Alliant Energy Cutting 150 Jobs

Alliant Energy is cutting more than 150 jobs at its Rock River plant, including 125 white collar and non-union employees.

Thirty percent of the firm’s high-ranking management were cut.

Employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will vote on Alliant’s request for a one-week furlough and the suspension of the company’s matching 401K contributions.

Founded in 1925, Alliant Energy Corporation is a public utility holding company. It incorporated in Madison, Wisconsin in 1981.