News
Screwed: 8,000 at Verizon, Possible 27,000 at Avtovaz
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 35,339
Good News: Carbon Motors is hiring 1,200 to 1,600 people in Indiana; thanks to federal stimulus funds, the Orlando, Fla., police department can put job cuts on hold.
Bad News: Avtovaz, the largest Russian carmaker, is considering laying off about 27,000 employees…Verizon Communications is slashing another 8,000 jobs as it battles a pullback in business spending; the company cut the same number of workers over the last year…RadiSys will eliminate 119 jobs in Portland, Ore… 93 jobs will be lost at the GE Oil and Gas facility in Oshkosh, Wisc…United Airlines is letting go 50 baggage handlers at Lambert Airport in St. Louis…the Fresno County Sheriff in California is eliminating 48 positions...Lighting Science Group will ax 29 people when it closes its Westampton, N.J., facility…Boeing will let some machinists to volunteer for a “layoff with benefits” to help mitigate job cuts.
Are you one of the Screwed? Check out Recessionwire’s Laid Off 101. Read more about layoffs at the sites compiled on our layoff tracker page.
Tags: 
Special Sections
Discussion
No comments for “Screwed: 8,000 at Verizon, Possible 27,000 at Avtovaz”
Post a comment