The headline and story don’t match .. headling says 8000 jobs lost; story says union represents 850 workers .. could 7K at that plant be non-union ?? Hard to imagine.
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They probably figure each job at the plant supports about 9 other jobs in the community (grocery, gas stations, clothing stores, barbers, hardwarestores, etc...) These jobs will be lost due to the plant closing.
I’m guessing the business at liquor stores will go up as that is what usually happens during hard times.
Hadn’t thought of that .. but yeah, liquor sales will flourish, if nothing else. Others have mentioned that the 8k figure reflects the effects of the closing v. those directly fired.
My fear is that the very same morons who voted with the union against their employer (not to mention self interest), and who can be counted on to vote a straight D ticket, will migrate south and alter the landscape in right-to-work states.