Chevron to cut 320 jobs in Pennsylvania
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
The next step in Chevron’s plan to liquidate its Appalachian Basin assets and close its Appalachian Mountain Business is to eliminate 320 jobs, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
“We are taking active steps to reduce job loss and will facilitate the placement of as many impacted employees as we can with other Chevron business units,” said a Feb. 6 letter Chevron company officials sent to state Department of Labor & Industry.
In addition to attempting to reduce job loss, the company said it’s providing advance notice of layoffs to government stakeholders and employees.
The first round of layoffs is scheduled for April 6, although some employees will be offered temporary assignments with extended layoff dates, potentially through Dec. 31. Chevron’s office locations in Moon and Mount Braddock will be affected as 320 workers combined will be laid off.
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