	9209	Consumer
Hawker Beechcraft		9209	Aerospace
Hill-Rom	200	9409	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Husqvarna	600	10009	Tools	Cuts in Sweden
Kinetic Concepts	427	10436	Health
Lightyear Network Solutions		10436
Medtronic	500	10936	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Momentive Performance Materials	150	11086	Chemicals
Murray Energy Corporation	48	11134	Energy
New Energy	40	11174	Energy
OCE	135	11309	Office equip
Providence Journal	23	11332	Media
Research in Motion	200	11532	Consumer Electronics
Smith & Nephew	770	12302	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
Space X	100	12402	Defense
St Jude Medical	300	12702	Health
Stryker	96	12798	Med Eq/Dev Mfg
TE Connectivity	620	13418	Electronics
Teco Coal Corporation	90	13508	Energy
TurboCare	88	13596	Energy
U.S. Cellular	980	14576	Electronics
Umatilla Chemical Depot	34	14610	Defense
Vestas	3000	17610	Energy
Welch Allyn	275	17885	Med Eq Mfg
West Ridge Mine	102	17987	Energy
Westinghouse	17	18004	Hi Tech Services
Westinghouse Anniston	50	18054	Defense
Wright-Patterson	115	18169	Defense

Organization	% Laid off		Sector	Notes	%
Boeing Defense, Space & Security	30		Defense	Executive Staff
United Blood Services	10		Health	All staff
Wilkes-Barre			Government	Firefighters

[LibertarianLiz]

• Boeing (30% of their management staff)

This one kind-of stunned me. Not that they are laying off; but, the amount. 30% is a pretty big lay-off from one section of the company (management). I live in the Seattle area, this one is going to hurt.

I have known that businesses have been holding a lot of their capital on the sidelines waiting for this guy to leave the WH. Well, since it will be another 4 years, they are off-loading people that they are not going to need, and I think they will be hunkering down for another 4 years.

I was hoping that he would be voted out; but, I think that we have gone over the tipping point and now more people than not want the govt. to give them stuff. My youngest daughter graduated from college in December of 2008. She could not find a job and after a year of trying, got a certificate to qualify to teach overseas and has been in Japan for over 2 years. I was hoping that she could come home soon if Romney was in and started unraveling this mess. But, I guess not. I miss her.

[LibertarianLiz]

• Boeing (30% of their management staff)

This one kind-of stunned me. Not that they are laying off; but, the amount. 30% is a pretty big lay-off from one section of the company (management). I live in the Seattle area, this one is going to hurt.

I have known that businesses have been holding a lot of their capital on the sidelines waiting for this guy to leave the WH. Well, since it will be another 4 years, they are off-loading people that they are not going to need, and I think they will be hunkering down for another 4 years.

I was hoping that he would be voted out; but, I think that we have gone over the tipping point and now more people than not want the govt. to give them stuff. My youngest daughter graduated from college in December of 2008. She could not find a job and after a year of trying, got a certificate to qualify to teach overseas and has been in Japan for over 2 years. I was hoping that she could come home soon if Romney was in and started unraveling this mess. But, I guess not. I miss her.

[DannyTN]

"As expected. Just imagine what would've happened if Gov. Romney had won."

I imagine that it would have taken a couple of months for them to realize that Romney wasn't going to repeal Obamacare, just rebrand it. And then the layoffs would have happened anyway.

[TJHooker]

“Yes I Can” The stock market would have gone up, and not down.
The company wanted to expand and hire more workers, but now have cut everyone back to 4 days per week instead of 5.
The three that were let go had Obama stickers.