Group had 'no luck' enlisting congressman in WARN Act reform efforts, ex-worker says
By JAMES DREW
and STEVE EDER
BLADE STAFF WRITERS
TIFFIN, Ohio - As employees of the old National Machinery Co. learned that the WARN Act would be of little help to them, they went to lawmakers with a simple request: Amend the law to help workers who are laid off without notice in the future.
The first elected official they turned to was U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor, who was raised just a few miles from Tiffin.
Tom Kummerer, a National Machinery employee for nearly 25 years, tried for months to get a meeting with Mr. Gillmor (R., Tiffin) to discuss the WARN Act and what transpired at National Machinery.
"We had no luck when we contacted him," Mr. Kummerer said. "It took me almost a year to get in to see him because he didn't have time, wasn't coming to town, or whatever."
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