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Jobs Leaving America

The economy is in the pits as millions have lost their jobs due to them being outsourced overseas. We have very little manufacturing left in America thanks to Congress and now they appear to be helping to send our "service economy" jobs away. What are we to do to raise our families? Who is responsible? Who keeps voting to send our jobs away?

These are the things we will try to answer on this page. If your Congressman or Congresswoman votes to send your job away we intend to let you know. If they vote to have your job endangered by an "endangered species" we will let you know.

What can you do? We will let you know. We can say, you need to become involved now! Contact us to find out how.

Tyco Electronics in Franklin, KY. Jobs lost are 250. The NAFTA layoffs were effective 9-24-04.

They have been moving automated assembly lines to Enpalme, Mexico since November of 2003.

To add insult to injury!

They have been bringing up crews of Mexicans to be trained by the replaced American workforce since October of 2003. Only 3 or 4 individuals have signed contracts to Expats to Mexico for 3-5 years.

Hewlett Packard Sending More Jobs Away

Specialist server support jobs to go to India. Their support isn't noted for much as it is. How can this help it any?

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This link, http://www.airsdirectory.com/news/outplacement/ is a list of jobs lost recently.

This one is the result of jobs going to Mexico to feed the people there: Sunbeam | Manufacturing
Sunbeam, the household manufacturing division of American Household, will close its Hattiesburg, Mississippi plant by years end and lay off 265 workers. The plant produces plastic parts for humidifiers and coffee makers. Some of the work will be shifted to Mexico, allowing the laid off workers the option to petition the government for extended benefits under the 2002 Trade Assistance Act.
Candidates: 265
Hattiesburg American, July 30, 2003

Rexall Sundown | Pharmaceuticals
South Florida Business Journal, August 1, 2003
Another example of our jobs going overseas.

The following are due to our sagging economy in the USA:

Ruan Leasing | Transportation
Ruan Leasing, a long-time Des Moines, Iowa truck rental outfit, will downsize its operation due to a soft market. The company relies on the sale of used trucks for a large part of its business, and prices have fallen by as much as 50 percent over the last three years. About 100 workers will be affected by the layoff.
Candidates: 100
AP, July 30, 2003

Pep Boys | Retail
Pep Boys, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based automotive retail chain, announced that it was closing 33 stores and downsizing 860 workers. That adds up to 5 percent of the company's 629 stores. The cuts include some personnel at the corporate headquarters.
Candidates: 860
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, August 1, 2003

Avaya | Telecommunications
Avaya, the largest U.S. maker of office telephone equipment, is downsizing 500 white collar workers. The Basking Ridge, NJ-based manufacturer, a spin-off from Lucent Technologies in 2000, is cutting nearly half of its corporate staff in response to lagging telecom sales in the corporate sector.
Candidates: 500
St. Louis Dispatch, July 25, 2003

Horizon PCS | Telecommunications
Horizon PCS, an outlet chain for Sprint PCS, announced that it was laying off 60 percent of its workforce, or 293 people. In addition, the company closed 19 stores this week. The company will focus on servicing existing customers, rather than incur the expenses related to acquiring new accounts. Horizon's profits have been adversely affected by being forced to use Sprint's billing and customer care services.
Candidates: 293
Chillicothe gazette, July 25, 2003

The following jobs were lost due to company filing bankruptcy:

Pillowtex | Textiles
Pillowtex, a Kannapolis, North Carolina textile manufacturer, has filed for bankruptcy and will close all 16 mills and distribution centers. The company, which employs 8,000 people worldwide, will immediately lay off 6,400 workers. Pillowtex had previously filed for Chapter 11, emerging in 2000, but continued to have financial difficulties.
Candidates: 6,400
Charlotte Observer, July 31, 2003

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Below are a few jobs that can be verified lost due to GATT.

