AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT MORGAN OLSON (01/01/25)

JANUARY 1, 2025 —250 EMPLOYEES

The company plans to lay off 250 workers in Loudon, Tennessee, beginning February 11, 2025.

AUGUST 1, 2024 — 139 EMPLOYEES

The company plans to lay off 139 employees starting September 27, 2024, and finishing by the end of the year.

A company spokesman noted, “At this time, this mass layoff is expected to be permanent, but we hope that with improved business performance, we can engage in rehiring.”

Despite this necessary workforce reduction, the company emphasizes that the Virginia facility, along with all of Morgan Olson’s other North American locations, will continue to operate to satisfy market demand.”

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 — Original post

Sturgis, Michigan-based Morgan Olson, a manufacturer of aluminum walk-in vans, has announced a significant reduction in force at the company's Sturgis location and two additional locations, one in Ringgold, Virginia, and one in Loudon, Tennessee.

The Ringgold layoff will impact 435 employees, and the Loudon layoff will impact 290; both layoffs are scheduled for December 22, 2023.

Some layoffs are expected at the company's headquarters, but no formal announcement has been made.

“Customers have recently communicated to Morgan Olson that new vehicle purchase orders will be delayed due to the current economic conditions and forecasts,” Klein said in a statement. As a result, Morgan Olson will reduce their workforce at all three Morgan Olson locations in Michigan, Tennessee, and Virginia. Ongoing production will continue at all locations as the company works towards expanding its customer base and preparing for market recovery.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA

Greenville, South Carolina-based Michelin North America, a multi-national tire manufacturer, has announced that it will cease passenger tire production at its Ardmore, Oklahoma plant by plant by the end of 2025, if not sooner.

Approximately 1,400 employees will be impacted by the closure.

According to a company spokesperson, "Michelin North America has informed employees, customers, community leaders and other public stakeholders that the Company will begin winding down tire production at its Ardmore site, with the goal of completing the process by year-end 2025 or sooner. Rubber-mixing operations at the Ardmore factory are expected to continue.

The wind-down decision impacts approximately 1,400 people associated with tire-manufacturing activities (excluding additional contractors) at the Ardmore site, which has produced passenger tires since 1970. Tire production will gradually shift to Michelin’s other passenger-tire plants in North America.

North America’s passenger-vehicle market is changing rapidly and profoundly. Despite substantial investments over the past five years to improve technical capabilities and competitiveness, Michelin has concluded that the Ardmore factory is not equipped to deliver tires at competitive costs that will meet these evolving market demands in the coming years. Continuing investments to modernize the Ardmore plant would negatively impact other U.S. sites in the network.

Fundamental market conditions driving Michelin’s decision include: the dominance of light trucks and cross-over vehicles in North America, which require ever-larger tire sizes;

dynamic market transition to electric vehicles; and customers’ requirements for continual improvements in rolling resistance and other sustainable materials technologies. Taken together, these factors add substantial complexity to the Company’s portfolio, which in turn requires much greater industrial flexibility.

Precise timing has not been determined for specific phases of the wind-down. Based on the current outlook for market demand, however, operations at the Ardmore plant are expected to continue trending gradually lower until mid-2024, when the first wave of staffing reductions will occur. Additional reductions are expected to occur in phases through 2025 as transition plans are finalized.

Michelin’s rubber-mixing operations at the Ardmore plant supply other factories in North America. After tire-manufacturing activities wind down, these rubber-mixing operations are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.

“The Company has carefully explored every other option before resolving this decision.In the months ahead, we’ll work through every stage of the transition with a deep sense of stewardship for the Ardmore community. Our goal is to provide individual support for each person at the Ardmore site to start a new chapter in the best way possible. This also includes starting conversations with local and state-level leaders to determine the best ways to lend support for this community even after the transition.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT MASTEC INDUSTRIAL

Coral Gables, Florida-based MasTec Industrial, a power plant and renewable energy construction company specializing in building and engineering natural gas power plants, has announced the closure of its Rochester, Minnesota office.

The closure will impact 102 employees in a client-driven business decision.

According to the affected client, “The company expects the aggregate cost for the current scope of the project to exceed its previously disclosed guidance.” In light of these developments, the board of directors has decided to pause construction work on the Rochester Hub, pending a review of the project, including an evaluation of the go-forward phasing of its scope and budget, including construction strategy.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?