Thanksgiving Layoff of Thousands in Mississippi Leaves Families in Shock and Uncertainty

Jeff Jones’s priorities after getting laid off from Lane Furniture in Beldon, Mississippi, just two days before Thanksgiving are to find health insurance, a new job, and to sign on to a class-action lawsuit that could help him get severance pay from the company.
Jones was among thousands of employees whom United Furniture Industries (UFI) fired by text or email in Mississippi, North Carolina, and California, at midnight on Nov. 21, 2022.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” he told The Epoch Times. “This is a blow to every employee, especially during the holidays.”
Jones worked for Lane Furniture, a subsidiary of UFI, for 30 years under its various ownerships….