Monday 7/16/2012
- South Bend Community School Corp. Eliminates 89 Positions
(posttrib.suntimes.com)
- Another round of hard hits arrives to Indiana. Public education is hurting and South Bend Community School Corp. is adding oil to the fire.
Friday 8/6/2010
- Schott Solar Quiet About Layoffs (estimates quote 85% cut)
(krqe.com)
- 2 employees with a Mesa Del Sol solar company told news reporters today that layoffs have been announced at Schott Solar. A Schott Solar employee said in an e-mail that the first group learned they wouldn't be returning to work late Wednesday night. He said that about 85 percent of that shift was let go, and that more workers would learn on Thursday that they would be asked not to come back.
- 18+18 gone at City of Hoboken, NJ
(hudsonreporter.com)
- A source said Thursday afternoon that some Hoboken city employees have begun receiving word that they will be laid off, a week after the state approved a plan for the city to lay off 18 City Hall workers and 18 police officers.
Tuesday 8/3/2010
- Cinram axes 300
(ydr.com)
- A northeastern Pennsylvania manufacturer of CDs and DVDs plans to cut more than 300 jobs at a plant where 150 others were just laid off. Cinram makes CDs and DVDs and we all know what happened to dinosaur...
- Gudebrod Inc. Lays Off... Well, pretty much everyone...
(thereporteronline.com)
- The Gudebrod CEO (W.E. "Nat" LeGrande Jr) said about 60 to 65 union and non-union workers have been temporarily laid off from the 274 Shoemaker Road facility while the financially troubled, family-owned company seeks new capital. The firm manufacturers of flat and round braids, twisted yarns, dental floss and specialty threads, for medical, aerospace, and industrial applications.
- Who's left in California? Boeing axes 800 at it's Long Beach, CA facility
(latimes.com)
- The Boeing Co. announced it will move two defense programs to Oklahoma City over the next 18-months, resulting in the loss of 800 jobs in Long Beach, CA. The reductions will involve 250 layoffs and 550 transfers beginning in early 2011. I guess that's 550 more homes on the already saturated real estate market.
Thursday 7/29/2010
- United Space Alliance (USA) sends 478 layoff notices (more to come)
(examiner.com)
- 478 space workers at United Space Alliance in the Houston area have gotten their layoff notices as part of a group of nearly 1400 employees being let go as part of the post-space-shuttle era downsizing.
Wednesday 7/28/2010
- King's Daughters Hospital (Ashland, KY) Drops Full Time Payroll By 200
(huntingtonnews.net)
- A union official indicated that 85 people were terminated and 150 others reduced to part time status. The cutbacks took effect immediately.
- HTI Cuts 100 Company Wide
(wqow.com)
- HTI will cut a total of 100 jobs company wide. There's no word on what offices or facilities will feel the brunt of the axe.
Monday 7/26/2010
- Continental Airlines - Layoffs possible, yet - not planned as of now
(eturbonews.com)
- ...clerical and management job cuts will depend on the integration plan developed by the merging airlines...
Saturday 7/17/2010
- Dallas City Manager Expects up to 500 to be Laid-off
(dallasnews.com)
- The city currently has 12,875 employees, Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm indicated that around 500 folks may be let go in order to balance the budget.
- Johnson & Johnson to Cut 300 Workers at the Fort Washington, PA manufacturing facility
(blogs.wsj.com)
- The plant was a source of several issues that the company had to tackle recently - it was behind the recall of kids’ pain and allergy medicines including Tylenol and Benadryl, and might be closed through mid-2011.
Wednesday 7/14/2010
- The Mosaic Co. Nixes 221 (South Fort Meade Mine)
(theledger.com)
- The Mosaic Co. on Monday sent layoff notices to 221 workers at its South Fort Meade Mine, which would be idled indefinitely if 3 environmental groups succeed in getting a federal order to stop the mine's expansion into northern Hardee County.
- The Ship Has Sailed: 560 layoffs at West Coast's last big shipbuilder (General Dynamics NASSCO)
(mercurynews.com)
- The last large shipbuilder headquartered on the West Cost has laid off 290 company workers and eliminated the jobs of 270 subcontractors. Also, General Dynamics NASSCO had announced in May that at least 900 layoffs—about a quarter of its 4,100 workers—were possible this month because of a prolonged industry downturn.
Sunday 7/11/2010
- Ameristar East Chicago Casino Lets 50 Workers Go
(post-trib.com)
- East Chicago Casino (Ameristar) laid off 50 salaried and hourly employees yesterday. The casino is noting continued struggling economy, Cline Avenue bridge closure and increased competition in the gambling market as culprits.
Friday 7/9/2010
- 3.8K gone at Wells Fargo (Subprime/Loans Unit)
(online.wsj.com)
- WF will cut 3,800 jobs and close a business unit that specialized in subprime and other loans issued through its consumer finance stores.
- Merck to Cut Deep - 15% to be let go (translates to 15,000 workers)
(prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Merck Plans Layoff of 15% of Work Force or 15,000 employees - eight research and eight manufacturing sites to be closed.
Wednesday 7/7/2010
- Microsoft: Layoffs Brewing up North
(blog.seattlepi.com)
- Blogs are citing an anonymous source and reporting any cuts would be "relatively small in the scheme of things -- Last year MSFT axed thousands of positions.
