General Cable lays off dozens
By Vicki Graves, Herald Democrat
BONHAM - Having given union officials five days' notice, General Cable will lay off 49 of 190 employees at the Bonham plant, effective Tuesday, according to Lisa Lawson, who is vice president of corporate communications at the company's Highland Heights, Kentucky headquarters.
She said the loss of jobs is the result of a decreased demand for the manufacturer's copper telecommunications cable.
Angie Bratcher, at the Bonham plant had been instructed to direct all calls to the corporate office, but one employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said another worker in the plant came up to him and said, "Guess what, we just made the news. It was on the radio. We're having a lay off."
That employee said he hadn't been notified and nothing had been posted. "They've officially told nobody," he said, "but the rumor is all over town.
"Most of the people in downtown Bonham know what's going on up here and we're inside the building and we don't know diddly."
When asked where those jobs are going, that employee said he thinks they're going to Mexico.
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