Hasbro Lists 587 Pawtucket Layoffs Ahead of Boston Move
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A state notice lists 587 Hasbro workers in Pawtucket facing separation on Dec. 24. The company says the roles were offered relocation to Boston, but has not released acceptance numbers. The filing signals hundreds of departures from Hasbro's longtime Pawtucket headquarters as the toy maker prepares its move to Massachusetts. The paperwork landed at the state Department of Labor and Training on Thursday, and the date written on it is December 24. That filing with the state lists 587 workers at Hasbro's Newport Avenue headquarters in Pawtucket facing separation on Christmas Eve. Company management insists this is not a surprise round of cuts. In a statement to NBC 10, Hasbro described the filing as part of its corporate relocation to Boston, announced back in September 2025, rather than a fresh layoff notice. A company spokesperson told the station that every employee in those 587 positions was offered a job across the state line at the new offices. What the company did not state is how many of those 587 people actually took the offer. An offer on paper is not the same as a job a person can keep. Boston's Seaport district sits an hour north without traffic, and daily commuter rail fare from the Pawtucket-Central Falls station into South Station runs $24.50 round-trip, or $378 for a monthly pass. For any worker who cannot pack up their household or swallow hours of daily...
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