Master Lock to close Milwaukee plant in 2024, union says; 330 jobs to be affected

Workers at Master Lock in Milwaukee found out Wednesday that the company will close the north side manufacturing plant in March 2024, the union said in a statement. The iconic padlock company was founded in Milwaukee in 1921; its world headquarters are located in Oak Creek. In a statement posted to Facebook, UAW Region 4, which represents unions in Wisconsin, including the local union at Master Lock in Milwaukee, said 330 jobs would be affected. "We are disgusted, yet again, as another profitable corporation has decided to close the doors...