989 Indiana employees" told work ends today"

[Sgt. Peppers]

Thomson closes Marion plant
RCA parent's abrupt move puts 990 out of work; shutdown ends era of TV manufacturing in state.




Other Indiana plant closings
Since Jan. 1, 10 companies have filed plant-closing notices with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Date notice filed: company, location, number of employees affected
• Jan. 6: National City, Fort Wayne, 80
• Jan. 7: Auburn Foundry, Auburn, 334
• Jan. 7: Smurfit-Stone, Anderson, 150
• Jan. 13: Conn-Selmer, Elkhart, 40
• Jan. 15: Rural/Metro Fire Department, Burns Harbor, 69
• Jan. 30: Time Life Customer Services, Indianapolis, 82
• Feb. 2: Saia-Burgess, Rockville, 119
• Feb. 2: Schult Homes, Middlebury, 425 -- Facility sale; most will be rehired.
• Feb. 4: Atco Rubber Products, Indianapolis, 141
• Feb. 5: USCO Logistics, Indianapolis, 240 -- Facility sale; most will be rehired.
Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Responding to losing your job
What to do and not to do in the first 24 hours after you lose your job:
• Talk to those closest to you.
• Take care of yourself emotionally.
• Don't hold in emotions of sadness, anger or betrayal.
• Don't feel obligated to talk with everyone who calls to check on you.
• Don't spend rashly, such as buying a big-ticket item or going on a trip, even if you feel like you deserve it.

Source: John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a Chicago outplacement company


http://www.indystar.com/articles/8/130126-8288-092.html


By Ted Evanoff and Bill Theobald
[e-mail]
March 17, 2004


MARION, Ind. -- At 10:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, Enett Balderas was working on the line that bakes glass for television picture tubes at the Thomson plant here when her supervisor walked over with some devastating news.

The massive plant was shutting down. Immediately. She and her 989 fellow employees in Marion were out of jobs.

"We're done," the supervisor told Balderas. "I'm not messing with you."

Tuesday also made Indiana history.

[democrank]

1. Is this an example of

the rosy economic forecast Bush was talking about a couple of weeks ago? Just like that...a quick stroll across the floor and a supervisor`s announcement. You`re done."Immediately." How can company owners get away with this treatment of their workers? It`s just heartbreaking.

[sadiesworld]

2. "Responding to losing your job...What to do and not to do"...

CEO...a chicago outplacement company. My head is exploding.

[Skittles]

4. that's what I was thinking

condescending pieces of SHIT

[ramapo]

3. Quick build a Wal-Mart

How many workers does a Super Wal-Mart employ?

First there'll be a bunch of construction jobs followed by the perm part-time lower-wage service jobs. Bet it'll balance out those 900 workers.

Now maybe there is already a Wal-Mart nearby...how about a Home Depot?

There's nothing wrong as long as we can keep building stores for people to work in selling the products that we don't make any longer.

[pscot]

5. This deserves a

KICK