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Greg Purchase: Eaton's executive says his company plans no major is layoffs.
Greg Purchase: Eaton's executive says his company plans no major is layoffs.

Greg Purchase: Eaton's executive says his company plans no major is layoffs.

Date8/9/1982
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Hard hit: George Farkouh, mayor of Elliot Lake, says his city has 63 per cent unemployement as 400 new layoffs loom.
Hard hit: George Farkouh, mayor of Elliot Lake, says his city has 63 per cent unemployement as 400 new layoffs loom.
3/7/1991
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
A miracle worker to parents of children with emotional problems, Karl Burden, 40, is one of 250 North York teachers facing layoffs. An ordained minister, he left the church to aid young people with problems and helps them at Glen Rush Public School. Parents say his dismissal is a threat to their children.
5/20/1977
John Sandford: No pressure for more layoffs., de Havilland president says.
John Sandford: No pressure for more layoffs., de Havilland president says.
4/26/1982
Algoma chairman: Economic prospects will determine number of layoffs, John MacNamara says.
Algoma chairman: Economic prospects will determine number of layoffs, John MacNamara says.
7/20/1984
Travelling salesman: Credit cards haven't hurt the prospects for travellers' cheques, says Sir John Cuckney, chairman of the Thomas Cook group. He told Canadian bankers yesterday the company has major plans for Canada, the second-biggest market in the world.
Travelling salesman: Credit cards haven't hurt the prospects for travellers' cheques, says Sir John Cuckney, chairman of the Thomas Cook group. He told Canadian bankers yesterday the company has major plans for Canada, the second-biggest market in the world.
10/19/1981
Future bleak for senior workers still jobless after last year's layoffs
Future bleak for senior workers still jobless after last year's layoffs
11/4/1981
Carl Christie: Equity trading manager for Canarim investment Corp. and chairman of the Professional Traders Association represents about 450 people, including those working on the Toronto exchange's trading floor. He is critical of the exchange's handling of recent layoffs: That liaison we had with the upstairs (management) has pretty well been completely obliterated.
Carl Christie: Equity trading manager for Canarim investment Corp. and chairman of the Professional Traders Association represents about 450 people, including those working on the Toronto exchange's trading floor. He is critical of the exchange's handling of recent layoffs: That liaison we had with the upstairs (management) has pretty well been completely obliterated.
1/22/1988
Leo Goldstein, We don't have layoffs
Leo Goldstein, We don't have layoffs
3/3/1971
Responsibility ignored: Charles Bud Clark, Canadian director of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (textile division) and vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, believes the Ontario government should enact legislation to offer workers shelter from layoffs and plant closures.
Responsibility ignored: Charles Bud Clark, Canadian director of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (textile division) and vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, believes the Ontario government should enact legislation to offer workers shelter from layoffs and plant closures.
12/17/1981
John Macnamara: Comapny reorganization to result in layoffs, mainly in Sault Ste. Marie.
John Macnamara: Comapny reorganization to result in layoffs, mainly in Sault Ste. Marie.
9/24/1980
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
3/29/1982
Marsha and Joel Cohen still live in the Markham home they bought during the 1982 recession and they have no plans to move. They took a chance and it paid off, allowing them to purchase factory space for their growing store-building business.
Marsha and Joel Cohen still live in the Markham home they bought during the 1982 recession and they have no plans to move. They took a chance and it paid off, allowing them to purchase factory space for their growing store-building business.
6/4/1990