Hersheys sending jobs to Mexico, a bit of news about the 1500 jobs being lost here in the states from the Teamsters Official Site:

The Hershey Company has always been synonymous with American tradition. A

true homegrown success story, Hershey Park and the company facilities have been visited by millions of families that travel to enjoy the theme park and tour the factories.

I wonder what those families would think now if they knew that 900 of the 3,000 workers in the three plants in Hershey, Pennsylvania would soon be without jobs? Or if they knew 575 workers in Oakdale, California will be looking for new employment in January 2008? Will they still feel the same pride in this American company?

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And a plea from some fellow working men and women in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada The US based Hershey company aquired the Moir's plant, located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1987 and has announced that it will be shutting the plant down at the end of the year. This is the last Hershey plant in Canada and the company claims the work will be going to Mexico. More than jobs will be lost as the history behind the Moir's plant is extensive and this all but puts and end to that legacy.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/623517533

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Please take a bit of time to read and sign the petition and see how you feel next time your in the mood for a fattening , heart disease causing chocolate bar.