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Carhartt letting down 36 more employees at its Glasgow Ky plant.
First Hand Account | 3/27/09 | letdown

Posted on 03/27/2009 9:13:24 AM PDT by letdown

36 Permanently layed off


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: bhoeconomy; carhartt; democrats; economy; hopeychangey; layoffs
Glasgow kentucky, 3/26/09 36 union employees were layed off at Carhartt distribution center. This cuts the work force in half at this time. Company employees will learn their fate on monday 3/30/09 . Thanks for the change Obama.
1 posted on 03/27/2009 9:13:24 AM PDT by letdown
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To: letdown
Welcome to FR. Sorry for your layoff.

The law firm I worked for let 55 of us go on 02/26/2009. So I know where you are coming from.

2 posted on 03/27/2009 9:15:34 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

talking with a friend yesterday that had to take a cut in pay or be laid off....


3 posted on 03/27/2009 9:21:41 AM PDT by tatsinfla
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

mine let go 300 on 03/05/09 and 75 in Nov. 08. i was spared, thankfully.


4 posted on 03/27/2009 9:36:35 AM PDT by sappy
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To: tatsinfla

The engineering firm where my friend works has cut a lot of staff to 4 day weeks or get laid off.


5 posted on 03/27/2009 9:56:31 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.)
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To: sappy
My entire position was eliminated. I have my resume done now, I am working on a cover letter.

It is harder than I thought.

6 posted on 03/27/2009 9:57:34 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

our company is looking at doing away with matching funds at the moment for starters......


7 posted on 03/27/2009 10:17:02 AM PDT by tatsinfla
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To: letdown

My place of employment let almost 3,000 go in a reduction in force. I was fortunate not to be one of the ones let go. The workplace has not been the same since the RIF.


8 posted on 03/27/2009 12:22:26 PM PDT by texgal (end no-fault divorce laws return DUE PROCESS & EQUAL PROTECTION to ALL citizens))
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