ec_jamie <ec_jamie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
No, Diplomacy is being reprinted in China. The Mass plant is the "Milton
Bradley" games plant. They say that they want to automate it. I suspect
this is hardball about "retool" or we'll print the games in China.....
that is TOTAL speculation. But in any sense has nothing to do with the
Dip release.
Jim-Bob
>Could this have any impact on the reprinting of Diplomacy?
>Hasbro to cut 200 jobs at Massachusetts plant
>Boston Business Journal
>http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/01/07/daily26.html
>Hasbro Inc., the second largest toymaker in the United States, plans
>to eliminate 200 jobs at its board-game plant in Massachusetts.
>The plan hinges on an agreement with union negotiators to change work
>practices at Hasbro's facility in East Longmeadow, the company said in
>a statement. The affected jobs include manufacturing and sup****t
>staff, the company said.
>"While this was a difficult decision, we are optimistic that the union
>will work with us to make the changes necessary to allow us to become
>competitive and hopefully secure the substantial majority of
>manufacturing jobs based in East Longmeadow," David Hargreaves,
>Hasbro's executive vice president of finance and global operations,
>said in the statement.
>Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) said the move is part of a plan to improve
>productivity and competitiveness. The plan also calls for investing
>$40 million in the factory, $10 million of which will go toward
>updating equipment. Most of the company's board games will still be
>produced in Massachusetts and Ireland, the company said.
>Hasbro, which is based in Pawtucket, R.I., employs 5,800 people
>overall.
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