Wisconsin's Job Woes Persist: Another Business Joins Layoff List

Tough Times Persist for Wisconsin Employees as Another Business Cuts Jobs

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The layoffs continue in Wisconsin, with yet another business announcing job cuts this week.

Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, an employer with more than 100 full-time workers must provide a 60-day notice before laying off 50 or more people at a single site. Superior Die Corp filed a WARN act on Thursday with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development stating that 133 staff will be laid off.

"Superior Die Set Corp. (“SDSC”) regrets to inform you that it will implement a plant closing of its facility in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, at 900 West Drexel Avenue, as a result of decreasing volume of orders and the liquidation of the business. We expect the layoffs to occur on November 20, 2023, or within 14 days of this date. 133 employees will be affected. The employment losses are expected to be permanent. We have notified the affected workers today by letter of their layoff."

Wisconsin Job Losses

I have reported extensively on recent layoffs in Wisconsin. Over the last couple of months, this includes:

• National Express Transit Corporation, a transportation business, announced last Friday it will lay off 140 employees across three locations in Wisconsin.
• Master Lock lodged a WARN Act with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development advising all 235 employees working at the Milwaukee plant would be laid off. Layoffs at the Milwaukee plant will commence on November 3 and continue until March 29, 2024.
• Rexnord announced it would lay off 64 staff in Milwaukee on November 30.
• Trucking company Yellow Freight ended operations, resulting in 261 workers in Wisconsin losing their jobs.
• Shine Technologies laid off 59 employees.
• The Catholic Charities, Diocese of Madison filed a WARN act last Wednesday stating that 59 staff will be laid off.
• Lereta, LLC, announced that 28 staff will be laid off in Fond du Lac.

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