- Shuttle Maker United Space Alliance to Cut ~1K
(Associated Press)
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Tuesday 7/6/2010
- Newspaper layoffs continue
(newspaperlayoffs.com)
- A great link for all who would like to gain insight into the labor carnage within the newspaper business.
- Playboy Cuts Staff - Scope Not Revealed
(Associated Press)
- Playboy, a media company, announced last month it plans to shrink its business structure and will take a 2nd Quarter restructuring charge of about $3M. It did not disclose the number of people it plans to lay off.
Monday 7/5/2010
- EL MIRAGE, Arizona to lay off 11 workers
(kold.com)
- In a budget balancing move, El Mirage has laid off 11 workers. The city hopes the layoffs will save close to $1 million.
- BofA to nix 50 folks in Florida
(americanbankingnews.com)
- Bank of America will layoff 50 folks in Florida. The employees currently work the bank’s office located in 5301 W. Idlewild Ave in Tampa.
Friday 7/2/2010
- Alcoa to eliminate 40 positions at it's Lafayette, Indiana location
(jconline.com)
- Alcoa Lafayette will cut 40 workers at the beginning of next week. In addition to the layoffs, 25 folsk will take a retirement incentive package (lump sum based on tenure).
- Martek Pharma cuts 45 people from a factory in Winchester, Ky.
(businessweek.com)
- Martek announced that it will lay off about 45 people from a factory in Winchester, Ky. Some manufacturing and distribution ops will be moved to the facility in Kingstree, S.C.
- 8 more laid of at Pfizer (Pearl River)
(recordonline.com)
- Pfizer is about to put eight people out of work at the Pearl River site (Pfizer pharmaceutical products division) - The pharma giant has already announced the layoff of 1,851 people earlier.
Total employment there will be about 1,040 when the layoffs are finished.
- Chrysler Financial Closes A Call Center - 290 Positions Eliminated
(philly.com)
- Chrysler Financial Services closes a call center (Chalfont) - the move is putting 290 people out of work.
- StarTek axes 33 call center workers
(gjsentinel.com)
- StarTek is downsizing - laying off 33 workers at their 2830 North Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado Location
Wednesday 6/30/2010
- Redlands lays off 32, cuts 47 posts
(redlandsdailyfacts.com)
- City of Redlands (California) announced plans to lay off 32 people and to eliminated 47 positions as the city struggles with budget issues.
- Yonkers schools ax 416 jobs
(lohud.com)
- City of Yonkers (New York) Board of Education cuts budget - the move will result in elimnating 416 positions. 218 will be laid off and 198 will retire.
- School board cuts 31 jobs, axes sports and activities
(thedailyjournal.com)
- The Hammonton (New Jersey) Board of Education eliminated 31 positions in the district and reduced 15 more from full time to part time.
- Austin Lyric Opera reports lay-offs
(austin360.com)
- Citing a continuing downturn in individual and corporate donations, the Austin Lyric Opera has announced that has laid off three staff positions.
Kevin Patterson, general director of the opera, said that two full-time and one-half time positions were cut in effort to bring the organization’s budget to $4.3 million as it heads into its new fiscal year, down from $4.5 million this year.
- New hospital workers eliminated
(times-news.com)
- CUMBERLAND — A dozen radiologists have lost their jobs at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center as the hospital struggles to adapt to declining revenue and reduced state funding.
- Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP To Lay Off 9
(abajournal.com)
- Thorp Reed & Armstrong, a well-known Pennsylvania law firm is laying off seven lawyers and two staff members, at the same time that it is continuing to look for new attorneys to hire.
- As Chrysler/Daimler-Benz Divorce Completes 108 Workers Will Be Laid Off (Chrysler, Fontana)
(travel.state.gov)
- Chrysler will lay off 108 workers in Fontana next month as it pulls out of a joint parts-distribution operation there with Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes will remain in Fontana, but it is unclear whether employees will be rehired.
- FPL Cuts 3% (~300 Positions)
(palmbeachpost.com)
- Florida Power & Light Co. officials confirmed today that layoffs announced in April began this week. FPL has 10,500 employees and it's cutting 300 positions (~3% percent). The cuts will come via a combination of retirements, layoffs and eliminating open positions.
- Assurant Employee Benefits Eliminates 80 Positions.
(bizjournals.com)
- Assurant initially indicated in May that it would trim its work force by about 10%, or 200 employees. The cuts announced Thursday amount to 144 employees.
- Old Media Under Pressure: Houston Chronicle to Cut 10 Workers
(culturemap.com)
- CultureMap.com claims that around 10 staffers in Houston Chronicle's features, online, neighborhood news and advertising departments got their walking papers
- NewPage, North America's largest producer of coated papers will cut 10% of its work force
(newstribune.info)
- NewPage Corporation’s “Return to Sustainable Profitability” initiative, the Luke mill announced to its employees today that it will be reducing its workforce by approximately 10 percent.
- Trouble in Paradise: Hawaii DOE to Eliminate 400 Positions
(staradvertiser.com)
- About 400 Department of Education positions will be eliminated under a proposal expected to save about $15M and balance State of Hawaii's budget. Most positions are vacant and will not result in actual layoff notices.
