Nearly 70 employees at a roofing material plant in Shafter will lose their jobs when the facility closes in January, according to a WARN notice issued earlier this week.
The Glass Mat Plant, operated by GAF, is scheduled to close on or about Jan. 24, 2025. A GAF spokesperson said the decision to close the Shafter plant was made “in an effort to optimize our plant network.”
The WARN notice — which stands for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification — gives employees in mass layoff scenarios advanced notification so they can start planning for their future…