Volvo layoff to be bigger than expected
Layoffs are on the horizon for workers at the Volvo Plant in Dublin.
This comes just a month after a strike there.
About 2,600 employees walked off the job at midnight on January 31. They signed a new contract a month and a half later.
Now, a Volvo spokesperson says 1,100 employees will be laid off in May, knocking work down to one shift.
The company says production demand has dropped. The economy and high price of diesel are also factors in Volvo's decision.
Workers were told back in November that layoffs would be eminent, but only 650 workers were expected be let go.
Volvo told the union some of some of the workers may be rehired in September, but there are no guarantees. Workers will be let go based on seniority.
This comes just a month after a strike there.
About 2,600 employees walked off the job at midnight on January 31. They signed a new contract a month and a half later.
Now, a Volvo spokesperson says 1,100 employees will be laid off in May, knocking work down to one shift.
The company says production demand has dropped. The economy and high price of diesel are also factors in Volvo's decision.
Workers were told back in November that layoffs would be eminent, but only 650 workers were expected be let go.
Volvo told the union some of some of the workers may be rehired in September, but there are no guarantees. Workers will be let go based on seniority.
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