Timkin Company a dyed in the wool gang member

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=6228#3

remember on 4-23-03 smirk opened his mouth at the Timkin Company?

ECONOMY
The Timken Tall Tale

On 4/23/03 President Bush visited the Timken Company in Canton, OH, and touted the company as a demonstration of the success of his economic policies. Bush said "the future of employment is bright for the families that work here, that work to put food on the table for their children." Yesterday Timken announced it is slashing 1300 jobs from its work force, a quarter of its employees in Canton. Bush said that Timken would be successful because "high productivity that comes from steady innovation and skilled workers gives our economy a tremendous edge." But, announcing the layoffs Timken revealed that "production at the Canton bearing plants has declined 27 percent over the last five years." Timken employee Shawn Higgins said "How can I afford to get married, afford a house payment, maybe kids, if I don't have a job?" Timken went forward with the massive cut even though the major "job creation" programs the President highlighted in his speech last year – an income tax cut, a dividend tax cut and a small business tax cut – subsequently became law. The Timken announcement was "just the latest in a northeast Ohio area hit hard by the loss of manufacturing and other jobs." Overall, Ohio "has lost about 155,000 manufacturing jobs since Bush took office."
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Timken attempting to bust union

Timken expands operations in China

Timken major contributor to Bush

Publicly address the people of the area in front of the closed plant. I emailed him about this months ago.

It would be a goddamn slam dunk!

Chris Heinz - If you're reading this, tell John to do it.

There's been a lot of this in Ohio on Dumbya's watch.

bush feels is necessary. Just feed them. He methodically destroys all safety nets for children and families - but hey - at least they're putting some food on the table.