OMC Lays Off Entire Syracuse Workforce
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE - Following two temporary employee lay-offs at OMC Aluminum Boat Group, Syracuse, Dec. 1 and 15, the entire work force received a FedEx notice Wednesday informing them that they would be permanently laid-off.
A spokesman at OMC's corporate headquarters in Waukegan, Ill., said today a press release would have been issued to newspapers if the company had wanted them to know about the lay-offs.
According to the notice workers received, the operating performance of OMC has been "disappointing" the last few months.
"Our efforts to secure additional financing were unsuccessful," Jim Rusk, vice president, human resources, said in the notice. "As a result, we must shut down our operations indefinitely and regrettably let go many of our valued employees."
The notice also said the layoff of approximately 192 employees was permanent.
No information on the future of the plant was available and Gary Beckett, OMC director of communications, did not return telephone calls. [[In-content Ad]]
SYRACUSE - Following two temporary employee lay-offs at OMC Aluminum Boat Group, Syracuse, Dec. 1 and 15, the entire work force received a FedEx notice Wednesday informing them that they would be permanently laid-off.
A spokesman at OMC's corporate headquarters in Waukegan, Ill., said today a press release would have been issued to newspapers if the company had wanted them to know about the lay-offs.
According to the notice workers received, the operating performance of OMC has been "disappointing" the last few months.
"Our efforts to secure additional financing were unsuccessful," Jim Rusk, vice president, human resources, said in the notice. "As a result, we must shut down our operations indefinitely and regrettably let go many of our valued employees."
The notice also said the layoff of approximately 192 employees was permanent.
No information on the future of the plant was available and Gary Beckett, OMC director of communications, did not return telephone calls. [[In-content Ad]]