More than 80 American Apparel employees were laid off at the company’s Garden Grove facility, and that number could increase to 150 by next week, according to a union representing the workers.
In all, up to 450 sewers, auxiliary workers and supervisors will be laid off from American Apparel facilities in Garden Grove, downtown Los Angeles and South Gate, said Nativo Lopez, an adviser with the General Brotherhood of Workers of American Apparel. The Garden Grove plant is at 12641 Industry St.
The union called for protests at 1 p.m. Monday outside the clothing maker’s Los Angeles headquarters.
Affected employees received a severance package based on the number of years employed with the company, the union said. No notice was filed with the state’s Employment Development Department.
The company did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday.
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