IT IS A SAD DAY FOR OUR LOCAL WITH THE FOLLOWING

ANNOUNCEMENT BY BRIGGS & STRATTON:

A 60-day WARN notice will be issued today. The Turf and Consumers group or the Home Maintenance group will be moved to Munnsville, NY, by the end of August 2020. This is the Tractors, Mowers, and Pressure Washers. The company also stated the Pressure Washers may be moved to a supplier. About 200 permanent bargaining unit jobs will be affected. The WARN notice will go out to all of the employees who work in this area even though they may remain based on seniority. The company held in plant meetings today 6/26/20, starting at 1:00 pm. This is job elimination and all moves will be done based on the contract.

The company started Engines and Components, Stand By Generators, GDC, and MFDC, Motor Sports, and Test Applications will be staying for now. 

The company may also sell the Burleigh Facility and lease the space that it needs to operate. The company plans to add a second shift in Stand By Generators. The jobs will be posted Monday, June 29, 20. 

The vacation shut down also starts Monday, June 29, 20. 

 The Union will continue to update it's members when more information is available.