As part of Dairy Farmers of America’s (DFA) acquisition of the W&W Dairy manufacturing facility in Monroe, Wis., our goal was to retain 100% of the W&W workforce and continue to expand it. As part of the acquisition, we are working with W&W Dairy to transition existing workers to DFA employees, effective September 2025.
Until that date, W&W remains the employer.
With the intention to retain 100% of the W&W workforce, as part of the hiring process to become DFA employees, all W&W workers and other applicants were notified of the need to provide documents to complete both an I-9 form and the E-verify process. In the event any applicant chose not to provide the required documentation, or the E-verify process was not successfully completed, DFA’s ability to offer employment was impacted.
Some media outlets have incorrectly reported that a new company policy is to blame for workers not having a job. This is not a new DFA policy; we take compliance with state and federal labor laws very seriously and are committed to complying with federal employment eligibility requirements. As a federal contractor, DFA uses E-verify across our national network of 80+ manufacturing plants.
W&W workers will remain employed by W&W Dairy until September 2025, when DFA will hire eligible employees. DFA will not be terminating any employees at the facility, and so any severance obligations would need to be addressed by the current employer.
DFA has been active in the national conversation about the need for pragmatic solutions to address our nation’s broken immigration policy. This is another example of the significant challenges facing those producing this country’s food. We are advocating for the urgent focus required to develop a solution to sustain the U.S. food supply.
About Dairy Farmers of America
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is a farmer-owned leading global dairy cooperative focusing on nutrition, sustainability, innovation, community, and the future of family dairies. While supporting and serving 9,500 farmer-owners, DFA manufactures nearly every form, function, and flavor of high-quality nutritional dairy products, including fluid milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, dairy ingredients, and more. These products connect our Cooperative’s family farms to family tables with national and regional brands, such as Alta Dena® Dairy, Meadow Gold® Dairy, Friendly’s®, Borden® Cheese, Plugrà® Premium Butter, and Kemps®, to name a few. On a global scale, we work with some of the world’s leading food companies to develop ingredients that deliver the greatest source of nutrition to consumers around the world, while staying committed to social responsibility and ethical farming. For more information, visit dfamilk.com.
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