AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT RILEY POWER GROUP

Pinehurst, North Carolina-based Riley Power Group, a full-service maintenance and capital construction company specializing in mechanical, welding, and electrical services, has announced a reduction in its subcontractor force at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

The reduction in force will impact 117 employees, including 48 structural welders, 29 pipefitters, 25 shipfitters, 13 electricians, and 2 press break operators. Layoffs will commence on October 21, 2024.

The company provided specialty welding services, including structural and pipe welding, for Electric Boat’s Naval submarine work out of Quonset Point since 2017.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall; why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CABINETWORKS GROUP (10/11/24)

OCTOBER 11, 2024 -- 420 EMPLOYEES, NOT 118 AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED

The company will lay off 420 Thompsontown assembly plant employees beginning on December 9, 2024, and continuing through December 21, 2024.

AUGUST 14, 2024 -- Original post…

Livonia, Michigan-based Cabinetworks Group, a cabinet manufacturer/distributor serving commercial builders and retail outlets, has announced a 20% reduction in its Thompsontown, Pennsylvania facility.

The reduction in force will impact 118 employees.

A company spokesperson noted, “Regrettably, current market conditions have necessitated a reduction in staffing at the Cabinetworks Group manufacturing plant in Thompsontown, Pennsylvania. In an effort to maintain future opportunities for our valued team members, and in accordance with the terms of our Collective Bargaining Agreement, we first enacted a temporary layoff affecting a portion of our Thompsontown workforce. Sustained market conditions then led us to enact permanent layoffs affecting approximately 20% of our workforce there.”

These layoffs follow the announced closure of facilities in Marshall and Jefferson, Texas earlier this month.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall; why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT ZACHRY INDUSTRIAL

San Antonio, Texas-based Zachry Industrial, a construction and engineering firm working to build a gas liquefaction plant for Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, has filed for bankruptcy.

The bankruptcy will impact 4,430 employees in the East Texas region, including Baytown, Beaumont, Orange and Sabine Pass, the location of the liquefied natural gas project for Golden Pass.

According to a company spokesperson, "The company was forced to take decisive action to protect our business after it absorbed staggering costs at Golden Pass related to supply chain challenges that have spiraled since the start of the pandemic. Golden Pass LNG’s refusal to engage productively or make good on their numerous empty promises of financial support forced us to lay off employees and seek protection and resolution through a Chapter 11 process.”

“A small group of our employees remain onsite to help ensure a safe and orderly transition and we will try to place as many of the other employees as possible at other projects in the region.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?