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Screwed: 1,200 at Fujitsu

By Arielle Shipper ⋅ 9:14 am December 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.screws2

Today’s Total: 3,109

Fujitsu‘s plan to cut spending, including the layoffs of 1,200 people, was met with protesting and walkouts… Virginia Governor Tim Kaine proposed cutting 664 jobs to close a $3.5 billion budget shortfall… The city of Cleveland is set to hand out 260 layoff notices next week… Air Canada announced its intentions to “temporarily” lay off 255 staffers… Aveos slashed 250 aerospace machinists in Winnipeg… The Dearborn Public Schools laid off close to 200 employees last week… Aramark will hand out 118 pink slips by the end of the month… The Ash Grove Plant in Durkee, Ore. will let go of 67 workers… The Utica Community Schools Board of Education voted to axe 43 office and clerical staff members… GE confirmed its intent to eliminate two departments from a plant in Fort Edward, N.Y., and cut 32 jobs… Eaton Corporation laid off its entire 20-person credit department in the Power Quality division… All four IAC factories in Sweden will be affected due to the demise of Saab… Nahan Printing plans to cut 15% of its current staff…

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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