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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Ah but today’s MFG news has several:<br><a href="http://click.reply.ien.com/?qs=e03bb548e1a039502400064a0b082dd55a10f6a101e9efd7799e0dc22e688d2cb8ec0e1d287cef18bf8beaa8f8f8255ed6a83eecc27c9460" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C93A3A'>Halliburton Lays Off 800, Plant Closure Expected</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-weight:regular'><a href="http://click.reply.ien.com/?qs=e03bb548e1a03950e52d03a84c8da6a0cd579bda93e2654f34fab7eed5600e38a4264491315959474f8e37f0b1d14e99744a70a249e258ad" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C93A3A'>Daimler to Cut 10,000+ Jobs</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://click.reply.ien.com/?qs=e03bb548e1a03950472d576721036a2609258780a240f0e8c37e502adaf2c6cff3ecf119190148f4eb1ddb7a368410003443989b3281127f" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C93A3A'>US Manufacturing Contracts for Fourth Straight Month</span></b></a><br>I guess thing’s aren’t all rosy in the manufacturing/industrial world. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> AT <at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Peck<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 03, 2019 8:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at@lists.antique-tractor.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AT] OT NG and diesel<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Those are all salaried jobs. They probably allow managers to rank the salaried employees and cut those with the lowest ranking. It does not really reduce the people on the shop floor operating the manufacturing equipment. On the other hand, they probably should not cut the people in the high turnover disciplines because they will empty out on their own.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And some not so good news on the manufacturing front:<br><a href="https://www.manufacturing.net/home/news/21103326/cummins-cutting-2000-jobs-in-2020">https://www.manufacturing.net/home/news/21103326/cummins-cutting-2000-jobs-in-2020</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>