DIR., STATE DEPT. OF INDUS. REL. v. Jones

This is an unemployment compensation case.

During the latter part of 1992 and the early part of 1993, Gulf States Steel, Inc., sent newsletters to its employees, reporting substantial losses. As a cost-cutting measure, Gulf States proposed, and the union accepted, a plan to reduce the work force by 224 employees and to make other changes in working conditions. The changes included the elimination of some jobs, alterations in the size of some crews, changes in the number of people in certain job categories, and reassignment of certain duties. Gulf States was in a bad financial condition. It…