Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decwrl!waters@9227.DEC (Lester Waters PCSG) From: waters@9227.DEC (Lester Waters PCSG) Newsgroups: net.rumor Subject: AT&T layoffs? Message-ID: <66@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 16:19:59 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.66 Posted: Wed Aug 21 16:19:59 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 14:57:40 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 13 **"FLASHES"** - ATT Info Systems just (2:00) announced that they will lay off 24,000 employees. The announcement was made simultaneously over loudspeakers at all facilities. As part of the layoff, a manufacturing plant in Louisiana will be closed (2000 people). A new manufacturing plant will be opened in Singapore with about 2000 new employees there (this should get them some press). **END**