Layoffs to Hit CNH Industrial Wisconsin Plant
CNH Industrial plans to lay off more than 200 out of the 660 workers at its Racine, Wis., facility and is considering moving operations to Mexico, according to an April 16 statement from Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin addressed to CNH Industrial CEO Scott Wine.
According to Baldwin, Wisconsin’s Business Closing and Mass Layoff Law requires employers that make a reduction in force that affects at least 25% of its workforce to provide 60 days notice to employees and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. As of April 24, public records show CNH Industrial has not filed a layoff notice related to the Racine factory.
Rich Glowacki, chairman of the bargaining committee with UAW Local 180, has filed a complaint with the equal rights division of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for himself and on behalf of other union members, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report. Glowacki says CNH plans to reduce the number of employees to at least 170 by 2026.
In January 2023, more than 1,000 UAW-represented CNH Industrial employees in Racine, Wis., and Burlington, Iowa, ratified a new contract after a 260-day strike.The new contract included wage increases, shift premium increases and classification upgrades and expires in May 2026.
