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| United Furniture Industries laid off all 2,700 workers while they were sleeping |
| 2022-11-26 |
| [NYP] A big US furniture company this week fired all of its 2,700 employees while they were sleeping, telling them in texts and emails not to come to work the next day, according to reports. The mass firing on Tuesday by United Furniture Industries, which makes budget-friendly sofas and recliners for Simmons Upholstery, left thousands of employees including truck drivers and factory workers in North Carolina, Mississippi and California unemployed just two days before Thanksgiving. "At the instruction of the board of directors ... we regret to inform you that due to unforeseen business circumstances, the company has been forced to make the difficult decision to terminate the employment of all its employees, effective immediately, on Nov. 21," the company said in messages to employees. "With the exception of over-the-road drivers that are out on delivery. Your layoff from the company is expected to be permanent and all benefits will be terminated immediately without provision of COBRA." The privately held, Okolona, Miss.-based company could not be reached for comment. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 So much furniture was thrown away here in Florida because of flood damage from Nicole and Ian that there's going to be some kind of temporary bump in demand. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-11-26 11:30 |
| #3 I'll go with Covid related. Textiles have been a booger for the last year and a half. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-11-26 11:26 |
| #2 "terminated immediately without provision of COBRA" Wooo. They must be in complete bankruptcy and shutting down. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2022-11-26 11:10 |
| #1 Bit I've been told the economy is fine. |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-11-26 08:44 |