Lennox confirmed to KCCI on Tuesday that it is considering moving jobs from its Marshalltown plant to Mexico.
KCCI has been working since Monday afternoon to confirm reports with the company of coming job changes. ?On Tuesday, the company answered requests for information.
"It is too early to say how many jobs would be moving to Mexico. This is based on future capacity issues that make expanding its Mexico plant the best option,"?John Hurst told KCCI on Tuesday. He is the vice president of government affairs and communications for Lennox.
Some of the heating system production jobs would go to the facility in Saltillo, Mexico, by 2015, which is undergoing an expansion.
Jeffrey Vajgrt and Mark Mitchell have worked at the Lennox plant in Marshalltown for more than 20 years each.
"I think it is a real bad thing," said Mitchell.
"What's going on is wrong," said Vajgrt.
A fact sheet was handed out to Lennox workers on Monday. It addresses questions like, Why is Lennox proposing to move the jobs, why employees should work hard in the face of these types of decisions and is there a chance the jobs will stay put.
"We put hard work into this company. We work as hard as we possibly can and we product as much as they allow us to product," said Mitchell.
Ron McInroy is the Region 4 director of the United Auto Workers. He oversees Marshalltown local 883, which represents Lennox employees. ?He released a statement about the potential job losses on Tuesday:
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