- CapitalOne Bank Cuts 29 North Fork, NY Workers
(riverheadnewsreview.com)
- The act that took effect in February 2009 requires that companies employing at least 50 workers and anticipating layoffs of at least 25 file at least a 90-day notice of that intent with the Labor Department. Those filings are publicized on the department's website.
- Missouri Child Care Resource Plans to Lay Off 20 Workers and Eliminate Some Services
(bizjournals.com)
- The Missouri Child Care Resource & Referral Network will lay off up to 20 workers in response to $750K in state funding drop.
- West Penn Hospital Consolidation Cuts 50% of Work Force
(bizjournals.com)
- The Western Pennsylvania Hospital will shrink by more than half, affecting up to 1,500 employees as the West Penn Allegheny Health System tries to stanch the flow of red ink, executives announced Tuesday.
- Angel Food Ministries Cuts 20% of its Staff
(ajc.com)
- Angel Food Ministries, the Monroe nonprofit that specializes in selling food cheaply to the poor and unemployed, laid off 49 of about 260 workers over the past two weeks.
- Riverside Unified SD Confirms 117 Layoffs
(pe.com)
- The Riverside Unified School District has laid off 117 teachers.
- San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Budget Plan Sets Stage for 500+ Layoffs
(pe.com)
- The spending plan for the 2010-11 fiscal year eliminates 529 positions, 85 of which are filled.
- Jesup & Lamont Eliminates 300 Jobs - Firm on Lifesupport
(dailyfinance.com)
- Broker-dealer Jesup & Lamont (JLI) announced yesterday it's laying off all its non-essential employees.
- 37 To Be Laid of by The City of Gainesville (Florida)
(gainesville.com)
- Gainesville will be cutting workers in several departments: 37 full-time employees, including 11 firefighters and two police commanders, would lose their jobs and dozens of other vacant positions would be eliminated.
- 60 to lose jobs at Northrop
(zacks.com)
- Northrop Grumman Corp. has issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN)~60 workers.
Sunday 6/27/2010
- AT&T Cuts 340 Workers (MI, KS, TX, AR, OK)
(kansascity.com)
- AT&T Southwest is eliminating 340 jobs in the five-state region that spans Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma
- City of Montobello, CA Cuts 113 (School District)
(egpnews.com)
- Layoff notices went out to Montebello Unified School District employees this week after the board approved the reduction of 113 classified employees.
- City of Oakland, CA to Cut 80 Cops
(sfgate.com)
- "Quite frankly, our pension program that allows any employee to retire at $100,000 a year at age 50 is unsustainable"...(Oakland Councilwoman Quinn)- emphasis added by thelayoff.com
- On NASA Contractors, Again!
(nytimes.com)
- As budgets shrink, NASA has estimated that 2,500 to 5,000 contractor jobs could be lost.
- Medford, Oregon based Naumes Inc. Rebuilds - Jobs Still in Danger
(appeal-democrat.com)
- The fire that ravaged Naumes Inc. production facilities Friday night caused lasting damage that could take months to repair, leaving hundreds of seasonal workers without jobs.
Thursday 6/24/2010
- Six Flags Entertainment cuts workforce, sacks three top executives
(telegram.com)
- Leaving the company are Michael Antinoro, executive vice president of entertainment and marketing, Andrew Schleimer, executive vice president of strategic development and in-park services, and Mark Quenzel, executive vice president of park strategy and management.
- Beware the machine - Fox' MyAds self-serve ad platform Replaces 15 Workers
(techcrunch.com)
- Fox Properties MySpace and IGN, will let around 5% of staff go (~15 people)
- Harley Davidson Cuts 200 to 300 Part-timers/Contractors
(ydr.com)
- Harley-Davidson expects in the next week to let go of another 200 workers as part of its previously announced workforce reductions. Reductions affect "Casual Workforce" only.
- Bombardier to lay off 180 workers
(money.canoe.ca)
- 40 Bombardier employees will lose their job between June and August. The remaining 140 will be gone by the end of the year.
- Maywood, CA Outsources City Administration, Lays Off Everyone
(latimesblogs.latimes.com)
- The city of Maywood will lay off all employees and start contracting police services with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
- RealNetworks Hits Executive Echelon Hard
(techflash.com)
- RealNetworks eliminated 85 more jobs, including a quarter of its executives, as part of a reorganization that has combined its Tech and Service groups.
- Biovail / Valeant Meger to Eliminate up to 870 Jobs
(fiercepharma.com)
- Up to 20 percent of jobs of the combined workforce in jeopardy.
- Alliant Energy to shed up to 70 jobs in IA and WI
(thonline.com)
- Alliant Energy restructures and will shed 60-70 jobs in the company’s energy delivery operations. Alliant will eliminate some 110-120 positions at its Wisconsin Power & Light headquarters in Madison, Wis.
- Eli Lilly Eliminates 19 Communications Positions
(fox59.com)
- Eli Lilly, a struggling pharma giant announced another round of job cuts - it is slashing its communications workforce by 35%.
