Friday, October 24, 2008
ROADTREK LAYS OFF MOST OF IT'S EMPLOYEES
570 News
Almost 200 people have been laid off from a Kitchener plant that makes RV's.
Roadtrek sent 180 employees home yesterday from the Shirley Avenue plant.
High fuel prices, the credit crunch, and the lack of spending by consumers get the blame.
Company officials say workers will be called back once conditions improve.
Roadtrek chairman Jeff Hanemaayer anticipates the layoff will last one to two months.
The layoff leaves about 20 workers at the plant
Almost 200 people have been laid off from a Kitchener plant that makes RV's.
Roadtrek sent 180 employees home yesterday from the Shirley Avenue plant.
High fuel prices, the credit crunch, and the lack of spending by consumers get the blame.
Company officials say workers will be called back once conditions improve.
Roadtrek chairman Jeff Hanemaayer anticipates the layoff will last one to two months.
The layoff leaves about 20 workers at the plant
