CAFTA

The Fayetteville Observer reports today that Hanesbrands, Inc. will close several plants including 260 Jobs in the Outer Banks Plant in Lumberton. This closing is on top of the annoucement of the closing of the Fun_Tees Plant with 120 jobs lost.
I understand Robin Hayes now states that CAFTA is a good thing. Flip-flop is not a term that truly shows the damage done by Hayes vote on CAFTA. I would like for Hayes to come to Lumberton and help pass out the last of the checks and the pink slips to these workers and explain to them how his vote has helped them out. If I sound a little mad about these job loses, I AM.

Please vote for Larry Kissell

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North Carolina continues to lose jobs because of CAFTA:

A long-time textile plant in Edenton will lay off 203 workers starting in April.

And Edenton Town Manager Anne-Marie Knighton says the recently
adopted Central American Free Trade Agreement is to blame.

Last week, Weyerhaeuser Company said it will shut down its plant
in nearby Plymouth after 57 years, which is expected to displace
another 200 workers.

Local agencies are developing ways to help families impacted by
the layoffs.

abc11tv.com: CAFTA Blamed for Layoffs at Edenton Textile Plant