Furniture Brands International Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, plans to lay off 1,451 workers in Mississippi, nearly one-fourth of its U.S. workforce. The layoffs will come from the St. Louis-based company’s Lane Furniture division, which has manufacturing plants in Belden and Siltillo and distribution centers in Verona and Wren, according to the … Continue reading
Private companies are doing more and more of the work once performed by state employees, and Gov. Bobby Jindal is proposing new rounds of privatization in his latest budget proposal. The shift has forced thousands of people from their jobs, a consequence the Jindal administration tends to gloss over as it touts the lowest number … Continue reading