Titan International will lay off 36 full-time production and maintenance jobs at its tire plant in Freeport, Ill., according to reports from the Rockford Register Star. The news site said that USW Local 745 President Dale Sandell confirmed the news.
“The market has continued its downward spiral,” Sandell told the newspaper. “Our ticket orders for tires in the ag and industrial market are down. They’re just not in demand.”
According to the newspaper, this will be the third layoff in less than a year for the plant.