Maroney Addresses Job Fair After Subway Layoffs

From the Office of Sen. Maroney: State Senator James Maroney (D-Milford) released the following statement applauding the success of the Career Assistance Program to support those displaced by recent layoffs at Subway Headquarters in Milford.

"Switching jobs or careers is never easy, especially in such abrupt circumstances like the one these men and women are facing," said Sen. Maroney. "I am here to help and assist these hard-working folks find work and extend my gratitude to Milford Mayor Ben Blake, the city of Milford, Department of Labor, and the Workforce boards for working tirelessly to ensure those impacted by the Subway layoffs can get back to work."

Yale, Amazon, the city's police department, and several other companies were represented at the Career Assistance Program Thursday. For three hours, prospective employees had the opportunity to meet with the company representatives present and drop off their resumes.

Subway is the largest food franchise in the world, with about 24,000 stores in America and 42,000 stores worldwide and are headquartered in Milford. However, consumer eating trends have been changing, and the availability of eat-in phone apps has affected Subway, causing the popular chain to close thousands of stores around the country over the past few years. With these national store closings came layoffs at their Milford HQ.

This press release was produced by Office of Sen. Maroney. The views expressed here are the author's own.