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Oregon

lastone

(588 posts) Tue Oct 20, 2015, 12:54 AM Oct 2015

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.

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/

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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More trade policy collateral damage (Original Post) lastone Oct 2015 OP

Sickening. SoapBox Oct 2015 #1

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1. Sickening.

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 11:48 AM

Oct 2015

And yes...Vote for Bernie or...all this stuff continues and will accelerate.