(Upper Marlboro, MD) — Employees at the Safeway Distribution Center in Upper Marlboro are expecting to be laid off after the abrupt closure of the facility this week. A bit more than 500-hundred employees stand to lose their jobs after parent company Albertsons Companies announced they’re moving distribution to Pennsylvania. The company said in a statement that they are working on placing employees in other positions. The local union is also working with the affected employees.
Jobs Loss At Safeway
Safeway’s distribution center in Upper Marlboro will close in August with more than 500 employees potentially losing their jobs.
