IN A further sign the global economy is in trouble, aluminium giant Alcoa is set to slash 15,000 jobs.
They will also cut production for the third time in as many months.Most of Alcoa's job cuts, comprising 13,500 of its own workforce and 1700 contractors, will come from its downstream markets in North America and Europe |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
