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Screwed: 8,000 in New York

By Olga Tchoumak ⋅ 9:11 am March 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.screws3
Governor David Paterson ordered the layoffs of 8,900 New York State government workers as part of a new budget proposition, taking effect on July 1st unless successfully argued by the unions… Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has fired upwards of 400 workers… Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center announces plan to lay off no more than 150 employees… General Motors Corp. serves 160 pink slips in Warren, Michigan… Legg Mason Inc. gives 120 employees the axe in another round of layoffs…Arbitron, the media and marketing research firm, plans to layoff 100… The Houston Chronicle begins laying off 12 percent of its work force.

Read more about layoffs at the sites compiled on our layoff tracker page.

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