HILLSHIRE WILL REBUILD, RETAIN PAID WORKFORCE
(Local News ~ 03/26/14)
There is good news today for the 600 workers displaced by the fire last weekend at Hillshire Brands plant in Storm Lake. The Pilot-Tribune has learned that during employee meetings today, management is offering to pay all the full time plant employees full salary and provide their insurance until the damaged area of the plant can be rebuilt, which could take 4-6 months. Employees will not have to go on unemployment, and they may take short-term jobs on top of their current pay if they wish...