- MBAM Downsizes from 65 to 33 (50% cut)
(businessweek.com)
- Marble Bar Asset Management LLP, a London-based hedge-fund firm, fired portfolio managers and traders this week after executives regained control from EFG International AG.
- Lockheed cuts 90 in Dallas
(nbcdfw.com)
- Lockheed Martin will lay off approximatley 90 engineers from the payroll
- As Downloads Take Over, Sony's Optical Media Factory at Terre Haute, IN Lays off 25
(indystar.com)
- Terre Haute's Sony DADC will lay off 25 workers from various parts of its plant that makes CDs, PlayStation game discs and other optical media.
- Warren Hospital (Phillipsburg, NJ) to cut 40 jobs
(wfmz.com)
- 4% labor reduction at Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, New Jersey looming
- Teleperformance Cuts 80+ Positions
(sun-sentinel.com)
- Teleperformance, a contact management vendor downsizes its Hollywood, FL operations effective 8/20/10. 80+ Positions affected.
- Air France to Downsize (~4K workers by 2013)
(in.reuters.com)
- Air France plans to reduce workforce by 16.5% from March 2008 levels.
Sunday 6/20/2010
- AT&T Cuts 125 (land line arm) in Wisconsin
(wtaq.com)
- Cell phone lines are cannibalizing land line business and AT&T cutting staff
- El Paso School District Bracing For Layoffs
(elpasotimes.com)
- The EPISD needs to plug a $18M budget hole over the next two years - layoffs are likely, the size of cuts is still unknown.
- Nashville based Gaylord Inc. will eliminate 1,700 positions at the Opryland Resort & Convention Center
(nashvillepost.com)
- Gaylord Entertainment will next week lay off more than 1,700 workers at its Opryland Resort & Convention Center complex
- Brown University Creatively Downsizes Staff
(huffingtonpost.com)
- 139 Brown University staff members are accepting early retirement. A round of 60 layoffs were announced two months ago.
- Pharma company Amylin (So Cal) will be laying off 60 folks
(signonsandiego.com)
- Amylin lays off 60 workers to improve bottom line
- NASA to lay off contractors
(galvestondailynews.com)
- NASA contractors preparing for the layoffs, Lockheed and Boeing contractors affected as well.
Saturday 6/19/2010
- FormFactor, a test equipment manufacturer, cuts 8% of its work force
(insidebayarea.com)
- Most of the layoffs will be completed by the end of this month, and the rest by the end of this year. FormFactor Inc. is located in Livermore, CA.
- Wynn Resorts to lay off 261 workers, 3% of the work force
(online.wsj.com)
- The layoffs cover engineers, dealers and some waitresses in the casino.
- US Labor Market Still Struggles - Initial Jobless Claims up 12K
(Associated Press)
- Initial claims for jobless benefits rose by 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 472,000.
- Horizon Air to cut 120 (Portland/Seattle)
(seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Horizon Air downsizes fleet capacity and shuts down 3 airport bases.
Wednesday 6/16/2010
- Mercy Hospital (Portland) Cuts 75 in the second round of layoffs
(mpbn.net)
- Another 58 positions were cut in March 2010. The source is Portland Press Herald.
Tuesday 6/15/2010
- Doctors and Nurses Feel The Pinch Too
(fiercehealthcare.com)
- Eighteen mass layoffs--layoffs where at least 50 workers filed for unemployment claims--affected 1,967 employees this past April.
Wednesday 6/9/2010
- Norwich votes for 19 more layoffs
(theday.com)
- Class sizes in most cases next school year will be 30 students and higher.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to cut ~1000 workers.
(wsoctv.com)
- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced plans to layoff nearly 1,000 district employees, including approximately 500 teachers.
- 540 jobs to be cut at Solo Cup
(theday.com)
- The Baltimore area will lose 540 jobs over the next two years as the Solo Cup plant in Owings Mills shuts down.
- The Labor Department's April Data suggest: Job openings up, layoffs down
(seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- The number of layoffs fell to a three-year low. The number of people leaving their jobs was close to the lowest on record, and the number of workers quitting voluntarily rose slightly.
Tuesday 6/8/2010
- The problem of 'first-hired, last-fired'
(voices.washingtonpost.com)
- WaPo notes: "Older employees are more expensive, and so there can be a bias against retaining them that's separate from any measure of quality."
- Yahoo! is laying off parts of its search team
(techcrunch.com)
- Y!'s PR spinners state: "To accomplish our new product objectives, we have decided that we need a different combination of talent and are making changes within the search group in order to more deeply invest in other areas of the group"
- Broward school district is delivering 1300 layoff notices
(miamiherald.com)
- The Broward school district, struggling to make up at least a $130M budget shortfall, announced Monday that 568 teachers are being laid off. Another 737 non-teaching employees will be laid off.
Monday 6/7/2010
- 700 Chicago Public Schools teachers laid off
(cbs2chicago.com)
- Seven hundred Chicago Public Schools teachers received layoff letters Friday
- Yale cuts deep
(nhregister.com)
- Layoffs are expected to effect around 100 workers
- More on HP's Cuts (9K)
(nbcbayarea.com)
- The layoffs amount to about 3 percent of HP's global work force, which had 304,000 employees as of October, the most recent figure available.
