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Nearly 1,400 Workers Laid Off at Former Navistar Truck Factory in Ohio
Roshel says it expects to rehire workers in six to 12 months as it phases in armored-vehicle production at the plant.
- On Wednesday, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off from the Navistar truck factory in Springfield, Ohio, erasing a year of job growth in the Dayton area just three days before President Donald Trump's scheduled rally.
- Since 1990, the Dayton area has shed 50% of its 90,000 factory jobs following the North American Free Trade Agreement, which shifted manufacturing to Mexico and fueled voter support for Trump's anti-trade messaging.
- UAW Local 402 member Kyle Bos, who previously voted for Trump, now plans to canvass for Democrats, calling a $5,000 campaign promise "offensive," while forklift operator Marianne Donnelly cited insufficient overtime as a financial strain.
- Roshel, a Canadian manufacturer of armored vehicles, is purchasing the plant and plans a phased process to protect and eventually double the current workforce, with laid-off workers expecting rehiring within 12 months.
- The expansion of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, now employing 38,000 people, has diversified the local economy and attracted aerospace companies including Electra, Joby Aviation, and the Sierra Nevada Corporation.
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally – WTOP News
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Sipping tea from beer mugs with his co-workers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. Bos has two daughters, with a third due
·Chevy Chase, United States
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days
UAW Local 402 members Chaz Graham, left, and Kyle Bos, right, share a beer at Fricker's restaurant and bar in Springfield, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, on old Navistar's last day at its Springfield plant. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Job losses hit a key industrial area in Ohio as cost-of-living unrest grows before the elections.
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