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2022-11-26 Economy

United Furniture Industries laid off all 2,700 workers while they were sleeping

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-11-26 06:04|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Bit I've been told the economy is fine.

Posted by Chris 2022-11-26 08:44|| 2022-11-26 08:44|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-11-26 11:10|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-11-26 11:26|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-11-26 11:30|| Front Page Top

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