Gateway confirms latest round of layoffs

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http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040815/APF/408150750

Gateway Inc. will outsource several technical and manufacturing units by Sept. 30, laying off hundreds of workers here and in North Sioux City, S.D., the company confirmed Sunday.

The job cuts at the personal computer and consumer electronics company are part of a stream of layoffs announced earlier this year. The company would not specify how many positions were being eliminated in the latest wave of cuts, though Gateway spokesman Bob Sherbin said it was above 100 and significantly below 500.

"It is part of our ongoing effort to get the company back to sustain profitability," Sherbin said by phone Sunday from the San Diego suburb of Poway, where Gateway is based.

Employees were told of the job eliminations late last week.

The company plans to trim its number of employees to around 2,000 by year's end, down from 7,400 at the end of last year and 24,600 at the end of 2000.

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1. cut their workforce to 10% of the Clinton years

no recession here folks

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2. Gateway

They are continuing to outsource to India. This is making northwest Iowa less of a Repuke enclave this fall. In addition, Citigroup just announced the closing of a call center in West Des Moines sending over 500 additional jobs from Iowa straight to India. The sad thing is that Citigroup was not even embarrassed to admit their outsourcing.

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3. Gateway ads running during olympics.....

promote company support of US ATHLETES! What about US workers? Huge story waiting for a courageous investigative reporter and patriotic sponsor...