Election Interference?

By: Diane Benjamin Large company plant closings and layoffs are posted on this website: https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/IllinoisWARNData.aspx Before election day the Tyson Foods closing affecting 2495 people was the last one posted. That was mid October. Nothing else was posted until the day AFTER the election. These are all new: . The first listing is a closure, […]

Remember the website listing layoff notices?

By: Diane Benjamin Surely next year’s elections is not why the website was changed! Right?https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/ArchivedWARNReports.aspx It no longer lists layoffs as they happen. You now have to wait for a monthly report. This is the August report – it has to be downloaded from the website in order to read it: I deleted many columns […]

Two things you need to know

By: Diane Benjamin 1) So far in April 581 employees have been notified in Illinois they will be laid off: https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/IllinoisWARNData.aspx 10 companies are listed. Four are listed as Mass Layoff. Four are listed as Plant Closures. Two don’t show any data. The numbers below the recent layoff list reveal more: Manufacturing in Illinois shows […]