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What do you think is the legacy of Pillowtex?
How did the Pillowtex closing affect you and your family?
If you were a mill worker, have you recovered from the mill closing?
Do you keep up with old friends and coworkers from the mill?
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Sad story.
All the rhetoric and hype about the research jobs will only lead to false hopes for a community left with retail and service jobs.
Research Triangle Park in the Durham/Raleigh area already has a lock on the types of jobs that are being promised and, with competition from other states to get in on the biotech/pharma industry, rest assure that the huge numbers that Murdoch promised will probably be a fraction of what actually materializes.
By Ronald Corey on 03.06.2010 at 02:29 am
from the topic 'The rescue effort began at home'.
I live in Pennsylvania but I grew up in NC My mama
worked for cannon mills,Fieldcrest and pillowtex for
35 years. I also worked for Cannon and Trend hosiery.
I thind the trade agreements have had a terrible effect on manufactering in this country. Look at all
the recalls of Chinese goods. I would like to see the
trade agreements recinded. I have a hard time finding
anything made in America any more. TIME TO BRING THE
JOBS BACK TO AMERICA!!!!!!!
By Ellen Fry on 07.14.2009 at 02:25 am
from the topic 'Decline of an industry: What happened to American textiles'.
Would it be OK to use these photos for a poster for a showing of Where Do You Stand A Story From an American Mill? I am a graphic design student and our class is supposed to design a poster for this showing. It is a non-profit org. and the viewing is free. It’s hard to find photos like these and they would be perfect!
Thank you,
Mary
By Mary on 10.27.2008 at 11:41 am
from the topic 'The history and culture of Kannapolis'.