Source: KWWL TV, Waterloo, Iowa
WATERLOO, Iowa — John Deere will be laying off more than 300 employees in Waterloo in late April, according to the Iowa Workforce Development WARN website.
John Deere issued a statement to KWWL saying, “John Deere informed members of the workforce at its Waterloo Operations in Waterloo, Iowa, on Tuesday, March 26, that 317 production employees will be placed on indefinite layoff effective April 29. Employees were told of the layoffs by factory leadership in meetings today.”
The statement continued, “Each John Deere factory balances the size of its production workforce with the needs of the individual factory to optimize the workforce at each facility. John Deere Waterloo Operations currently have about 5,500 total employees with about 3,600 of them working in production and maintenance jobs.”
Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart issued a statement saying, “I was surprised to learn about some 300 layoffs for John Deere workers in Waterloo. This is tough news for our community. It is always difficult when one of our largest employers cuts its workforce. We have reached out to the company to get further clarification about what’s happening, and determine what accommodations will be made for these employees moving forward.”