- The Caddo Parish GM Plant to close by mid-2012 - Hundreds of Jobs Affected
(rdmag.com)
- Management is saying the reduction will affect 200 people.
- City of Pomona to Nix 100 Positions
(dailybulletin.com)
- The proposal requires the elimination of close to 100 positions, of which about half are already vacant, according to a city staff report.
- Layoffs hit churches too
(online.wsj.com)
- In 2009, the government counted about 5,000 clergy looking for jobs, up from 3,000 in 2007 and 2,000 in 2005.
- The Shelton Board of Education To Let 80 Teachers Go
(acorn-online.com)
- The Shelton Board of Education Thursday adopted a revised school budget for '10/11 that includes laying off 150 school employees (80 of which are teachers)
- Hutchinson Area Health Care terminates the equivalent of 25 FTEs
(hutchinsonleader.com)
- Oh, well, now we are stewards: "“To be responsible stewards of the financial health of the organization, we felt we had to do that...” said the CEO. He's still in his office though..
Friday 6/4/2010
- Riverside county to cut workforce
(mydesert.com)
- Riverside County's 2010-11 fiscal year blueprint calls for county departments to absorb spending cuts averaging 19 percent and reserves to be drawn down by tens of millions of dollars to make up for revenue shortfalls.
- As Oracle integrates Sun jobs are eliminated in Europe and Asia
(startribune.com)
- Oracle didn't specify how many employees would be laid off - there are indication that cuts will be at least twice as expensive as the one Oracle initiated immediately after closing the Sun deal in January.
- Outdoor Channel To Cut 30% of Workforce
(nctimes.com)
- Outdoor Channel said Wednesday it will lay off ~30% of employees in its production services unit in order to preserve cash.
- Yolo County will possibly cut 10%
(news10.net)
- Yolo County's proposed $308 million budget for the next fiscal year calls for a 10 percent reduction in personnel costs, including 48 layoffs.
- Layoffs expected at Fourchon, Edison Chouest
(dailycomet.com)
- Tenants at Port Fourchon expect to lay off as much as 60 percent of their workforce due to pending drilling restrictions
- 19 full-time positions will be cut at University of Texas
(kxii.com)
- The reduction is in addition to the recent transfer of the Institute for Public School Initiatives to the College of Education at UT-Austin and the recent system reorganization of its distance education and online learning office!
- 70 Weymouth school employees to be let go
(patriotledger.com)
- 70 layoff notices have been sent: 45 were given to teachers, 20 to paraprofessionals and 5 to support resources.
- Montgomery County public schools to layoff 252
(washingtonpost.com)
- Average class sizes will increase by one, as the school system eliminates 252 teaching positions
- D-300 School Board decides to layoff 33
(nwherald.com)
- The District 300 school board members decided to lay off 21 paraeducators, four secretaries and eight custodians.
- Layoff notices sent to 112 teachers in the San Diego school district have been rescinded.
(signonsandiego.com)
- However, the school year will be cut by 5 days next year because of furloughs for all of the district’s 15,000 employees — including 8,000 teachers.
- WTTW, WFMT parent to cut staff by 12%
(newsblogs.chicagotribune.com)
- The number of employees let go is expected to be between 25 and 30!
- Windstream to layoff 60
(chicagotribune.com)
- Officials say the plan includes eliminating ~60 positions as of 8/2/10. Resources in accounting, finance and marketing are affected.
- Governor Rendell indicates that the state (Pennsylvania) may lay off thousands
(whptv.com)
- The PA governor told CBS that if the state does not get $0.85B from the federal government the layoffs will be in thousands instead of hundreds.
- Winnercomm (SkyCam) eliminates 30% of its workforce
(tulsaworld.com)
- Tom Hornish, CEO of Winnercomm owners Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc., said 23 employees (%30 of total) were let go Wednesday.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=48&articleid=20100603_48_0_Tulsap934360
- Palm Beach County Cuts 8 (managers, supervisors and directors)
(sun-sentinel.com)
- During May the county nixed 8 high-level jobs, including supervisors, managers and directors. The mix reflects a strategy aiming to avoid layoffs among "front-line" employees.
- The University of Alberta cuts 43 workers
(inews880.com)
- The University of Alberta sent 43 staff have involuntary layoff notices, +50% went to non-academic staff. In addition, 180+ resources will retire early.
- Citigroup to cut 271 at a Tucson call center (located at University of Arizona Science and Technology Park)
(tmcnet.com)
- This is roughly a 15% of the workforce in the centers - layoffs will run thru end of year.
- LAUSD to cut 200 spec ed classes - dozens of teachers affected
(mercurynews.com)
- The Los Angeles Unified School District plans to eliminate 200 special edu classes. One specialized campus will close, others will cut hours.
- Madera Unified School District (MUTA) Officials announce dozens of layoffs
(kmph.com)
- The district, located in California, is struggling to plug a $2M+ budget hole - dozens of employees may be laid off.
Wednesday 6/2/2010
- Florida A&M to avoid layoffs - the budget hole as been patched (for now)
(tallahassee.com)
- Florida A&M Trustees approved the budget for the coming school year and it appears that there will be no layoffs in short term. The officials are still concerned about future.
