Layoffs Continue in Ohio

This must be the Republican strategy--Tell everyone things are great in Ohio! Unfortunately, the Republicans cannot hide the fact that the layoffs continue in Ohio. People are losing jobs and health insurance in record numbers. The Ohio GOP has created a toxic economic climate in this state. Here are some of the most recent announced layoffs:

Date Rec'd	Company	City	# Affected	Layoff Date	Phone Number	Union	WARN ID
5/12/2006	Discover Financial Services	Hilliard	264	7/15/2006	(614) 777-7726	None	011-05-96
5/12/2006	Comprehensive Logistics	Austintown	113	7/15/2006	(330) 793-8097	USWA Local #5-621	017-05-95
5/8/2006	Maverick Tube, a.k.a. Republic Conduit	Elyria	62	Between 7/8/06 and 7/22/06	(502) 995-5901	USWA Local #1179-01	004-05-094
5/5/2006	PMC Specialties Group, Inc.	Cincinnati	103	7/3/2006	(513) 242-3300	IBT	013-05-093
5/5/2006	Weyerhaeuser Company	Valley View	53	5/26/2006	(216) 520-1470, Ext. 11	USWA Local #1544	003-05-092
5/1/2006	Deaconess Hospital	Cincinnati	85	6/30/2006	(513) 559-2333	None	013-05-091
5/1/2006	Sara Lee Food & Beverge	Cincinnati	334	6/27/2006	(513) 853-1429	UFCW & IUOE	013-05-090
5/1/2006	Johnson Controls, Inc	West Carrollton	115	6/30/2006	(937) 384-5253	UAW	007-05-089
5/1/2006	General Motors -Moraine Assembly Plant	Moraine	1100	6/30/2006	(937) 455-2882	IUB-CWA	007-05-088
4/28/2006	Armstrong Air Conditioning, a.k.a. Allied Air Enterprises, a Lennox International Inc. Company	Bellevue	300	Begins 6/30/06	(419) 484-6601	UAW	007-05-087
4/27/2006	Industrial Powder Coatings, Inc.	Norwalk	142	Beginning 5/1/2006	(419) 660-2471	Industrial Powder Coatings Union Local #2403	007-05-086
4/25/2006	Tower Automotive, Inc.	Bluffton	210	5/13/2006	(419) 358-9866	UAW	007-05-085
4/25/2006	Intier Seating Systems	Lordstown	73	6/19/2006	(330) 824-0202	UAW Local 1112	018-05-084
4/21/2006	Venture Lighting International, Inc.	Solon	100	6/19/2006	(440) 836-7534	None	003-05-083
4/19/2006	Plastech	Napoleon	218	6/16/2006	(419) 592-3333	None	007-05-082
4/17/2006	The Little Tikes Co., A Division of Newell Rubbermaid	Hudson	149	6/7/2006	(330) 650-3223	None	002-05-081
4/13/2006	HealthSouth Corporation	Youngstown	67	6/10/2006	(205) 967-7116	None	017-05-079

The list above is only a partial part of the website. The list is quite long but you can imagine the impact on individuals, families, and communities. What have the Republicans done for Ohioans? They've sold us out for a few meager contributions to their re-election campaigns and golf outings.