Wheatland Tube lays off 85 hourly, salaried workers

WHEATLAND, Pa. — Several dozen workers at Wheatland Tube Co. have been told they would will be laid off effective Monday.

Vice President Bill Kerins said   that 45 hourly workers from the plant in Wheatland and 10 from the Sharon plant will be laid off, along with about 30 salaried employees.

The salaried employees were let go permanently, while the hourly workers might be recalled if business improves, he said.

With the exception of a few jobs in Warren, Ohio, all the white-collar workers laid off were from Sharon and Wheatland.

Kerins put blame for the layoffs on surging pipe imports, especially from China.

The hourly employees laid off represent about 10 percent of Wheatland Tube’s work force; the salaried employees let go made up about 20 percent, he said.

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