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"officialListingName": "Building Materials Manufacturing, LLC (GAF)",
"text": "January 26, 2026\nVIA FEDEX AND EMAIL VIA FEDEX\nMinnesota Department of Employment The Honorable Jacob Frey\nand Economic Development Mayor, City of Minneapolis\nMr. Jason Wadell City Hall\nGreat Northern Building 350 S. Fifth Street\n180 East Fifth Street Room 330\nSt. Paul, MN 55101-1678 Minneapolis, MN 55415\nWARN.DEED@state.mn.us\nMr. Matt Varilek\nCommissioner\nMinnesota Department of Employment\nand Economic Development\n332 Minnesota Street, Suite E-200\nSt. Paul, MN 55101\nmatt.varilek@state.mn.us\nRe: GAF - Announcement of Planned Action\nDear all:\nThis notice is being provided to you pursuant to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining\nNotification Act (“WARN”) and the Minnesota Early Warning System/Mini-WARN Act (“MN\nMini-WARN”). Building Materials Manufacturing LLC (a/k/a “GAF”) (the “Company”) has developed\nplans to permanently close the facility located at 50 Lowry Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411\n(the \"Minneapolis Plant”) on or about April 4, 2026. The plant closure and employee separations\nresulting from the closure are expected to be permanent.\nAs a result of the plant closure, most employees at the Minneapolis Plant will be separated on or\nabout April 4, 2026. The total number of employees expected to be affected by this plant closure is\ncurrently 120. Attached please find a list of the job positions and number of individuals who will be\naffected (“Attachment A”). Hourly employees at the Minneapolis Plant are represented by either the\nInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 970 (the “Teamsters”), or the National Conference of\nFiremen & Oilers, Local 939 (the “NCFO”). The Teamsters’ President is Chad Reichow, 3001\nUniversity Avenue SE #300, Minneapolis, MN 55414. The NCFO’s Business Agent is Darren\nLionakis, 800 W Broad Street, Suite 303, Falls Church, VA 22046.\nAt this time GAF will continue to maintain a warehouse in Maple Grove, Minnesota (the\n“Warehouse”). As set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between GAF and the\nTeamsters, Teamsters employees have bumping rights that they may exercise for the remaining\n1 Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ 07054 | 973.628.3000 | Toll Free 877.423.7663 | gaf.com\nJanuary 26, 2026\nPage 2 of 2\ncovered positions at the Warehouse. No bumping rights apply to other employees affected by the\nplant closure.\nWe have notified our employees and (when applicable) their representatives of the plant closure\nand will continue to work with them to provide information regarding available resources, including\nour support measures and state and local services.\nThis announcement and the timing of the plant closure are based on the information currently\navailable. We will inform you of any changes in these plans or if additional information becomes\navailable. If you have any questions or desire additional information, please contact Megan\nAndersen, Director HR Vertical Operations and Logistics, at 615-440-9534.\nSincerely,\nChris Peetz\nChief Operations Officer\nEncl. Attachment A\nATTACHMENT A\nAttachment A\nPage 1 of 3\nAttachment A\nPage 2 of 3\nAttachment A\nPage 3 of 3",
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