Pillowtex files for bankruptcy; lays off 6,450 workers

[MattNC]

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/business/6418646.htm

Local news interviewed many workers leaving some of the local plants around here; people were either in tears or acting pissed off about what they're going to do now for jobs. There's nothing available in this area of the country at the moment.

[ameriphile]

1. These newly unemployed Americans need not worry because

George Bush's tax cuts will start stimulating the economy any day now. Any day.

[cap]

2. Rebuke them, Lord... especially the CEO...

Seeking God's help, local spiritual leaders have started weekday prayer sessions at a park in front of Pillowtex's Kannapolis headquarters.

Monday's meeting drew about 20 workers, retirees, pastors and community members.

They formed a circle, some holding hands or with eyes closed, and prayed. "I rebuke the devil right now. If there's anything hindering this (company), I wish You would rebuke it," prayed John Bass of Landis, who has been with the mill for 33 years. "Your children need to work."

-- from the same article.... sad.... real sad...

[duid12]

3. layoffs

>>There's nothing available in this area of the country at the moment.

What do you mean nothing available...there is always work available if you are not a lazy son-of-a-b*tch....a freeper told me so...these people should stop whining and go back to Yale or Harvard and get and MBA or law degree instead of complaining...better yet, maybe they should become a computer programmer...lots of job security and you can write your own ticket </sarcasm off>

[Code_Name_D]

4. LOL

Actualy, I saw the first IT vocationl traning ad on TV the other day. Couldn't help but roll my eyes. Obveusly, IT vocationl enrolment is down, hence the need to advertise for students to inrole.

[saigon68]

5. Another chimp economic success story

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