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Old 05-11-2009 | 07:16 PM
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http://www.wgal.com/money/19432860/detail.html

Found this on the local newsite.
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 07:18 PM
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WGAL sure doesn't like to give out a whole lot of info.


Edit Added: "The company is looking at a three-part strategy to improve itself."
If this is "1" part [see boomer bob below], I wonder that the other two are going to be?
 

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Old 05-11-2009 | 07:23 PM
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Alot of companies are jumping thru their **** to try to find solutions in this economy, the one I work for included.
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 07:24 PM
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Reading between the lines it looks like it wants to get away from Union labor.
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 07:31 PM
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that's what they did at my dad's plant......moved it from PA to SC and cut the wages in half................
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 07:56 PM
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Guess I better get down there for a tour before they close it.

Steve
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 08:14 PM
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Ya never know..It might end up just south of Texas...Right next to the new Hershey facility.
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 08:21 PM
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They might as well take all the manufacturing out of US, the damn bastards!!!! I know how they feel, I am laid off from GM as we speak!!!!!
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 08:30 PM
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They are trying something stupid call supply chain managment,We are doing here at my factory also.We companys use the stategy quality suffers....But the do spend alot of money shipping engines and transmissions from wisc to Pa. Look for the Kansas City plant to be on the news next.
 
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Old 05-11-2009 | 08:49 PM
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by by union
 


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