Graham Packaging Announces More Layoffs

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Updated: 1:21 PM Aug 29, 2009 Graham Packaging Announces More Layoffs Harrisonburg, Va. It's been less than three-months since Graham Packaging laid-off 24 employees, but on Friday, another 34 layoffs were announced. Posted: 6:48 PM Aug 28, 2009

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It's been less than three-months since Graham Packaging laid-off 24 employees, but on Friday, another 34 layoffs were announced.

The new layoffs will take effect Sunday.

The Harrisonburg plastics plant says sales are down.

The company is also planning a one-week shutdown of the plant in September to reduce labor and operational costs.

This is Graham's third layoff this year, which means more than 100 positions have been eliminated.

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Posted by: sandy shifflett Location: waynesboro on Aug 29, 2009 at 06:03 PM

its really sad to see people getting laid off , theres just not much out there anymore, for the person who gave money to the homeless , that is so nice of you to do that , god bless you. my nephew works there i hope he dont get laid off. god bless all of us .

Posted by: Mel on Aug 29, 2009 at 09:32 AM

No surprise, the hits just keep coming and coming on layoffs, I've already seen homeless people in H'burg walking around and I actually asked them what happened and all 3 of them were layed off. One had been out of work for over a year and eventually lost everything she had and she has no relatives or anyone else to stay with. I gave her some money and wished her luck, it's alll I could do because I myself I'm out of work. Who knows that could be me on the streets one day if I don't find work soon.

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