Closing of Oscar Mayer plant to push WI layoff notifications past 10,000 for 2015

[riversedge]

This is devastating when you look at the year long stats.


Closing of Oscar Mayer plant to push WI layoff notifications past 10,000 for 2015

http://www.wkow.com/story/30439397/2015/11/04/wkow






By Greg Neumann
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Posted: Nov 04, 2015 4:58 PM CST
Updated: Nov 04, 2015 6:11 PM CST


MADISON (WKOW) -- The 1,000 jobs being eliminated with the closure of the Oscar Mayer plant account for the second-largest layoff announced in Wisconsin this year.

It is part of a larger, statewide trend.

Wednesday's announcement by Heinz-Kraft means there will definitely be more than 10,000 layoff notifications sent to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development in 2015, the most since the Great Recession.

It will also mark the highest number of layoff notifications sent out during Gov. Scott Walker's (R-Wisconsin) administration, with the previous high of just over 9,000 coming in 2011 - his first year in office.

From 2012-2014, the state averaged roughly 6,500 layoff notifications per year, before skyrocketing in 2015.

Oscar Mayer sits in Rep. Chris Taylor's (D-Madison) district. She told 27 News something has to change.

"We're on pace to double the layoffs from last year and it's totally unacceptable," said Rep. Taylor. "And in this body, in the state legislature, we need to really get serious - these Republicans need to get serious about job creation and job retention."

But DWD Secretary Reggie Newson has repeatedly pointed to Wisconsin's low unemployment rate as a sign the job market here is strong.....................

[Scuba]

1. When informed of this fact, Scott Walker's only comment was "It's working."

[Wellstone ruled]

2. R.C.Johnson is starting to house clean also.

175 at their Lab in Racine. When are the Paper Mills near Green Bay shutting down? How about all the Mining cuts near the U.P.,were is the truth?

[kimbutgar]

3. We should be taxing the hell out of these companies who outsource our jobs to Mexico

Unfortunately we have a bloated do nothing congress controlled by corporate puppets.

Between Nabisco and Kraft, I am thoughly disgusted by these companies. And I doubt there will be food safety inspections in these Mexican plants. I plan to never buy from these companies again.

[Fred Sanders]

4. I have a suspicion why the cured meats and deli sections, at least in the few of my small

area supermarkets very lately seem to be overflowing with stock.

WHO would have thought?


http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/26/bacon-ham-sausages-processed-meats-cancer-risk-smoking-says-who