This month, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. filed a WARN notice with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The letter explains that the company will be carrying out a permanent layoff next year. The closure is expected to begin on January 3, 2020 and end on January 21, 2020.
The facility is located at 2865 Riverport Road in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development was notified on November 12, 2019. As a result of the closure, the company will be laying off workers. In total, it is anticipated that 160 workers will be laid off.
These employees are not represented by a collective bargaining agreement. They will not have access to bumping rights. The full WARN notice can be found here.