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Kraft Heinz's lays off 2500 workers, Including 700 workers in Northfield, IL

Statement

Date: Aug. 13, 2015
Location: Chicago, IL
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action

Kraft Heinz announced major layoffs on Wednesday. The company has been based in Northfield, IL -- within Rep. Jan Schakowsky's district. Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement:

"Losing 700 jobs in Kraft Heinz's Northfield headquarters is a devastating blow to that community, and to the workers and their families. The Kraft-Heinz merger, approved earlier this year, is a direct cause of these layoffs. This follows a pattern by the merged company's private equity owner, 3G Capital Partners, which also laid of thousands of American workers when it took over Anheuser-Busch in 2008. Investors and corporate executives win in these mergers, but American families and communities lose. I will continue to work to hold companies accountable for cutting American jobs and reward companies that expand their U.S. workforce."


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