Post by Logan on May 11, 2016 8:32:09 GMT -6
RICHLAND – Washington Closure Hanford will lay off its remaining 435 workers starting in July as its U.S. Department of Energy contract comes to an end.
The contractor notified the state of the pending layoffs Tuesday, as required under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
Of the 435 workers to be laid off, about 200 will transfer to another cleanup contractor
Washington Closure once had more than 1,200 workers, but started finishing projects and reducing staff about five years ago.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/10/hanford-contractor-to-lay-off-435-as-its-contract-/
The contractor notified the state of the pending layoffs Tuesday, as required under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
Of the 435 workers to be laid off, about 200 will transfer to another cleanup contractor
Washington Closure once had more than 1,200 workers, but started finishing projects and reducing staff about five years ago.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/10/hanford-contractor-to-lay-off-435-as-its-contract-/