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Friday, July 28, 2006

Ford workers look at new job options

Ford workers look at new job options
The question blasted from a yellow flier posted to the window of United Auto Workers Local 919: "Are you prepared for 2008?" In the union hall Thursday afternoon, Eric Olson tried to help two dozen Ford workers find the answer. About 2,275 hourly workers stand to lose their jobs at Ford's F-150 truck plant within two years. Olson, executive director of Virginia's Board for Contractors, was in town to describe how they could earn contractors' licenses and move into attractive new jobs.

 



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