Rapid Response

(Runtime :58) CORRECTION: This article has been updated to reflect that Walla Walla’s rapid response team is already a 24/7 operation. It has also been…

With the impending closure of the WestRock Paper Mill in Tacoma, about 400 workers could be displaced. “It's really significant,” said Chelsea Mason-Placek, who is the workforce development director for the Washington State Labor Council. “This is a much larger layoff than we typically see.”