- San Diego failed to rescind teacher layoff notices (112)
(10news.com)
- A proposal to rescind layoff notices to 112 teachers failed in a vote Tuesday by the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education.
- Owens & Minor laying off 73 due to a cancelled outsourcing contract
(philly.com)
- Owens & Minor Inc., a supply-chain management services provider will be laying off 73 workers on July 1st.
- Fresno, CA: Community Medical Center to cut up to 150 jobs
(kmph.com)
- 100+ Fresno Community Medical Center employees would soon be laid off (~$30M budget deficit)
- City of Lawrence plans to eliminate 115 positions
(wbur.org)
- Lawrence, MA: Mayor William Lantigua is proposing to cut 115 jobs — mostly from the police and fire departments.
- HP to cut 9,000 jobs as it merges with EDS
(itworldcanada.com)
- HP is planning to lay off 9,000 and rehire 6,000 with specialized skills in the next couple of years.
- NY City: Mayor Bloomberg goes creative - freezes salaries to save jobs
(blogs.wsj.com)
- Current plans call for 4,400 teacher layoffs - Mayor Bloomberg indicated that he will freeze teacher salaries in order to save those jobs.
- City of San Francisco: up to 350 staff layoffs due to budget shortfall
(sfgate.com)
- Mayor's budget proposal calls for up to 350 city workers to be let go. Bulk of layoffs will be in the Recreation and Park Department (plus ~50 at the Department of Public Health).
- Hawaii: The new Star-Advertiser to keep only 26 Honolulu Advertiser workers
(hawaiinewsnow.com)
- 26 to be kept, 100 workers to be let go
Tuesday 6/1/2010
- QBPL may shed 40% staff
(wnyc.org)
- The Queens Borough Public Library could close up to 14 branches, and let go of 300+ employees (40% of staff).
- 35 bus drivers temporarily out in Guelph (ON, Canada)
(news.guelphmercury.com)
- The city of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) is temporarily laying off roughly 35 mainly bus drivers as it reduces summer service
- Study: 50%+ Canadians who found a job after a layoff have seen a drop in their hourly wages
(vancouversun.com)
- The study suggests that Canadians who were laid off in the last 20 years were about 60% more likely to face a loss of earnings than to experience a gain.
- Wayne County Fires and Hires
(freep.com)
- Wayne County gov cut 701 during lat 24 mo ($100M+ deficit). Yet, during that same period, County Executive Robert Ficano also has hired at least 254 people, including former politicians placed in high-paying jobs.
- Stockton, CA cops, frustrated with staff cuts, post a billboard message
(abclocal.go.com)
- The board reads: "Welcome to the 2nd most dangerous city in California. STOP LAYING OFF COPS! Call City Manager 937-8457"
- NY Gov. Paterson is crafting a plan that would lay off '000s of gov workers at the beginning of 2011
(nytimes.com)
- Paterson seems to be ready to instruct state agencies to begin selecting which positions could be eliminated starting 1/1/11.
Saturday 5/29/2010
- Northwestern State University terminates 34 (26 FT and 8 PT)
(shreveporttimes.com)
- NSU are due to $9.7 million in state budget cuts and estimated future reductions. Since 2008, 160 positions have been eliminated at Northwestern.
Friday 5/28/2010
- Warren, MI in austerity mode, may cut 15 jobs
(freep.com)
- City of Warren is weighing a set of radical moves: raising taxes, laying off police officers, reducing trash and recycling services and demanding a 15% pay cut for employees.
- Village of Ridgewood, NJ to let 27 go
(northjersey.com)
- The layoffs include 24 full-time employees - an additional three staffers are no longer employed by the village.
- Tough Times in the Art World: Seattle Art Museum cutting 15 staff members
(mediabistro.com)
- The cuts come on top of 10% salary reductions for executives. Bread and Circuses no more.
- British Columbia Gov announces cuts in the Forests Ministry (42)
(timescolonist.com)
- The B.C. (Canada) government has issued layoff notices to 42 workers in its Forests Ministry.
- Plug Power cuts work force in half (117 to be let go)
(timesunion.com)
- Fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power Inc. will shrink it's work force by half, 117 employees to be let go
- Spokane County sheds 10 more jobs
(spokesman.com)
- Spokane County will lay off an additional 10 jail employees (budget issues?) - a drop in the number of inmates is cited as one of reasons. The 57 workers already facing layoffs were notified 5/18 and will lose their jobs 6/16.
- Groton-Dunstable RSD to eliminate 30 positions
(nashobapublishing.com)
- The Groton-Dunstable Regional School District may lay off up to 30 workers, the School Committee expects to move forward with staffing reductions in June.
- Up in smokes: Yabucoa tobacco plant to be closed
(online.wsj.com)
- Reynolds said it will close cigarette factories in Winston-Salem and Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, over the next year and transfer production from those older plants to its largest and newest cigarette factory in Tobaccoville, N.C. The maker of Camel and Pall Mall cigarettes said the moves will result in the elimination of 60 manufacturing jobs in Yabucoa. The Winston-Salem jobs will be absorbed at the Tobaccoville plant.
