Briggs & Stratton cutting 27 local jobs

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. recently notified state and local officials that it is eliminating 27 jobs at the company’s Burleigh Plant at 3300 N. 124th St. in Wauwatosa.
Thirteen of the jobs that are being eliminated are in the automatic punch press department. The other jobs are in the maintenance, automatic components, production stores, tool room, degreaser and central crib departments. The employees affected by the job cuts are members of Local 2-232, United Steel Workers International Union, the company said.