Thomasville Furniture To Layoff 200 Workers

[UpInArms]

http://www.wxii12.com/news/2626245/detail.html

Officials with Thomasville Furniture announced Monday they will be laying off 200 people over the next 60 to90 days. The first round of layoffs will take place at the end of this week. Officials stressed that this is not a plant closing, but rather a rebalancing of employment levels.

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but I'll give you a two-fer

Tyler Pipe Layoff Continues

http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1518792

Around 500 Tyler Pipe workers remain unemployed today as a shutdown at the companies South Plant enters week three. The plant closed it's doors back on October 17 due to air permit problems.

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Will the monkeyboy take "credit" for these?

[jenk]

1. the recovery rages on!

[0007]

2. Thomasville furniture comes from North Carolina, I think!

I know it is indeed very fine furniture. Before I came to the poor house (low income - housing authority) I remember having Thomasville furniture.

[Don_G]

9. They Are

There are quite a few furniture manufacturers in North Carolina. I'm afraid they may go the way of the Textile Industry there.

[Fitzovich]

3. The Recovery Continues.....

Yes, * is doing a wonderful job! My Gosh, what a stirring recovery. we even had one month with a minor job gain vs years of decline. It is impressive beyond belief. Way to Go *!

[mbperrin]

4. Misprint! Misprint!

Not layoffs!!!! Hires! right!? I mean, with all the great sizzling pace of recovery and all that!

Dammed librul medya caint get nuthin right!

[gristy]

5. As Clark said in Springfield, Missouri yesterday

"This is a president who likes to take credit, but he doesn't like to take responsibility."

That's a great friggin' line.

[AmandaRuth]

6. i wonder

if and when they will figure out that the mcjobs being created are low paying, no ones gonna be buying fine furniture. Or any high end item for that matter.

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[qanda]

8. Not to worry...

They're still hiring at Wal-Mart.