The Working World

Screwed: 500 at Consol Energy

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

Today’s Total: 1,196

Some Good News: General Motors announces that they won’t be issuing any more layoffs in the near future.

Consol Energy has issued layoff warnings to 500 workers at Fola Coal and Little Eagle Mining… National Express is planning 200 job cuts in the UK… St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan has laid off 180 union and non-union staff… Approval of the new 2010 budget has resulted in a projected 100 municipal layoffs in Minneapolis City… Comcast has implemented 77 layoffs at its Manchester, NH office… The Shelton School Board has approved budget cuts and a total of 69 teachers will face layoffs after the New Year… Belleville Intelligencer is cutting 40 jobs by the middle of January and sending the remaining 10 employees to a smaller facility… Sermo, the online community for medical professionals, is laying off 30 employees… City manager of Overland Park is recommending layoffs for 2010 to meet financial shortfalls.

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.

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