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Screwed: 21,773 at AvtoVAZ

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.

Today’s Total: 26,969

Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ is set to eliminate up to 21,773 workers through the end of this year… The Chicago Transit Authority will trim its staff by 2,000 workers over the next two months… Massachusetts could lose up to 2,000 state workers after massive budget cuts… Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection anticipates the layoffs of 400 employees in response to state budget cuts… Arizona’s Department of Public Safety could lay off up to 250 staff members if the state budget crisis persists… BAE Systems will eliminate 130 workers from its West Manchester, Penn. facility… Caesars Windsor Casino of Ontario, Canada laid off 120 employees on Monday… The New York Times plans to hand out 100 pink slips to newsroom employees by the end of the year… More than 100 state parks employees in Missouri are set to be laid off due to declining sales tax revenues… Atomic Weapons Institute of West Berkshire, England, will be cutting 50 workers… Viking Range Corp. has laid off 30 staff members from manufacturing facilities and offices in Greenwood, Miss… Condé Nast continues to shed jobs at a record rate in the wake of McKinsey: Glamour lost 6 editorial employees, Wired laid off a mix of 6 editorial and sales staffers and Lucky discharged another 4 in editorial… Mothers Against Drunk Driving will be cutting staff at its headquarters and locations in 11 states after a 20% drop in donations.

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