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US firms fire thousands of workers, while shareholder reap rewards: Report

American companies have paid a combined $700 million to shareholders while cutting jobs, closing plants and leaving thousands of their workers filing for unemployment benefits

US firms fire thousands of workers, while shareholder reap rewards: Report
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Steelcase, an office furniture manufacturer, and World Wrestling Entertainment have also shed employees.

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At a time when the coronavirus pandemic has squeezed them, multi-national companies in America are laying off workers while paying cash dividends to their shareholders. Thus making the workers bear the brunt of the sacrifices while the shareholders continue to collect.
The Washington Post said in one of its reports that five big American companies have paid a combined $700 million to shareholders while cutting jobs, closing plants and leaving thousands of their workers filing for unemployment benefits.
Since the pandemic was declared an emergency, Caterpillar has suspended operations at two plants and a foundry, Levi Strauss has closed stores, and toolmaker

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