Local JobsTuesday, November 3
Morton Salt files to lay off 77 workers at its Fairport Harbor mine after a water breach
The 5AM Mentor team
If you or someone you know works at Morton Salt's Fairport Harbor mine, here's where things stand. A notice filed with the state covers 77 employees after the company suspended underground operations following a significant influx of water. Morton Salt has not said when underground operations will resume or whether more layoffs are coming.
- Mine: Fairport Harbor, northeast of Cleveland
- WARN notice: at least 60 days before a layoff date
- WARN rule: employers with 100 or more full-time employees, layoffs over six months, 50 or more affected
The Morton Salt filing is one of Ohio's October WARN notices. The Wooster Daily Record says six companies filed, affecting more than 420 workers statewide. The largest on its list is The Blade, a Toledo newspaper, in Northwood, at 116 workers.
Morton Salt's 77 workers are the fourth-largest of five October notices listed
Source: Wooster Daily Record
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| The Blade | 116 |
| Packaging Corp. of America | 91 |
| Markdom Plastics USA | 82 |
| Morton Salt | 77 |
| Pixelle Specialty Solutions | 61 |
Sources: News 5 Cleveland WEWS, Wooster Daily Record