Most other oil companies began dismissing workers way back in the mid-1980's.

Business lost access to capital, so it had dismissed workers.

The company said it would close some plants and dismiss 5,968 workers, or 28 percent of its labor force.

A few companies have gone so far as to dismiss workers, but that is rare.

But the company would be able to dismiss workers selectively.

As companies try to increase efficiency, they are more likely to cut expenditures and dismiss workers.

He even dismissed workers at a time when such actions were unheard of.

For example, companies may henceforth have much greater freedom to dismiss workers.

The district has also dismissed more than 120 administrative and clerical workers.

Of the 287 dismissed workers, the union said yesterday, 74 have been rehired by the paper.