Seventy-seven people lost their jobs Oct. 28 at the Morton Salt mine in Painesville Township, Ohio, two days after the company announced it had stopped all mining. The layoff notice Morton Salt sent the state checks “natural disasters” and “other” as its reasons, Cleveland 19 reported. A spokesperson says miners found a “significant inflow of water” underground on Oct. 22.
The notice went to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services on Oct. 26, the same day the company told the public the mine was shut, and listed Oct. 28 as the layoff date. Of the 77 workers, 69 are hourly and 8 are salaried, and the salaried staff are not covered by the union…