Amidst all the doom and gloom predictions of big
layoffs sweeping through the Southern California economy following Boeing's announcement, the impact on the more than 600 local suppliers for the C-17 appears at first blush to be fairly minimal.
This spring, his first book, The Disposable American, appeared, expanding on his series, describing how massive
layoffs hurt individual workers, their families, their companies and their communities.
According to an Associated Press report, the Independent Steelworkers Union has received official notification from Mittal Steel of the
layoffs of approximately 800 workers, another step in the company's plan to permanently shut down the Weirton facility.