This site is a Ralph Nader site whom does a very good job of tracking jobs being lost and sent overseas.

www.citizen.org/trade/forms/Taa_action.cfm

Search Results for the NAFTA TAA Database

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Company	City	State	What They Produced	SIC_CODE	Claimants	Est. Job Loss
A.O. Smith Electrical Products	Scottsville	KY	electric motor assemblies	3621	Co.	160
Academy Broadway	Pine Knot	KY	sleeping bags	2399	Co.	100
Accuride Corp.	Henderson	KY	truck wheels and rims	3714	UAW	81
Accuride Corporation	Henderson	KY	steel rims and wheels	3714	Wkrs	35
Alcoa Fujikura	Campbellsburg	KY	wire harnesses	3694	Co.	189
Alcoa Fujikura Ltd	Shelbyville	KY	electrical wiring harnesses	3679	Co.	25
American Bag	Stearns	KY	automobile airbags	3714	Co.	120
American Standard	Paintsville	KY	plumbing and fitting products	3431	USWA	40
Austin Apparel	Lascaster	KY	men's blue jeans	2325	Co.	95
Austin Apparel	Springfield	KY	men's blue jeans	2325	Co.	95
Berne Apparel	Hardinsburg	KY	work clothing	2326	Wkrs	140
Celestica Corporation	Campton	KY	compute printed power supplies	3674	Co.	170
Clarion Manufacturing Corp. of America	Walton	KY	car audio equipment	3651	Wkrs	15
Cleveland Twist Drill Company	Cynthiana	KY	twist drills, tool bits, T-blades	3545	Wkrs	10
Collis, Inc.	Elizabethtown	KY	residential refrigerator shelves	3632	Wkrs	121
Cooper Industries	Elizabethtown	KY	circuit protection products (fuses)	3613	IUE	200
Corbin, LTD	Ashland	KY	men's pants, shorts, jackets, suit coats	2325	UNITE	20
Dame Manufacturing	Greenville	KY	denim jackets	2329	Co.	200
Dame Manufacturing	Dundee	KY	jeans	2325	Co.	120
Donaldson Company	Nicholasville	KY	gas tubrine filter	3569	Co.	60
Elf Atochem North America	Calvert City	KY	hydroflouric acid	2819	IAM	80
Equitable Resource Energy Company	Hazard	KY	exploration of natural gass	1311	Co.
Excel Group	Murray	KY	mattel toys	3944	Co.	220
Foothills Apparel	Albany	KY	men's casual shirts	2321	Co.	110
Fruit of the Loom	Jamestown	KY	men's and women's underwave	2322	Wkrs	951
General Electric	Owensboro	KY	motors	3621	Wkrs	285
Genlyte Thomas Group	Hopkinsville	KY	lighting fixtures and trims	3645	IBEW	165
Hart Schaffner & Marx	Winchester	KY	suit jackets	2311	UNITE	141
Henry I. Siegel	Hickman	KY	men's & women's denim jeans & slacks	2325	Co.	300
Henry I. Siegel	Monticello	KY	men's and women's clothing	2325	Wkrs	204
Honeywell	Frankfort	KY	brake valves	3714	Wkrs	20
ILSCO Corporation	Mt. Sterling	KY	electrical connectors	3643	Co.	110
Ilsco Corporation	Glasgow	KY	copper & aluminum electrical connectors	3679	Co.	20
Jos J. Pietrafesa	Sturgis	KY	men and women tailored clothing	2311	Wkrs	150
Kentuckey West Virginia Gas Co.	Prestonsburg	KY	natural gas	1311	Co.	35
Kentucky Apparel LLP	Burkesville	KY	denim apparel	2325	Wkrs	140
Kentucky Electric Steel	Ashland	KY	flat steel bar	3312	Co.	88
Kentucky Textiles	Paris	KY	swimsuits	2329	Wkrs	100
Key Industries	Tompkinsville	KY	blue jeans and overalls	2325	Wkrs	30
