Madmallard
.223 Rem
ozens of workers at a Jamestown manufacturing company will reportedly soon be out of a job, according to a statement by Rep. Tom Reed on Tuesday.
Reed, R-Corning, said the loss of the work for employees at MD Electronics, located at 33 Precision Way in the city, shows a trend of moving “good-paying jobs” out of the country.
“This move is not fair to the 87 hardworking employees of MD Electronics, who will soon be out of a paycheck due to no fault of their own,” Reed said in a statement. “We must work together to find a way to reform our broken tax, trade and regulatory codes that incentivize companies to uproot and move operations out of the US.”
It isn’t clear when the employees will lose their jobs, though Samantha Cotten, a spokesman for Reed, said notices have been given to workers.
On a conference call with reporters earlier Tuesday, Reed brought up the need for tax code reform. The congressman reiterated some of those points in his release on MD Electronics while also noting the “unfavorable business climate in New York state.”
“Having seen firsthand the work ethic of these employees, I will make sure MD Electronics does not leave their workers in a lurch and that the company upholds their prior commitments to each and every employee,” Reed said.
A message to MD Electronics wasn’t returned Tuesday. A company spokesman confirmed to The Post-Journal earlier this month that third-shift operations had been shut down at the Jamestown plant after a reduction in production volumes.
MD Electronics, which locally has 94 employees, supplies the North American automotive industry with data and communication cables. Its products are sold to various manufacturers, including Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, for wiring harnesses.
The spokesman said earlier that no employees had been laid off as a result of the third-shift reduction and were offered jobs elsewhere on other shifts. In a previous interview, the spokesman said MD Electronics would still have a presence in Jamestown by the end of the year. However, those comments came before Reed’s announcement Tuesday.
Reed: 87 Employees At Jamestown Business To Lose Jobs | News, Sports, Jobs - Post Journal
Reed, R-Corning, said the loss of the work for employees at MD Electronics, located at 33 Precision Way in the city, shows a trend of moving “good-paying jobs” out of the country.
“This move is not fair to the 87 hardworking employees of MD Electronics, who will soon be out of a paycheck due to no fault of their own,” Reed said in a statement. “We must work together to find a way to reform our broken tax, trade and regulatory codes that incentivize companies to uproot and move operations out of the US.”
It isn’t clear when the employees will lose their jobs, though Samantha Cotten, a spokesman for Reed, said notices have been given to workers.
On a conference call with reporters earlier Tuesday, Reed brought up the need for tax code reform. The congressman reiterated some of those points in his release on MD Electronics while also noting the “unfavorable business climate in New York state.”
“Having seen firsthand the work ethic of these employees, I will make sure MD Electronics does not leave their workers in a lurch and that the company upholds their prior commitments to each and every employee,” Reed said.
A message to MD Electronics wasn’t returned Tuesday. A company spokesman confirmed to The Post-Journal earlier this month that third-shift operations had been shut down at the Jamestown plant after a reduction in production volumes.
MD Electronics, which locally has 94 employees, supplies the North American automotive industry with data and communication cables. Its products are sold to various manufacturers, including Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, for wiring harnesses.
The spokesman said earlier that no employees had been laid off as a result of the third-shift reduction and were offered jobs elsewhere on other shifts. In a previous interview, the spokesman said MD Electronics would still have a presence in Jamestown by the end of the year. However, those comments came before Reed’s announcement Tuesday.
Reed: 87 Employees At Jamestown Business To Lose Jobs | News, Sports, Jobs - Post Journal
