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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Three-Time Trump Voter Flips After 1,400-Worker Ohio Factory Layoff Days Before Rally Where Trump Said the State Was 'Booming'
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Dayton factory closure exposes cracks in Trump’s working-class coalition ahead of midterms
The closure of Navistar’s truck factory in Dayton, Ohio, just before a Trump rally, resulted in nearly 1,400 job losses, erasing a year of local job growth and causing some former union workers who voted for Trump to switch to canvassing for Democrats. Workers expressed disenchantment with Trump due to persistent inflation, the Iran war, […]
According to the Associated Press, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off at a truck factory in Springfield, Ohio, just days before President Trump held a rally nearby
According to the Associated Press, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off at a truck factory in Springfield, Ohio, just days before President Trump held a rally nearby. These layoffs negated a year of job growth in the Dayton region.In 2024, Trump won...
How Many Jobs Did the Springfield, Ohio, Navistar Plant Layoffs Erase in the Dayton Area?
Nearly 1,400 people lost their jobs Wednesday at what had been the Navistar truck factory in southwestern Ohio, three days before President Donald Trump held a rally at a nearby high school. According to AP News, the cuts were large enough to wipe out about a year of job growth in the greater Dayton area. Trump did not mention the layoffs, grocery prices, or gas prices at the Saturday night event in Vandalia. Kyle Bos, 30, was among the workers …
A truck factory in Ohio fired nearly 1,400 workers three days before a Trump rally, amid discontent with the economy.
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