RelocationRelocation decision pending
Hasbro offers 587 Pawtucket employees a move to Boston
Hasbro's move from Pawtucket to Boston presents 587 employees with a decision: relocate with the work or face potential job loss.
- Location
- Pawtucket, RI
- Key date
- October8 notice; December24 relocation deadline; Boston work startsJanuary4,2027
- Reported
- Announced October 8, 2026 · sources verified October 20, 2026
- As of
- October 22, 2026
Hasbro's move from Pawtucket to Boston presents 587 employees with a decision: relocate with the work or face potential job loss.
Rhode Island Current reported October 13 that the employees were offered continued work in Boston. December 24 is the deadline to agree to the move, with Boston work beginning January 4, 2027. This is not a report of 587 confirmed layoffs.
This is a relocation decision, not 587 eliminated jobs. The number of employees who will decline relocation and lose work is not established.
What is confirmed
- 587 — Employees offered relocation, NOT confirmed layoffs
- October8 notice; December24 relocation deadline; Boston work startsJanuary4,2027
Dates and scope
- Figure qualifier: Employees offered relocation, NOT confirmed layoffs.
- Reported as planned or announced; completion has not been independently confirmed.
- Source material was reviewed October 20, 2026; later developments may not be reflected.
Sources
Corrections and updates
No corrections to date. Source material reviewed October 20, 2026.