Laurel Street Art Club Inc.	Hebron	KY	art works for furniture retailers	3269	Wkrs	67
Levi Strauss	Florence	KY	denim and dockers	2325	Co.	553
Levi Strauss	Hebron	KY	denim and dockers	2325	Co.	464
Levi Strauss and Co.	Hebron	KY	jeans and khaki casual dress pants	2325	Co.	248
Lexmark International	Lexington	KY	computer laser printers	3577	Wkrs	630
Louisville Ladder Group, LLC	Louisville	KY	aluminum and fiberglass ladders	3499	Co.	187
M. Fine and Sons	Middlesboro	KY	men's and boy's jeans	2325	UNITE	79
M. Fine and Sons	Louisville	KY	men's and boy's jeans	2325	UNITE	33
Matsushita Home Appliance	Danville	KY	vacuum cleaners	3635	Wkrs	370
Mattel	Murray	KY	infant toys	3944	Co.	1,200
Moen	Providence	KY	injection molded plastic plumbing parts	3088	USWA	29
National Wood Products	Glasgow	KY	wooden brush blocks	2499	Co.	57
Nestaway	Beaver Dam	KY	dishwasher baskets	3496	UAW	100
OBG Manufacturing Distribution co.	Albany	KY	children's apparel	2631	UFCW	200
OBG Manufacturing/Distribution Co.	Liberty	KY	children's apparel	2631	UFCW	130
OSRAM Sylvania	Winchester	KY	halogen quartz capsules	3827	Wkrs	22
Parker Hannifin	Berea	KY	o-rings and rubber gaskets	3053	Wkrs	114
Parker Seal	Berea	KY	sealing devices	3053	Wkrs	20
Paxar Corporation	Liberty	KY	overprinted labels	2759	Wkrs	26
Phelps Dodge Magnet Wire	Hopkinsville	KY	magnet wire	3357	UAW	99
Plaid Clothing	Somerset	KY	men's suits	2311	Wkrs	120
Plaid Clothing	Erlanger	KY	men's suits	2311	Wkrs	5
Plaid Clothing	Somerset	KY	men's suits, jackets and pants	2311	Co.	150
Plaid Clothing	Erlander	KY	men's suits and sport coats	2311	Co.	35
Process Manufacturing	Richmond	KY	automotive metal stampings	3469	Wkrs	100
Red Kap Industries	Tompkinsville	KY	uniforms	2326	Wkrs	185
Reynolds Metals Co.	Louisville	KY	aluminum container products	3365	ABGW	14
Screw Machine Technologies	Georgetown	KY	scew machine parts	3451	Co.	25
Sights Denim Systems	Hendeson	KY	denim garments	2339	Co.	80
Square D Company	Lexington	KY	load centers and switches	3679	IBEW	64
Sumitomo Electric Wiring	Edmonton	KY	electric wiring harness	3714	Co.	162
Superior Essex	Elizabethtown	KY	copper telephone wire	3357	Wkrs	192
TechnoTrim	Maysville	KY	automobile seat covers	2399	Co.	223
Texas Instruments	Versailles	KY	pressure controls	3823	Co.	452
Thompson Steel Pipe Co.	Princeton	KY	propane tanks	3443	USWA	111
Tyco Electronics	Marion	KY	electrical relays & circuit breakers	3613	Wkrs	361
Tyco Electronics	Georgetwon	KY	wiring harnesses and cable	3492	Wkrs	220
Universal Uniforms	Louisville	KY	chemical treatment for garments	2325	Wkrs	40
VF Imagewear (West)	Russellville	KY	industrial work pants, jackets & vests	2326	Co.	375
VF Imagewear (West)	Lewisburg	KY	industrial work pants, jackets & vests	2326	Co.	172
W.F. Stephens	Cadiz	KY	denim jeans	2325	Co.
W.R. Grace & Co.	Wilder	KY	mfg. of fireproofing chemicals	1799	IBT	10
White Swan - Meta	Dawson Springs	KY	healthcare apparel	2339	UNITE	67

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