When negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers proved unsuccessful, Chicago Faucets ceased manufacturing operations at its Des Plaines, Ill., facility, effective Sept. 1. Some operations formerly performed there will be moved to the company's facilities in Milwaukee and Michigan City, Ind.; others will be outsourced to third parties.
Chicago Faucets has been in operation for more than 100 years. Many of the employees who worked in the Des Plaines plant had been with the company 30 to 40 years and were second and third generation employees. Chicago Faucets said it has had a long relationship with the IAM union and its members who were employed at this location.