Penske Logistics is closing, eliminating 81 jobs   Penske
Logistics Inc. has told the state Department of Labor it will
close its plant on Terminal Street in Albany, eliminating 81
jobs.  The plant will close Dec. 23, the company said.  Penske
spokesperson Randy Ryerson this morning said the company was
forced to close the plant after losing a contract with George
Weston Bakeries, for which it had provided delivery services
since 1997.  The Albany plant is a “customer-centric site,”
Ryerson said.  Most of the laid off workers are truck drivers,
while about 10 people are administrative and office workers. The
unionized workers, represented by Bakery Workers Local 50, were
notified of the layoffs yesterday, Ryerson said.  Ryerson said
he isn’t sure who will provide delivery and trucking services
for Weston Bakerson, but added that Penske will try to get its
workers hired by the new company.  “Obviously, that’s up to the
new provider,” he said.  Categories: Economy, Jobs, Labor Chris
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