Overview
- A WARN notice sent to the State Rapid Response Team formally notified officials that Pearson’s will permanently close its St. Paul production facility and that roughly 80 employees face layoffs.
- Pearson’s has attributed the shutdown to a lack of financial sustainability, but the company has provided limited public detail about the decision or any sale of assets.
- The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 22 filed an NLRB complaint in June alleging the company refused to bargain in good faith with the union.
- The WARN notice specifies that no bumping rights apply to this layoff and state rapid‑response senior specialist John Mohs will lead the assessment and worker outreach.
- It is unclear what severance, retraining or reemployment supports will be offered and the closure raises broader concerns about small manufacturers’ financial pressures and local economic impact.