Employee praying for jobs to be saved after word of ACH closing
CHAMPAIGN – When Paul Hayes took a union job with plenty of overtime 31 years ago, he thought he was set, even though A.C. HumKo had its ups and downs, "like being married."
The ups and downs included layoffs and restructurings as a former shortening company grew into an edible oil giant in a corporate family. The plant also makes coffee creamers.
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