Comments on: Layoffs Begin At Packaging Plant

By: Delane Garrett

Delane Garrett — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:02:43 +0000

The company I work for also has Union and non-Union workers. In these hard times our co. has made MAJOR cut backs, to the non-Union or Company people as they are called. We, the Union people work under a contract and so far thank God the contract has been honored. My point to C is, those Company people at Stone are just up the proverbial creek. When you have a contract the company you work for is more apt to uphold it because of the law protecting Union contracts., it doesn’t matter if the worker has been there ninety days or ten years ,he comes before a non-Union worker.

By: Freedom

Freedom — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:55:03 +0000

My dad has worked at Stone for over 20 years. From what I’ve heard from him, I think their local management is doing the best they can at being fair with the layoffs. The managers didn’t want the plant to close either. Maybe if they would’ve made some changes years ago they wouldn’t be closing the doors now, but that is just speculation. What we need to be doing is praying that those being laid off will be able to find a new job. It doesn’t do us any good to try and place the blame.

By: C

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:18:36 +0000

Non union workers were not given any level of assistance. Some people that worked there 30 years were the first layed off while employees that have been there 6 months are still working able to draw a paycheck. Where is the fairness in that? Either way it’s sad to see innocent people’s lives affected by the corupt corporate world.

By: bumpkin

bumpkin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:03:47 +0000

The company says non union employees will be offered some level of assistance and union employees will get assistance.Whoopee! What about the contractors who worked there?Too bad the company won’t pay their contractors who helped keep that plant in Cantonment running. The company owes our company back invoices from 2007 to 2009 amounting to several thousand of dollars.I say good riddance to them.

By: John - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

John - Gatlinburg, Tennessee — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:30:33 +0000

I worked at Stone Container for several years on the Trash Compactor Bag line. I know most of the people still working there. Some of them have worked there all their lives and it is the only job they know. It is a real shame but I guess it is a sign of the times. I am glad I don’t work there anymore because at 59 it would be hard to find another good job, especially in North Escambia.