STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC
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Stanley Black & Decker faces NLRB case 01-CA-284389 (New Britain, CT) and case 07-CA-361309 (Chesterfield, MI, UAW Local 771 charging party). In Feb 2026, the company announced closure of its last New Britain manufacturing plant — laying off 287 IAM-represented workers in five waves through Apr 2027. The IAM issued a formal statement on the closure. The plant produced 30M tape measures annually. Pattern of labor disputes at unionized facilities followed by closures raises retaliation concerns.
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its facilities in Connecticut and North Carolina, as announced by the EPA on September 30, 2020.
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