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Screwed: 350 at Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart announced another 350 job cuts at its Arkansas headquarters after last week’s 12,700 cuts, but claims that this will be the last round…Diebold Inc. plans on laying off 250 employees in Green, Ohio…The recent acquisition of Ames Safety Envelope Co. by Tab Products Co. will lead to 150 workers without jobs…In Illinois, Maine Township High School District is eliminating 135 jobs in order to close their budget deficit…Enerplus Resources Fund cut 65 staff members, 7 percent of their workforce, yesterday in Calgary and Denver…Poinard Pharmaceuticals plans on laying off 28 employees—over half of its 50-person workforce—in Seattle and San Francisco by Friday…In Texas, Better Beverages will be laying off 24 workers on Friday due to a decision by parent company Pepsi Bottling Group to cut production in Hallettsville….Adidas America announced an unspecified number of job cuts in Portland, Oregon.
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Walmart cutting 350 jobs is nothing. The Consumerist blog reported earlier this week that Target is essentially “demoting” 8,000 of its full time employees to part-time, as a cost-cutting measure to get out of paying them health benefits.