[Nfbmo] the lighthouse situation

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

i was wondering if he was one of the 20.
sorry to hear this but at least they had benefits and perhaps can file for 
unemployment unlike being a contractor.
Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Ford" <johnsusanford at earthlink.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] the lighthouse situation


> Gary:
>
> Brent is one of those laid off.  You can ask him about it if you like, but 
> it sounds as though the item from the paper sent by Donna Gail and the 
> comment from Robyn tell the same story.  Brent says they did give them 
> some braille materials discussing other work options, but he hadn't read 
> it when I talked to him yesterday.  Apparently, they don't think it is 
> just a short lay-off like they have seen in the past.  This would change, 
> of course, if some government contract came through, but it is not 
> expected.  He said they had been warned, but they didn't expect it just 
> now.  Work has been decreasing for two years or so, so it is not 
> altogether because of the sequester.
>
> Susan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] the lighthouse situation
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>> Hi, Nancy. I had not heard about the layoffs. What are the reasons being 
>> given for them?
>>
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Lynn
>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:36 PM
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>> Subject: [Nfbmo] the lighthouse situation
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>> Are we doing anything about the 20 blind people laid off from the 
>> Lighthouse? I know there are several MCB people involved. I don’t know if 
>> any of our people are affected, but we should lend some sort of support. 
>> I was just wondering.
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