SUPERIOR, Wis. (WFRV) - A manufacturing plant in northern Wisconsin has announced plans to close at the beginning of December, affecting dozens of workers. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Barko Hydraulics, located on Banks Avenue in Superior, will close on Dec. 1, 2024, resulting in the layoff of 57 employees. Texas man gets 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with Appleton woman to receive child pornography Of the affected workers, 41 are not represented by a union, while 16 are represented by the Local Lodge No. 117 of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers. The union represents production, warehouse, and maintenance employees at the facility. Corporate officials noted that all production, warehouse, and maintenance operations at the Barko facilities have now concluded and will not resume, except for limited and intermittent work over the coming weeks. Employees not represented by a union will be without a job starting Dec. 1, unless a later separation date is mutually agreed upon by the union and the company. Green Lake Sheriff shares new details on Ryan Borgwardt’s faked death, urges him to return Separating employees will receive full pay based on a 40-hour workweek and retain benefits until Dec. 1. Additional severance pay and benefits will be provided, subject to certain conditions. Union-represented employees will receive benefits subject to collective bargaining agreements. No further details have been provided.