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ROARING SPRING, PA — The Appvion Inc. paper mill plant went bust for good two weeks ago. Nearly 300 people were put out of work and the closing marks the first important manufacturing bankruptcy in Pennsylvania since President Joseph Biden took office and is allegedly calling the shots.
“We were all completely blindsided,” said state Sen. Judy Ward, who claims she and other local officials had no hint that the plant, founded in 1866, was in danger of shuttering. But when you vote an liar into office, you often get what you don't expect. Miss Trump yet?
This paper mill is quite likely the one that your stimulus check is printed on its paper by the men and women now hoping to make ends meet in their own lives. Sadly, and ironically, there will be no stimulus payment for this factory, which had produced carbonless security paper for official documents like car titles and house deeds.
Of the 293 jobs gone, 250 of them will be union, the rest are management. The average person at the paper mill makes around $67,000 a year, based on a 49-hour work week.
“When 300 people lose good-paying jobs, it’s not just 300 people that are adversely affected,” said Stephen McKnight, CEO and president of the local Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation.
“For every one job lost, an additional four to seven jobs outside the company are hurt, too. The long-term impact is even worse, costing a region millions of dollars that used to go directly into the community, schools and businesses.”
“For every one job lost, an additional four to seven jobs outside the company are hurt, too. The long-term impact is even worse, costing a region millions of dollars that used to go directly into the community, schools and businesses.”
Think food trucks, local markets and clothing stores, for a few examples.
Mitchell Becker, the 55-year-old naive president of the local branch of United Steelworkers, the union that endorsed Biden for president, said he thought his job — which he's had for 25 years — was safe.
Mitchell Becker, the 55-year-old naive president of the local branch of United Steelworkers, the union that endorsed Biden for president, said he thought his job — which he's had for 25 years — was safe.
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“Last year we started to have layoffs, more than we have ever had since 1972,” said Becker. But “we never thought we’d close, we just thought we would be sold.”
Last month, Becker walked into what he believed was a routine labor management meeting to discuss plant issues — but instead received a brutal announcement that the mill would be closing down on April 1st.
“The mill leadership, including management from Wisconsin, just told us that we’re closing down on April 1st. And then they got up and left the room and let us sit there to vent to each other.”
“Last year we started to have layoffs, more than we have ever had since 1972,” said Becker. But “we never thought we’d close, we just thought we would be sold.”
Last month, Becker walked into what he believed was a routine labor management meeting to discuss plant issues — but instead received a brutal announcement that the mill would be closing down on April 1st.
“The mill leadership, including management from Wisconsin, just told us that we’re closing down on April 1st. And then they got up and left the room and let us sit there to vent to each other.”
Biden had also won broad support from the unions, including United Steelworkers, which is now facing job losses in Pennsylvania, Biden's home state.
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