A federal district court has temporarily paused the closure the Anchor Hocking glass factory in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said the court granted its office a temporary restraining order pausing the closure of the Anchor Hocking plant, which employs about 325 workers.
The ruling prevents Anchor Hocking Holdings and Centre Lane Partners from removing equipment and other materials from the plant before the next scheduled hearing.
A hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction is scheduled for November 12.
Attorney General Michele Henry said: "The closure of this longtime manufacturing hub will have a permanent impact on the Charleroi community and surrounding neighbourhoods, which depend on the plant for employment that is vital to the local economy and prosperity of families living there,"
"My office intervened in plans to close what is the only large-scale manufacturing operation in that area, and we are very pleased that the federal district court agreed with our position."
In September, Anchor Hocking announced plans to close the plant, which makes cookware glass for Pyrex, and move its operations to Ohio.
Last month, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices were sent to workers at the plant, telling one-third of that workforce that by December their services would no longer be required
