Washington Post to Cut 118 Printing Plant Jobs in Springfield Relocation
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGVirginia Employment Commission· filed October 7, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Springfield VA.
Department affected: printing plant (press operators, machinists, maintenance, circulation drivers).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on October 7, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the VA state workforce agency.
Summary
The Washington Post plans to affect 118 employees as it relocates its longtime Springfield, Va., printing plant to a smaller facility near Dulles. A notice filed with Virginia Works listed 118 affected employees with an effective date of Dec. 31, and roughly half of the Springfield workforce is expected to move to the Dulles-area site, though it is unclear how many of the 118 will transfer. The move, first announced in January, is intended to reduce costs, modernize printing operations and includes installing a new press at the Dulles facility to improve efficiency. The article notes broader newsroom cuts earlier in the year and provides circulation figures and company context, while the specific Springfield plant relocation is framed as a planned workforce adjustment.
The Washington Post disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the VA state workforce agency on October 7, 2026. The notice covers 118 employees in Springfield, VA, with the layoff effective December 31, 2026.
That is roughly 4.7% of the 2,500 people The Washington Post employs.
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