T-Mobile lays off 121 workers in western Washington
BELLEVUE, Wash. - T-Mobile is laying off over 100 employees across western Washington next month.
What To Know:
The layoffs will affect 121 workers, with separations expected to begin on Oct. 13, according to a recent Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) announcement.
T-Mobile's headquarters are located in Bellevue. The wireless carrier also has locations in Bothell and Snoqualmie.
FILE - The T-Mobile logo is seen outside a shop in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2019. (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)
The layoffs come after T-Mobile's $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular, which gained the company more than 4 million new customers and over 2,000 cell towers.
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WARN notices are sent by the Washington State Employment Security Department, which works to ease the transition for employees affected by a closure or layoffs.
The WARN layoff and closure database can be found on the Employment Security Department's website.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Washington State Employment Security Department and FOX 13 Seattle reporting.
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