{"id":51905,"date":"2020-05-07T11:04:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=51905"},"modified":"2020-05-07T11:04:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:04:41","slug":"bnsf-announces-shop-closures-344-jobs-to-be-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/bnsf-announces-shop-closures-344-jobs-to-be-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"BNSF announces shop closures; 344 jobs to be cut","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BNSF announced on Wednesday in a letter to employees that three maintenance shops will be closed in Montana and Wyoming, while additional mechanical department job cuts will occur in Alliance and Lincoln, Neb.; Mandan and Minot, N.D.; Topeka, Kan.; and Superior, Wis.<br \/>\n\u201cIn total, approximately 19 salaried and 344 craft positions will be impacted,\u201d the carrier stated. \u201cThese adjustments come as the result of long-term structural market changes, most notably in the coal and energy sector, and reduced demand for freight transportation services at the impacted locations.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Donkey Creek, Wyo., shop is scheduled to close June 5 while the facilities in Glendive, Mont., and Guernsey, Wyo., are scheduled to close July 7.<br \/>\nThe Wyoming facility closures will result in 122 jobs lost. 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