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[Guest]

Hershey To Shut Down Out-Of-State Plant

HERSHEY, Pa. -- The Hershey Company is closing another plant, this time in Connecticut.

The plant in Naugatuck, Conn., makes Mounds and Almond Joy candy bars. About 200 people work there.

Most of the jobs are expected to be transferred to another plant in Virginia.

Earlier this week, Hershey announced plans to close its Reading plant and cut 260 jobs there.

The cuts are part of Hershey's restructuring plan that was announced earlier this year.

Here's a rundown of the other cuts already decided:
Hershey's two Derry Township plants: 600 to 650 jobs will be lost
Reese's Derry Township plant: 250 jobs will be lost
Ottawa, Canada, plant: 500 jobs will be lost
In February, company officials said they planned to cut 1,500 jobs, amounting to more than 11 percent of its workforce.

Hershey is looking to shift more manufacturing to India, China, Mexico and private contractors in the United States.

Source: http://www.wgal.com/news/13183954/detail.html?subid=22100741&qs=1;bp=t

Related stories:
April 24, 2007: Hershey Announces More Job Cuts
April 13, 2007: Rendell Responds To News Of Hershey Job Cuts
April 10, 2007: 'Save Hershey' Signs Pop Up On Lawns
April 10, 2007: Amid Hershey Cuts, Simon Candy Adds Workers
April 4, 2007: More Job Cuts At Hershey
April 3, 2007: Hershey To Buy Controlling Stake In Indian Company
April 1, 2007: Community Reacts To Hershey Agreement
April 1, 2007: Hershey Workers Vote On Agreement
March 30, 2007: Hershey Workers Chew Over Proposed Deal, Job Cuts
March 6, 2007: 50 Hershey Workers Told To Find Other Jobs
March 4, 2007: Hundreds Attend Hershey Jobs Rally
February 15, 2007: Hershey: 1,500 Jobs To Be Cut

WTF...Another American icon leaving America. I mean, come on...this isn't just Hershey Candy - it's Hershey, PA. It's apart of American history and pride. I still haven't gotten over the fact I can't have Coca Cola in a glass bottle anymore.
Due to the recent (and continuing) problems with pet foods, shortcuts taken, and standards not being met. I'm not sure I want a candy bar from a plant moved to where it would be cheapest to produce - near slave labor employees.

 

[mtnjohn]

i had a coke in a glass bottle just last week........

mj

 

[asa42]

no kiddin on not wantin food done like the pet food!

they are gonna taste diff from the trip back to the states i'll quit eating them... fresh candy is the only candy imo.

 

[Nikijad4210]

We need to start saying HELL NO to companies moving out of country. Unless it's something that cannot be effectively or affordably (sp?) manufactured within the US, it should NOT be allowed to move overseas just to save a fucking penny or 2.

 

[Guest]

What do we do? Quit buying hershey products?

I too had a coke in a bottle last week. It was made in Mexico with REAL sugar cane instead of high fructose corn sryup like here in the states. The Mexican coke cola is way better.

 

[Guest]

WHAT!?!?! Why haven't your people got ahold of my people? That would totally put my in the zone. Nice bong hit and a cold coke in a glass bottle....but, what about the Hershey bar to go with it... The munchy-a-thon will never be the same.

 

[Guest]

in 100 years will there be anything american made?

putting americans out of jobs to outsource, bullshit at its finest

 

[Guest]

Heres what we need to do:
Buy a shit ton of Hershey Bars and melt them down. Add a shit ton of cannabutter and reshape back into bars. Store in Fridge for rainy day.

 

[Guest]

We need to start saying HELL NO to companies moving out of country. Unless it's something that cannot be effectively or affordably (sp?) manufactured within the US, it should NOT be allowed to move overseas just to save a fucking penny or 2.

I'm with ya on this one. Boycott the sell outs.

 

[Rush Limbong]

Wait and see how this country looks in 10 years!!

Companies are under sooooo much presuure to compete that they will do anything to save money from the bottom line.

This is a little off topic, but kinda related....

Wal Mart is in the process of installing new "computer cashiers". Everything you buy at WM in the near future will have a micro chip somewhere in the package, or on the product itself. Just fill your buggy up with goods and then roll it past the "computer cashier", and it will scan the entire cart as fast as you can blink an eye....just another way to save on employee salaries, and Insurance too....

