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Screwed: 1,750 at Qantas

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Qantas, an Australian carrier, plans to cut 1,750 positions…Michelin North America is closing a BFGoodrich tire plant, affecting about 1,000 Alabama workers…Hallmark Cards Inc. will cut up to 750 jobs…Motorola laid off more than 600 employees at its Libertyville facility…MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. is cutting 200 positions in its Korean subsidiary, MEMC Korea Co…Linear Technology Corp. has fired 130 employees… Amgen Inc. lays off 100 in Washington.

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

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