Alcoa to lay off 13,500 in 2009

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Tuesday it will slash its global workforce by 13%, or 13,500 jobs, by the end of the year as a way to remain competitive during the global economic recession.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/compa...alcoa/index.htm

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

more more more!

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

end layoff notices! ban aj!

[Amby 490]

I just looked up Alcoa to see if the one here is very important and it looks like it is.

With 120 acres under one roof, 300 within the fence, and 9,000 acres overall, Warrick Operations is one of the largest aluminum smelting and fabricating facilities in the world. Alcoa's Primary Metals and Rigid Packaging divisions are located here, where aluminum sheet for beverage and food can ends and tabs are made along with other flat-rolled aluminum products.

I know a few people that have worked there for years and some that have only recently started. I know they laid off quite a few people at the end of December. Looks like there's more to come. Sucks for this area.

eta: this has nothing to do with it but I catered a meeting some executives had and thought it was really strange when they asked me if I had water in cans because they're not allowed to be seen drinking from plastic bottles of water

Edited January 6, 2009 by Amby

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

Damn it AJ, next time I'll know about my lay off from one of your posts!

[Jasman0717 9]

Damn