Koch Industries in Wisconsin

[Sabien]

Koch Industries bought Georgia-Pacific in 2005, there are several Georgia-Pacific facilities in the Badger State.

some links of interest

http://www.gp.com/newsroom/newsarticle.asp?newsid=4608

http://www.gp.com /

http://www.manufacturing.net/News-Georgia-Pacific-To-La...

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/10/11/d...

[Hannah Bell]

1. kr

[madokie]

2. They bought the local georgia pacific paper plant

a Union plant and proceeded to shut it down. Put about a 150 people out of work and did it almost immediately upon acquiring the plant. Sorry bunch those Koch brothers
It was a well maintained, recently upgraded plant too that had been in operation since the early '50s

[Sabien]

3. Georgia-Pacific

Are their other facilities in the state unionized?

If so, it's pretty easy to see what's going on here.

[madokie]

5. Not that I know of

I haven't done a search on them and all I know about the koch brothers is what I've read here or was linked to from here. Plus the fact they bought a still good paper plant that had just gone through a real machinery renovation and then proceed to shut it down. It was built during ww2, the buildings all were and they all still look good today. Good concrete doesn't deteriorate very fast

[Sabien]

4. corrected links

sorry I didn't get them up right the first time.

http://www.manufacturing.net/News-Georgia-Pacific-To-Lay-Off-158-In-Wisconsin-120309.aspx?menuid=260
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/10/11/daily40.html


I'm connecting the dots - are you ?

[GReedDiamond]

6. Here is something very simple everyone may do...

...do not buy any of the following Koch Sucker Industries consumer products:

Brawny paper towels, Angel Soft and/or Quilted Northern toilet paper brands; Mardi Gras napkins and paper towels.

Also, anything with the "Invista" trademark/brand, such as Stainmaster carpet, and any products using "Lycra" brand fiber.

A little label reading is worth the effort.