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Tyco Electronics in Franklin, KY. Jobs lost are 250. The
NAFTA layoffs were effective 9-24-04.
They have been moving automated assembly lines to Enpalme, Mexico since November of 2003.
To add insult to injury!
They have been bringing up crews of Mexicans to be trained by the replaced American
workforce since October of 2003. Only 3 or 4 individuals have signed contracts to Expats to Mexico for 3-5 years.
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Hewlett Packard Sending More Jobs Away
Specialist server support jobs to go to India. Their support isn't noted for much as it is.
How can this help it any?
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This one is the result of jobs going to Mexico to feed the people there: Sunbeam | ManufacturingSunbeam, the household manufacturing division of American Household, will close its Hattiesburg, Mississippi plant
by years end and lay off 265 workers. The plant produces plastic parts for humidifiers and coffee makers. Some of the work
will be shifted to Mexico, allowing the laid off workers the option to petition the government for extended benefits under
the 2002 Trade Assistance Act. Candidates: 265 Hattiesburg American, July 30, 2003
The following are due to our sagging economy in the USA:
Ruan Leasing | TransportationRuan Leasing, a long-time Des Moines, Iowa truck rental outfit, will downsize its operation due to a soft market.
The company relies on the sale of used trucks for a large part of its business, and prices have fallen by as much as 50 percent
over the last three years. About 100 workers will be affected by the layoff. Candidates: 100 AP, July 30, 2003
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Pep Boys | Retail
Pep Boys, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based automotive retail chain, announced that it was closing 33 stores
and downsizing 860 workers. That adds up to 5 percent of the company's 629 stores. The cuts include some personnel at the
corporate headquarters.
Candidates: 860
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, August 1, 2003 |
Avaya | TelecommunicationsAvaya, the largest U.S. maker of office telephone equipment, is downsizing 500 white collar workers. The Basking
Ridge, NJ-based manufacturer, a spin-off from Lucent Technologies in 2000, is cutting nearly half of its corporate staff in
response to lagging telecom sales in the corporate sector. Candidates: 500 St. Louis Dispatch, July 25, 2003
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Horizon PCS | Telecommunications
Horizon PCS, an outlet chain for Sprint PCS, announced that it was laying off 60 percent of its workforce, or 293
people. In addition, the company closed 19 stores this week. The company will focus on servicing existing customers, rather
than incur the expenses related to acquiring new accounts. Horizon's profits have been adversely affected by being forced
to use Sprint's billing and customer care services.
Candidates: 293
Chillicothe gazette, July 25, 2003 |
The following jobs were lost due to company filing bankruptcy:
Pillowtex | TextilesPillowtex, a Kannapolis, North Carolina textile manufacturer, has filed for bankruptcy and will close all 16 mills
and distribution centers. The company, which employs 8,000 people worldwide, will immediately lay off 6,400 workers. Pillowtex
had previously filed for Chapter 11, emerging in 2000, but continued to have financial difficulties. Candidates:
6,400 Charlotte Observer, July 31, 2003
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