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lastone

(588 posts)
Tue Oct 20, 2015, 01:54 AM Oct 2015

More trade policy collateral damage

SP Fiber closing, costing the community a minimum of 200 jobs, the plant is moving to Mexico. More vulture capitalism in action.


NEWBERG, Ore. -- For more than 100 years the paper mill in Newberg has provided jobs and operated as a staple in the community. But come next month, things are changing.

“We're going from a very good job to having no jobs at all,” said Scott Mead. He has worked at the paper mill, running the boilers, for more than 20 years.

[link:http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/10/19/newberg-mill-closing-leaving-200-workers-without-jobs/74214014/|

[link:http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/10/19/newberg-mill-closing-leaving-200-workers-without-jobs/74214014/|

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/10/19/newberg-mill-closing-leaving-200-workers-without-jobs/74214014/Vote for UNIONS

VOTE FOR BERNIE SANDERS!

#!# can't get the stupid link to link...........

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Sickening. SoapBox Oct 2015 #1
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