Cargill employees stunned by Milwaukee plant closure (approx 600 lose jobs!!)

[hue]

http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Cargill-employees-stunned-by-Milwaukee-plant-closure-269301891.html

MILWAUKEE-- Richard Rice says he never thought after 29 years and 11 months with the same company, he would lose his job.

"I don't know what I'm going to do now," he said, shaking, "this is just some shocking news all of the sudden."

Rice still remembers his first day working at Cargill.

"I started September 4, 1984," he recalled.

Next month would have marked Rice's 30th anniversary at the Milwaukee beef harvesting plant.

"They had it on the board that we were supposed to work Saturday this week," said Rice.

Rice says he was blindsided by Wednesday's announcement at the end of his shift.

"Just now, one hour notice," said Rice, stunned, "that's no 60 days there, 60-minutes!"

Rice is just one out of an estimated 600 employees who will lose their job when the plant closes on August 1.

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No real forewarning! These employees had virtually no chance to prepare!! Horrible!!

[Thinkingabout]

1. Somewhere somehow there should be a mandatory notice required with a company this size.

If you are interested in where the 47% are, here is an example. To throw 600 people on the streets to find a job in one town is more than cruel.

[3catwoman3]

2. But, but, but...

...surely Governor Walker's jobs plan will help them out? R-I-I-I-GHT!!!

[Scuba]

4. That is Wanker's jobs plan.

[Historic NY]

3. They cite lack of cattle...

http://online.wsj.com/articles/cargill-to-close-beef-slaughter-plant-due-to-tight-cattle-supplies-1406748973

[Atman]

5. Richard Rice obviously knew nothing about his employer.

Read "The Meat Racket" by Christopher Leonard.

[WhiteTara]

6. ISn't that illegal? I thought there was a law

that stated you had to give notice when you had that many employees.

[PADemD]

7. It seems so

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_Adjustment_and_Retraining_Notification_Act