- New York budget cuts forces libraries to downsize staff
(brooklyn.ny1.com)
- 1,400 library jobs would be cut under the mayor’s proposed budget ($74 million less than prior year)
- Sacramento County to Possibly Eliminate 1000 positions
(sacramento.bizjournals.com)
- Sacramento county may nix up to 1,000 positions, 800 via layoffs / 200 open positions may remain vacant. The county has a ~$200M budget deficit.
- Oakland, CA may cut 200 to 300 police jobs
(kcbs.com)
- The Oakland Police Department may layoff of 200 to 300 officers because of the city’s $42M budget deficit.
- 100,000 Teachers Nationwide Face Layoffs
(cbsnews.com)
- Democrats Say 100,000 or More Layoffs if $20+ Billion in Federal Aid is Approved
Thursday 5/27/2010
- Mansfield University is considering staff layoffs ($4M budget shortfall)
(tiogapublishing.com)
- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is considering staff cuts due to budget problems (a projected $4 million budget shortfall in 2011-12 and possibly beyond).
- Albany Molecular cuts additional 40 jobs.
(cbs6albany.com)
- Less than a year after they sacked 40 people, Albany Molecular Research announced more (~80) layoffs today.
- 75 lose jobs at St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers (Dyer and Hammond area)
(chicagotribune.com)
- ~75 full-time employees have been laid off from jobs at St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, a northwestern Indiana hospital group.
- City of El Monte contemplates employee cuts (30)
(sgvtribune.com)
- More than 30 city employees could be laid off, including police officers, in the coming months.
- Desert Spring Hospital (Las Vegas, NV) cuts 41 position
(cnbc.com)
- Desert Springs Hospital (a part of Pennsylvania-based health services company) has laid off 41 employees in Las Vegas.
- National Hardware manufacturing plant and headquarters facilities in Rock Falls and Sterling, IL to be closed.
(wifr.com)
- National's distribution/ops will be moved to other Black & Decker plants and ~250 jobs will be cut. First wave will be later this summer.
- April Mass layoff report (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
(bls.gov)
- April 2010: Employers took 1,856 mass layoff actions in April that resulted in the separation of 200,870 workers.
- Rocklin's budget problems may lead to city worker layoffs
(placerherald.com)
- Rocklin, CA contemplates laying off 11 workers (a custodian, office assistants, a streets maintenance worker, community service coordinators, a building inspector and two firefighter/paramedics).
- Rockford, IL Mayor Larry Morrissey's plans to cut 30 firefighter jobs
(wifr.com)
- 30 firefighter jobs may be cut as the Mayor looks for ways to pay for growing pension costs.
- City of Baltimore may cut 600 in July
(bizjournals.com)
- ~600 Baltimore city positions may be cut as part of the city’s $121 million budget deficit.
- "There will be layoffs" Oregon governor Kulongoski announces today
(canadianbusiness.com)
- "There will be layoffs," Kulongoski announced today as he gears to cut the state budget by 9% during the rest of the state's two-year budget period (ends mid-2011). The planned savings are in $560M range.
- LAUSD withdraws 500+ teacher layoff notices dropping the total to ~1K
(washingtonpost.com)
- The Los Angeles school board has rescinded 522 layoffs of elementary school teachers, dropping the number of expected layoffs to about 1,000 for the next school year.
Wednesday 5/26/2010
- Prince William County, VA School District to layoff only 68
(www2.insidenova.com)
- Prince William County Public Schools originally announced that they will be laying off 700, new number has dropped to 68.
Tuesday 5/25/2010
- 28 Laid off Teachers of Cleveland Heights - University Heights School Recalled to Their Duties
(blog.cleveland.com)
- Board of Education of the Cleveland Heights - University Heights School has decided to recall twenty-eight of the thirty-four teachers laid off in April this year.
- California State University Sacramento Lays off 8 Employees
(bizjournals.com)
- Due to a budget deficit of approximately 26 million USD caused by severe state funding cuts California State University Sacramento is forced to lay off 8 staff employees and eliminate 38.5 vacant staff positions.
- 262 To Be Let Go (Garguilo, Inc - Firebaugh, CA)
(sfgate.com)
- Firebaugh, CA based tomato packing/farming Garguilo Inc. filed a notice with the city - 262 workers to be let go.
- Santa Cruz Co Nixes 20 Court Workers
(mercurynews.com)
- Santa Cruz County Superior Court announced that it will let 20 employees go. The move comes after failed union negotiations.
- The Harper Creek Community Schools Board axes 17 custodians
(battlecreekenquirer.com)
- By relinquishing custodial services to Hi-Tech Building Services, the district expects to save about $269,500.
- TPI cuts deep
(newtondailynews.com)
- Scottsdale, Arizona based TPI Composites’ May round of layoffs cut into manager pool as well. 50% of employees were let go.
- Chicago based Art Institute cuts 60
(articles.chicagotribune.com)
- The Art Institute of Chicago axed ~60 folks last week. This is the 2nd leg of layoffs (22 were let go 6/09).
- Mansfield University Considers Staff Cuts
(sungazette.com)
- Mansfield University President Maravene Loeschke reflects on mounting financial losses and reveals that the university is contemplating layoffs.
- Larry Summers on Teacher layoffs
(nasdaq.com)
- After helping create the economic mess, Larry Summers cries: "(fed gov)... act urgently to avert layoffs of hundreds of thousands of teachers due to budget crunches being experienced by state governments."
