More Workers Face Layoffs In Eastern N.C (Rubbermaid plant - 300 workers)

[UpInArms]

http://www.wral.com/employment/2828349/detail.html

WILSON, N.C. -- A company has announced plans to shut down its eastern North Carolina plant. Meanwhile, a county that has been plagued by plant closings is working on a plan to bring new jobs to the area.

The Rubbermaid plant in Greenville will close its doors by April. More than 300 people, including Bob James, will lose their jobs.

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The plant opened more than 37 years ago. Rubbermaid took over in 1994. Ruby Toodle has worked at the facility for more than 28 years.

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[bluestateguy]

1. Better make that 111,700 jobs created this month

and 300 less votes for Bush in NC.

[KamaAina]

2. Look at that Bush* job machine go!

Go, jobs, go! Go away from that pinko commie John Edwards' home state! </sarcasm>

[w4rma]

3. I wonder which country is getting these jobs. (n/t)

[JPace]

4. Sorry to hear about Eastern NC....

I live in Western NC and we have been
devastated by job losses. This country
is in big trouble, greedy businesses
are abandoning us and do not care about
what happens to us. AWOL's administration
just keeps hiding the real numbers. We
have lost 4,500 jobs with 21 manufacturing
plants closing because of foreign labor or
moving overseas for the cheap labor.