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PAPER
1503 Lyndon Johnson Fwy, Suite 625
Farmers Branch, TX 75234
BY CERTIFIED MAIL/RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Administrator Todd Mielke
Clallam County Board of Commissioners
223 East 4th Street, Suite 4
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
Mayor Kate Dexter
Port Angeles City Council
321 East 5th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Dear Ms. Dexter and Mr. Mielke:
RECEIVED
JUN 2 7 2024
CITY OF PORT ANGELES
CITY CLERK
This letter will serve as official notice under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification ("WARN") Act that an indefinite mass layoff affecting approximately 190 employees will
occur beginning on August 25, 2024, at the McKinley Paper Company ("McKinley") facility located at
1815 Marine Dr, in Port Angeles, Washington. Based on the information available to us at this time,
we hope that the facility will resume operations at some point in the future but cannot say when.
We expect that August 24, 2024, which is the end of the 60-day WARN notice period, will be the last
day of work for a majority of the affected employees before the indefinite layoff. Any employees
released from employment before the 60 days expire will receive their normal pay and benefits for
the remainder of the 60-day period, unless they are terminated for cause or as otherwise allowed by
applicable law. Employees who are assigned work, but choose to terminate before the end of the 60-
day period, will not be entitled to pay and benefits after their date of termination. McKinley will have
limited jobs that extend beyond the 60-day period in order to maintain the facility in a safe manner.
A list of the affected job titles and the number of employees in each job classification is provided on
the attachment to this letter. The affected employees include members of a collective bargaining
unit. There are no bumping rights or transfer rights to other locations. However, employees are
we1d6--* to apply for open positions at our other locations.
hold y* have any questions concerning this matter, please contact the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
Company
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