- 60 to be let go by SureWest in California
(bizjournals.com)
- Roseville, CA based SureWest will be eliminating 7% of its workforce.
Sunday 5/23/2010
- Quintiles layoffs workers but does not specify the scope
(bizjournals.com)
- Phil Bridges (company spokesman) verified that the company laid off workers on 5/20 - he declined to provide an exact number.
- Disney to let go up to 130 as it closes a CPG facility (Jonesville, NC)
(foxcarolina.com)
- Disney closes a consumer products group in Jonesville, North Carolina - up to 130 workers will be affected. The process will complete within a year and is due to consolidation of facilities.
- Mass layoffs up in April
(ibtimes.com)
- The Labor Department said the number of mass layoff events -- defined as job cuts involving at least 50 people from a single employer -- increased by 228 to 1,856 as employers shed 200,870 jobs.
- Brockton, MA cuts 1/3 of its teachers
(boston.com)
- Brockton, MA announces on Thursday that it's plans to dismiss 480 of 1,200 teachers.
- Polk County Cuts 73 in FY2010
(theledger.com)
- Polk has eliminated 137 county jobs, which included laying off 64 workers in 2009 and 73 so far this year.
Saturday 5/22/2010
- JPMorgan Chase Closes a Credit Card Center (600 positions eliminated)
(wtop.com)
- 600 positions to be eliminated by JPMorgan Chase (closing a credit card center) in Frederick County.
- Seven Large Layoffs in Hawaii (672 jobs cut)
(bizjournals.com)
- Yet, Hawaii’s unemployment rate is 7% in April, while the national rate is 10%. Let's go to Hawaii...
Wednesday 5/19/2010
- Paterson on "fire": potential layoffs to approach or exceed 10K state workers
(publicbroadcasting.net)
- The NY state administration estimates it would need to lay off 10,000 state employees to achieve $250 million in savings as prescribed by the proposed budget.
- Pfizer to eliminate 6,000 jobs
(thestreet.com)
- Overall, Pfizer announced elimination of 20,000 jobs as merger with Wyeth progresses.
- Spirit Airlines May Eliminate 1,500 Workers
(examiner.com)
- The management threatens that if pilots strike more than 1.5K jobs would be lost.
- The University of Texas Medical Branch to nix 300+
(galvestondailynews.com)
- The cuts represent 10.6 percent of the 3,418 employees who work in the medical branch’s correctional care program.
Monday 5/17/2010
- Port Huron board of education to consider lay offs
(thetimesherald.com)
- The Port Huron Area School District Board of Education will consider issuing pink slips to teachers at its regular meeting Monday. The district said in April it expected to lay off 117 teachers.
- Legg Mason Cuts 1/3 of it's MD workforce
(baltimoresun.com)
- Legg Mason's plan to cut nearly a third of its local work force is a potent example of how much the financial climate has changed in recent years — and a reminder of how painful it is to be on the outs with Wall Street.
Sunday 5/16/2010
- 300 Virginia Jobs in Jeopardy
(Reuters)
- Northrop Grumman, a Defense contractor, said on Tuesday it issued potential layoff notices for 330 workers who provide transportation and other services for the U.S. military base at Fort Eustis, Virginia.
- On Recent Maryland Layoffs
(gazette.net)
- Some recent layoff notices filed with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation:
Capital One Bank, Laurel, 179 workers, effective July 1.
BP Solar, Frederick, 323 workers, effective June 30.
Office Depot, Odenton, 132 workers, effective June 18.
Science Applications International Corp., Camp Springs, 82 workers, effective June 28.
Amports, Baltimore, 116 workers, effective July 1.
- Chula Vista SD to lay off hundreds of teachers
(signonsandiego.com)
- The Chula Vista Elementary School District formally began notifying 159 teachers this week that their jobs have been eliminated.
- San Diego shipbuilder planning 900 layoffs
(Associated Press)
- The West Coast's last big shipbuilder, a major employer in San Diego County, is planning at least 900 layoffs because of a prolonged industry slump.
Saturday 5/15/2010
- Wayne County may avoid sacking 700
(freep.com)
- About 700 union workers will get extended, unpaid holidays this summer when Wayne County issues weeklong layoffs around Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day.
Friday 5/14/2010
- GD NASSCO Cuts 4K
(examiner.com)
- General Dynamics NASSCO has sent letters to 4,100 workers that they may possibly be laid off in July and half of NASSCO's 500 subcontractor jobs might be cut.
- Layoffs Hitting NASSCO Shipyard
(kpbs.org)
- Johnson said there are things that could happen in the coming weeks that might lessen the number of layoffs.
- Layoffs as evidence of soft recovery
(gazette.net)
- Recent layoff announcements across the state — from Legg Mason in Baltimore to Northrop Grumman in Hagerstown — will offset Maryland's stellar job growth in March, but are not a sign the state is sliding back into a recession, regional economists said this week.
Thursday 5/6/2010
- Oklahoma's largest newspaper announces 57 layoffs
(Associated Press)
- The Oklahoman says 7 percent of its employees will be laid off because of what it calls a struggling advertising environment.
