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The 66 people to be laid off at G-3 Enterprises will get help to find new jobs elsewhere by this company and a labor union.
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The workers make screw caps for wine bottles on Santa Rosa Avenue in Modesto. G-3 was founded by third-generation members of the Gallo family, which has its main winery across the street.
A G-3 executive president said Aug. 11 that the wine industry downturn forced the cuts. G-3 will continue to employ other people in providing goods and services to Gallo and other beverage makers. This includes other closures, bottling and labels, along with warehousing and shipping across several industries.
The layoffs will happen between Oct. 6 and Dec. 31, according to a notice required under state and federal law. The workers include 45 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers, said Local 186D President Dee Chacon in a news release.
“We are working to negotiate severance for our members and will be supporting them as they and our community navigate this difficult time,” she said.
Chacon added that the layoffs involve screw caps 30 millimeters in diameter, a common type made of aluminum. G-3 also makes natural and synthetic corks.
The layoff notice was included in for the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. That is common with such matters, which are taken up by the county workforce development staff.
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“They can get help with their resume, practice interviewing, search for jobs and learn about training programs to help start a new career,” the G-3 notice said.
Forty of the 66 employees operate the machinery that makes screw caps. The others include managers, mechanics, maintenance workers and a graphic artist.
G-3 will remain “one of the region’s larger private employers,” said the email last week from Laura Bream, vice president for human resources. She did not say just how many jobs.
Bream attributed the layoffs to reduced wine demand, rising operating costs and “increased competitive dynamics across the supply chain.”
About 7,000 people continue to work at E.&J. Gallo Winery, the world’s largest. They are in the Central Valley, coastal California, Washington, New York, South Carolina and several foreign countries. Gallo also has become a major player in hard liquor.
This story was originally published August 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM with the headline “Update: Union assists workers to be laid off at wine screw-cap plant in Modesto.”
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