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To: RealMuLan who wrote (26475)	3/28/2005 8:56:43 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Layoffs du Jour 39...Blue Cross Blue Cross cuts 39 positions Open this result in new window Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Mar 25 8:53 PM Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin is cutting 39 jobs, including 17 in Milwaukee, as it farms out data entry work to a Michigan firm. A spokeswoman for the health insurance provider confirmed the job cuts, which were announced to employees Thursday. jsonline.com 600....Steelcase Steelcase to Close Some Plants, Layoffs 1 hour, 13 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steelcase Inc. (NYSE:SCS - news), the world's largest office furniture maker, said on Monday it plans to close several manufacturing facilities in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area during the next two years. The company expects to book $20 million to $25 million in pre-tax restructuring charges from the closings over the next two years, and expects to lay off 100 salaried and 500 hourly workers. The plant closings, which the company says is a move to consolidate North American operations, is expected to save $35 million to $45 million annually. Production from those plants will be shifted to other facilities, Grand Rapids-based Steelcase said. news.yahoo.com US-style layoffs being exported... Tower plans dozens of U.S.-style layoffs By Shirley Yom-Tov After letting 170 workers go late last year, ailing chipmaker Tower Semiconductors is expected to fire dozens more this week, most in production and development. Haaretz learned of the move yesterday, which was apparently necessitated by a continued drop in orders in recent months. The company recently began shutting down the production line at its Fab 2 plant one day a week. American methods will be used to implement the dismissals. Workers will arrive for their regular shifts only to be greeted with a pink slip. They will be denied access to their computers and asked to leave the premises immediately. Tower declined to comment for this report. haaretz.com 100....Second Chance Body Armor Second Chance to cut 100 manufacturing jobs in Michigan Open this result in new window Detroit News - Mar 27 10:43 PM CENTRAL LAKE, Mich. -- Second Chance Body Armor Inc. has asked a bankruptcy court for permission to slash nearly 100 jobs in northern Michigan. detnews.com 60....AMC Entertainment Layoffs, but a new KC office Open this result in new window Kansas City Star - Mar 25 12:14 AM AMC Entertainment Inc. on Thursday notified 60 employees, including 40 at its corporate headquarters in Kansas City, that their positions are being eliminated. kansascity.com

To: RealMuLan who wrote (26475)	3/28/2005 9:14:39 PM
From: shades	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

Tomorrow on Cspn2 08:30 am 1:00 (est.) LIVE Speech Trade Issues Washington International Trade Assn. Carlos M. Gutierrez , Department of Commerce The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times. Speech Trade Issues Washington International Trade Assn. Washington, District of Columbia (United States) ID: 186081 - 03/29/2005 - 1:00 - No Sale Gutierrez, Carlos M., Secretary, Department of Commerce Secretary of Commerce Carlos Guiterrez will discuss the Bush Administration's trade priorities for the next four years. Will the US unions and rich US ceo's and lobby start them down the path of china bashing or not my friend?? You just remember to tell bush when he comes waving that big stick at you and your asian brothers - Mr. Bush, scripture says you must first pick that HUGE plank out of you and your CEO's and corrupt business and politicians eyes before you worry of the splinter in my asian ones! BWAHAHA! Let's see if that makes him puke like daddy!