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Fruit of the Loom Closing South Texas Plant (791 Jobs Lost)
The Kansas City Star ^
| Tuesday, July 29, 2003
| LYNN BREZOSKY - Associated Press
Posted on 07/29/2003 5:40:13 PM PDT by Willie Green
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Our nation's textile industry is collapsing.
To: Willie Green
I hope the old lady who inspected my underware is not one of them!!!
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:42:03 PM PDT
by
ICE-FLYER
(God bless and keep the United States of America)
To: Willie Green
How can plants be closing in Texas? People on here scream about it being a Right to Work state without unions. Could it be that no matter what your income is you can't compete against sub $1/hr workers?
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:42:42 PM PDT
by
lelio
To: Willie Green
More good news :(
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:43:13 PM PDT
by
TheSpottedOwl
(You bring tar, I'll bring feathers....recall Davis in 03!!!)
To: Willie Green
What the hell... We americans can't be bothered with making undies!
We're a service economy!
To: Willie Green
Yeah but what real man still wears tighty whities anyway?
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:45:02 PM PDT
by
Burkeman1
(If you see ten troubles comin down the road, Nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.)
To: ICE-FLYER
It is only a brief lay off
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:45:59 PM PDT
by
since1868
To: since1868
It's only a brief layoffYes, but it could lead to a boxer rebellion....
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:47:18 PM PDT
by
freebilly
To: freebilly
There is no i in froot.
To: since1868
And the workers might jockey for better working conditions....
To: Willie Green
Fruit of the Loom makes underwear, activewear and children's clothing under its own name
Ah, there's the problem. They should of jumped on the
Little Cracker fad.
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:51:50 PM PDT
by
lelio
To: ICE-FLYER
I hope the old lady who inspected my underware is not one of them!!! You really dont need her help....just remember yellow stains in front brown in back...real simple
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:54:50 PM PDT
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: freebilly
Your very witty
I read your profile, congratulations on being the father of 6 kids!
I think that's great
And congratulations on being a former lib
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:55:31 PM PDT
by
apackof2
To: freebilly
They've taken it in the shorts....
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:57:51 PM PDT
by
umgud
(gov't has more money than it needs, but never as much as it wants)
To: freebilly
They've taken it in the shorts....
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:57:51 PM PDT
by
umgud
(gov't has more money than it needs, but never as much as it wants)
I switched to Haines a long time ago.
I didn't care for those guys that kept popping out of my washing machine dressed up as fruits.
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posted on
07/29/2003 5:57:51 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: Willie Green
They should've adopted a more elastic business approach, like a special line called Browns. "Hey! They're already brown!"
To: Willie Green
To: Willie Green
Thank the unions Willie.
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posted on
07/29/2003 6:02:44 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(DimbulbRats have a mental disease - Arrested Brain Development.)
To: Willie Green
"Our nation's textile industry is collapsing has collapsed.
Sorry, had to edit it for my own honesty.
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posted on
07/29/2003 6:04:26 PM PDT
by
Beck_isright
(Remember the Blue Ridge Corporation!!!! Damn the torpedoes and SEC, full speed ahead!)
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