Laid-Off Workers Get Barbie Dolls

[Theophylact]

As Part of Severance Package

Some of the dolls were thrown in trash cans at the plant, with some being given to Toys for Tots, [an] employee said.

"It's a shame that Dan River has been around all these years and this is all they can give to the employees that mean the most to the company," said the employee, who kept his dolls and other items. "I guess we really didn't mean that much to Danville. If we did, we would still have our jobs after January.

"The only good thing in the package was the $100 gift card to Wal-Mart," the employee continued. "At least we can buy some food to eat since nobody will qualify for food stamps since we will make too much in unemployment, and TennCare is also out of the question for us."

[Xtreeme]

Its sickening BUT. Its not even the co's fault anymore. They have lost allmost ALL fed. funding and help. Income lower then ever. Profits are down they are cutting every corner there is to keep out of the red. Bush has ruined our economy and it gets lower every day another Million goes overseas! We need to worry about OUR people not those who dont want our help anyway! Im unemployed right now myself. Nothing you can do but take any menial jobs that are left. I know some IT techs that are working at places like Mcdonalds and wal-mart now. Its truely sad. And were not even uproaching the end of this till we starting spending $ on US again. Its our tax money-yet we are the first they ditch. Whateer happend to federal AID we are promised? Hahahhahahahahahrararharharhahrahr. Federal AID is going overseas to a land we'll never see and worse yet they dont even want it. Like handing $ to a kid and watching them light it afire. What a wasite-meanwhile your starving.

[John Prophet]

Thanks Clinton....that NAFTA thing really worked out well....I worked at Dan River for about 5 years (not in Sevierville)....southern Va has been hit hard by Nafta and other policies...textile and furniture making are two of the bigger processes around here..well, they were anyway.