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WCS says "No Bonds for Billionaires" Responsible for Layoffs 11/14/09
Jordan Reagan
CBS 7 News
November 14, 2009
Waste Control Specialists in Andrews laid off over 20 of their employees, after a year of expansion and adding new jobs.
WCS tells us that this all began after the $75 million bond election this past May.
The voters gave WCS the green light, but some still doubt whether they really did, and until this is all cleared up, the money isn't going anywhere.
According to WCS Public Relations Director Tom Jones, the company added over 50 new jobs at their Andrews plant this year, but they attribute yesterday's 24 layoffs to a lawsuit against the bond election.
Jones says had the company received the $75 million from the bond, construction for a new facility to store low-level radioactive material would already be underway, and these 24 people would still have their jobs.
He says the "No Bonds for Billionaires" campaign group is directly responsible for the layoffs.
Peggy Pryor, who was a part of the campaign against the bond, and is currently suing Andrews County over the election, says there is no way the layoffs are her fault.
"How can Melodie and I affect something like that? We had nothing to do with the economy system,” Pryor said.
She says the worldwide economic downturn is to blame for the WCS job losses.
"People, I'm sure, can tell you the same horror stories that WCS is going through right now. You can't blame us for things that's happening globally,” Pryor said.
She claims other recent losses by the company may also be the reason for the cutback.
"They lost $197 million in a lawsuit in Dallas. Could that be partly to blame? Yeah, it sure could,” Pryor said.
Tom Jones tells us in the event that the lawsuit is thrown out of the appellate court, construction on the facility is expected to begin soon afterward, and that all 24 of the employees that were laid off yesterday will be eligible for re-hire.