I thought WM brought jobs to communities?

RUSH

 

[Dan42nepa]

Its all about money... The days when companies were loyal to employees ended about 10 years ago with all the mergers and hostile takeovers.. My company was a fortune 5 company then decided to layoff 10,000 employees while giving the upper management large raises at the same time. Most of our IT work was outsourced over seas... I have my own boycott going against them. For years our ceo would preach that we were all a family, then switched when it was convenient and said it was business.. Whatever works better for the shareholders and golden parachutes...

 

[Guest]

will they also computerized door greeters with RAM disabilitys??

 

[marx2k]

Where is your clothing made? Where are your computer parts manufactured? Your food?

American manufacturing companies outsource everything and it's mainluy due to people not really giving a fuck when it comes down to it. Go to any clothing store and try (hard) to find anything made in America. When you go to the supermarket, does it matter if your bananas come from another hemisphere?

American consumers want cheap disposable goods and really could care less about quality, so they don't pay attention to where it comes from. Hell, even Sony and Apple's high-end equipment is manufactured in places where people earn just enough to buy some rice to get enough carbohydrates to keep working. Sometimes, not even enough for that. Walmart is a good example of how that works. Walmart shoppers want cheap, disposable goods. When they go to pick up a blender, do you think they're looking for the Made In America or Made In Japan label? No. They're looking at the price label and comparing those. But then they whine when THEIR manufacturing job gets shipped overseas.

Along with putting blame on the companies who are doing exactly what it is a company is disgned to do (make money, sell products at the highest profit possible), consider blaming the American consumer who may have great ideals about protecting the American labor force yet seldom if ever practice their preaching when it comes time to go to WalMart to pick an UNBELIEVABLY LOW PRICED WIDE SCREEN TV which they have come to expect has a given lilfetime.

For those old enough to remember, there was a time when you buy a product and you just EXPECT it to last forever. A blender, a television, a car, a clock. You didn't really have to worry about buying a warranty on anything because you were THAT confident that the product would last. These days, you are amazed when the product is still working after the first year of purchase. When products DID break down "in them days", you wouldn't chuck it and buy a new one. You would take it to the repair shop or learn to repair it yourself and keep using the product. But with the disposable culture we live in, repair shops are almost out of business all across America.

So really, don't blame companies for outsourcing (but DO blame them for shoddy craftsmanship on EVERYTHING they put out), but blame the American consumer's disposable price-targeting mindset.

EDIT: Two more things which are really kind of the same. Fuel.

One of the bad things about outsourcing product manufacture and then importing it back is the fuel spent to do so. Importing 10-100 shipping crates of 1,000,000 widgets each takes up a lot of fuel. Which creates a lot of pollution for the air as well as the water.

But fortunately, as fuel prices rise, the cost of importing outsourced manufactured goods will also rise and there will come a tipping point where it will just be cheaper to manufacture the items within our borders. At that point, companies may be forced to bring the jobs BACK to America because of fuel costs.

 

[Tarkus]

I don't know you guys, a penny or two?? I am sure it is a little more than that. In Mexico everybody can work a full day for $7.50 an hour, total. Not per individual. I am pissed about it too, but moving a company like Hershey's is not cheap, they would not be doing it unless they could save quite a bit of money.
I still think it is bullshit though, Mexican cokes are better, but what about Mexican chocolate? The worst candy I have ever eaten was Mexican. The worst bud I have ever smoked was Mexican.

I hope I don't have to give up on Hershey's now.

 

[Popeye]

boycott smores!!!!

 

[asa42]

i realize marx2k was generalizing about those that "whine".but i remember times before the throw away mentality & hate goin to purchace somethin costly & it turns to crap w/ in a month... part of why i'm sittin on the floor now. i may be an oddity in that i do pay attention to where my food comes from. candy is one that i got picky one after findin i dont like 'em if they've been frozen & thawed back out. and as for gas, havent had a car in a couple years. tryin to do my part

 

[J0sh1]

Well that's Capitalism for you all. Always looking to cut ends, pay less in return for more profit. Why is everyone so surprised that the USA is outsourcing? It doesn't surprise me that all these companys are looking for way to cut expenses, this is what is encouraged to thrive in a capitalistic society.

 

[Guest]

duh duh duh duh duh Reagan........omics, duh duh duh duh duh Reagan.........omics

J.