Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in April 2018.
More U.S. jobs being killed by European Union and China.
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
California: Diversified Silicone Products issued a shutdown WARN for its operations in Santa Fe, 68 jobs gone by July. Germany based shipping company DHL issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Moreno Valley, 136 jobs gone by June! France based aerospace company C and D Zodiac issued a multiple shutdown WARNs for its Garden Grove ops, at least 79 jobs gone by mid-July. Washington based aerospace company Leach International suddenly eliminated 46 jobs at its Esterline Power Systems ops in Buena Park. Hecny Transportation shutting down its Brisbane location mid-June. Workrite Uniform Company issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Oxnard, 101 jobs gone by June! What automotive industry recovery? Floor mat maker Kraco Enterprises issued a layoff WARN for its factory in Compton, 83 jobs gone by June.
Illinois: Washington based industrial valve maker DeZURIK eliminating 61 jobs in Schaumburg due to “relocation”, taking place in 1st quarter 2019. In Collinsville, energy company Dynergy eliminating 53 jobs by June.
Iowa: Germany based Siemens shutting down its recently acquired steam turbine factory in Burlington, 125 jobs gone, however a federal mandated WARN has yet to be issued! What automotive industry recovery? Germany based engine parts maker MAHLE shutting down its ops in Winterset, 33 jobs gone by mid-July.
Louisiana: What automotive industry recovery? Monster Moto laying off 30 assembly line workers, in May, and transferring those jobs to China despite the company’s motto being Made in America! Local news reports say just a year ago Monster Moto promised to hire 3-hundred people (even the state gov’na attended the announcement) but actually hired only 1-hundred!
Michigan: What automotive industry recovery? Belgium based exhaust system maker Bosal eliminating 40 jobs at its factory in Ypsilati, in June, apparently on-top of the 77 jobs eliminated in April.
Mississippi: What automotive industry recovery? Advance Auto Parts shutting down and selling off its distribution center in Gallman, 284 jobs gone by Xmas as part of a plan to consolidate 54 distribution centers!
New Jersey: What automotive industry recovery? Germany based Mercedes-Benz shutting down its U.S. HQ in Montvale, 115 jobs lost due to relocation to Atlanta, Georgia! About 1-thousand jobs transferring to Georgia, so the net loss to New Jersey is about 1-thousand-115 jobs!
New York: Ireland based electrical parts maker Eaton Corporation eliminating 29 jobs at its Horseheads ops. It should be noted that Eaton got U.S. taxpayer funded incentives for its operations in Horseheads. Bankrupt (due to $1.5-billion in debts) clothier Nine West Holdings (Nine West, Anne Klein, Bandolino, etc) shutting down its wholesale shoe and handbag distribution ops in NYC, 203 jobs gone by July!
North Carolina: Saudi Arabia based SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) issued a shutdown WARN for its Huntersville Innovative Plastics operations, 83 jobs gone by the end of July.
Oklahoma: Petroleum company Devon Energy eliminating 3-hundred additional jobs due to never ending debt! Between 2016 and January 2018 the natural gas company killed 1-thousand-4-hundred jobs!
Ohio: What automotive industry recovery? Comprehensive Logistics-Source Providers eliminating 150 Austintown jobs due to production cutbacks at the GM-Chevy Cruze factory in Lordstown! Lordstown Seating killing 83 jobs by mid-June. And of course the GM-Chevy Cruze production cutbacks will result in 1-thousand-5-hundred GM-Chevy employees becoming unemployed! GM administrators blame low sales in the U.S.: “…the market continued to undergo historic changes, it required us to reduce production rates and take numerous down weeks to match production with lower customer demand…”
Pennsylvania: In New Kensington, years of down prices for metals and then a $209-thousand USD theft forced Quality Machined Products to layoff employees for the first time in its history. British empire United Kingdom based chemical company Johnson Matthey issued a shutdown WARN for its Conshohocken location, 119 jobs gone by August! Dicom Transportation Group issued a shutdown WARN for its Philadelphia location, 51 jobs gone by June. Pittsburgh Glass Works shutting down its factory in East Deer, at least 160 jobs affected by June, layoffs starting in May! Worldwide Flight Services eliminating 161 air-freight jobs at Philadelphia International Airport, due to losing a contract!
South Carolina: Textile maker Alice Manufacturing shutting down its 50 years old factory in Ellison, 175 jobs gone in June due to competition from overseas!
Texas: Salon products maker/supplier Sally Beauty warned of an undisclosed number of layoffs at its Denton HQ, in an effort to save $15-million USD! Fort Worth based Bell Helicopter suddenly eliminated 120 jobs across the United States! Houston based Erin Energy (Camac Energy) now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to the collapse of the African oil industry. Petroleum company EV Energy Partners now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to as much as $1-billion USD of debt.
Washington: Jorgensen Forge issued a shutdown WARN for its Tukwila ops, 101 jobs gone by mid-June! Hot water heater maker A.O. Smith issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Renton, 57 jobs gone by mid-June.
Wisconsin: Mattel-American Girl shutting down its call center/distribution center in Wilmot, 185 jobs gone by the end of June!
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Mining/Industrial/Logistics layoffs, March 2018: “THIS IS A SAD DAY…”