Posted November 28, 200618 yr From the 11/8/06 Dispatch: TRW brake plant to cut 160 jobs Mount Vernon business likely wont recall 100 workers Wednesday, November 08, 2006 Paul Wilson THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH TRW plans to cut 160 jobs at its Mount Vernon plant next year and about 100 employees who have been on temporary layoff likely wont be brought back. The moves, which TRW announced yesterday, would bring the brake plants employment to about 180. Fewer workers will be needed at the Mount Vernon plant, about 50 miles northeast of Columbus in Knox County, because work performed there will be moved to other TRW operations in the U.S. next year, said John Wilkerson, company spokesman... http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/11/08/20061108-D1-02.html
November 28, 200618 yr From the 11/9/06 Mount Vernon News: Economic realities lead to changes at TRW By Dylan McCament, News Staff Writer Thursday, November 09, 2006 MOUNT VERNON Company spokesman John Wilkerson said economic realities led to TRW Automotives plan to move a number of assembly and machining operations from its local brake manufacturing plant by July 2007. The plan would affect about 160 of the companys Mount Vernon employees. The company made the announcement on Monday. He said the companys recent settlement with a large group of current and former employees who said conditions at the local plant made them sick and led to an outbreak of respiratory illness was not a factor in the decision... http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/06/11/09/trw.html
November 28, 200618 yr Sad news for a small town. I went to college near MV and hate to see it hit hard like this.
March 13, 200718 yr From the 1/15/07 Mount Vernon News: First wave of layoffs to hit Kelsey Hayes By Dylan McCament, News Staff Reporter Monday, January 15, 2007 MOUNT VERNON As required by law, TRW Automotive notified the mayor last week about the first wave of an upcoming mass layoff for the local Kelsey Hayes Co. plant. The company was required to give the city notice according to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988. The companys letter sent to Mayor Richard Mavis states that 19 employees will be laid off March 12. The equipment lines stated are the Collete and Hummer brake caliper assembly. On Nov. 6, 2006, the company announced its plan to move about 160 assembly and machining jobs from the local plant to an undisclosed location. Reasons given were increasing pricing pressure in the marketplace and the need for the business to ensure future growth through competitiveness... http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/07/01/15/biz.trw.layoff.html
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