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  • Roughly 350 jobs lost: Anchor Glass closure devastates area

    11/05/2004 9:13:16 AM PST · by Willie Green · 43 replies · 1,124+ views
    THE DAILY COURIER ^ | Friday, November 5, 2004 | Judy Kroeger
    Anchor Glass Container Corp. closed Thursday, the same day President Bush outlined his second term's emphasis on small business and concern for American interests. Union employees received word Thursday evening. Roughly 350 of them are now out of work. The 3 to 11 shift was sent home, according to Charles Tressler, president of Union Local 149 of the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union (GMP). "The plant is closed," Tressler said. "The machines were shut down at 7:30 p.m. The reason they gave was economic. The glass industry is softer. There are fewer sales. "Once the company...