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New York Post2y
United Furniture lenders reveal chaos surrounding 2,700 overnight layoffs
Lenders to United Furniture Industries claimed in court filings they were blindsided by the company’s pre-Thanksgiving move to abruptly fire its 2,700 employees in the middle of the night ...
CBS News2y
United Furniture sued after firing 2,700 workers while they slept: "Stress and despair"
United Furniture is facing a lawsuit from its employees after it fired 2,700 workers before Thanksgiving via email and text messages sent during the "middle of the night." The lawsuit claims ...
Business Insider2y
One of biggest the US furniture companies laid off nearly 3,000 workers in overnight emails and texts without severance or benefits right before Thanksgiving
United Furniture Industries laid off 2,700 employees shortly before midnight on Monday, according to local reports. Staffers were terminated "without provision of COBRA," leaving them without ...
Winston-Salem Journal2y
Former United Furniture employee re-files class-action complaint. Name of potential trustee submitted for company's bankruptcy
A name of a potential trustee to oversee the United Furniture Industries Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy case has been submitted to a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge. A federal bankruptcy trustee informed ...
Winston-Salem Journal2y
United Furniture to cut 271 jobs by end of August in Winston-Salem, High Point. Company will stop production at 2 plants.
United Furniture Industries Inc. is ending production at its Winston-Salem and High Point manufacturing plants, eliminating a combined 271 jobs — nearly a fourth of its 1,150 Triad workforce.