Blue Bird, Inc. Layoff — May 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGWashington State Employment Security Department· filed March 17, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Wenatchee, WA (Permanent County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on March 17, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the WA state workforce agency.
Summary
Blue Bird, Incorporated announced that 82 seasonal production workers at its Wenatchee, Washington operation will be permanently laid off beginning May 16 or later. The company said the affected seasonal employees will not have bumping rights or union representation during the process. The layoffs are permanent and do not involve relocation or outsourcing of jobs. The announcement specifies a clear planned reduction in workforce for the seasonal production department at the Wenatchee facility.
Blue Bird, Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the WA state workforce agency on March 17, 2026. The notice covers 82 employees in Wenatchee, WA (Permanent County), with the layoff effective May 16, 2026.
That is roughly 2.1% of the 3,878 people Blue Bird, Inc. employs.
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