RFP Staff
♦ According to United Auto Workers, employed at Freightliner the Daimler Truck Manufacturing Facility in Cleveland, N.C., the company held a Monday morning meeting to forewarn employees that approximately 490 of the facility’s employees would be laid off by Friday. This came as no surprise because truck orders at the facility were shrinking since the end of 2015.
In January approximately 900 employees were let go with few being able to land comparable skilled manufacturing jobs in Rowan County. The wages and benefits of United Auto Workers, are far and above what non-union manufacturing jobs offer.
This latest layoff represents not only a tragic blow to the families involved, but a major blow to Rowan County’s economy.
