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Screwed: 2,000 at AOL
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 3,614
AOL‘s board has approved a previously announced plan to let go of over 2,300 staff members, nearly 1/3 of its workforce, in an effort to cut spending by $200 million… Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle has proposed an additional 700 job cuts on top of 1,200 already carried out, as part of a $1.2 billion budget cut… American Greetings Corporation will close a plant in Kalamazoo, Mich. and lay off all 225 workers after forming an alliance with Amscan Inc… Commercial heating and air-conditioning manufacturer Trane will cut 113 hourly production employees in Clarksville, Tenn… In Cleveland, some 100 police, fire and emergency medical technician workers were given notice… Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Inc. will “temporarily” lay off 80 staffers while the company waits for a renewal contract from the government… Ball Corporation Metal Container Beverage Group anticipates having to lay off up to 50 workers in 2010 due to “a decline in demand for 12 ounce cans”… Warrensville Heights, Ohio laid off 18 city employees… Commissioners in Licking County, Ohio also approved an “interim” 10.5% budget reduction that calls for the elimination of 17 jobs… Covidien is set to eliminate 11 people at the end of February…
Screwed: 820 at Autoliv
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 2,086
Autoliv, a Swedish manufacturer of seatbelts and airbags, will close four plants internationally and leave 820 people jobless… The new MTA budget passed on December 16 calls for a reduction of 700 bus operators and station agents… Fort Dodge Animal Health’s Overland Park operations will slash up to 170 workers from their payrolls… Albany International Corp. plans to axe 156 employees from a fabric manufacturing plant in Portland, Tenn… Oberon Media eliminated 100 workers… Heavy Iron studio is set to lay off up to 70 employees, about 70% of its workforce…
Screwed: 1,200 at Fujitsu
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
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…
Screwed: 400 at Reynolds American Inc.
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 1,131
Reynolds American Inc. plans the layoff of 400 staff members by 2011… 140 workers have been laid off at the Eden Carpet Mill in N.C. due to the “sluggish economy”… Liberty Mutual is set to cut 125 jobs… Agrium plans the layoffs of 118 miners in southeast Idaho… The B.C. Institute of Technology anticipates the layoffs of 82 people as it tries to close a $12 million budget deficit… 75 pink slips were handed out at the GM plant in Bowling Green, Kent… SUNY Potsdam will trim 59 jobs from the payrolls as part of a $7.5 million budget cut…
Screwed: 14,000 at Deutsche Bahn
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 24,872
Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national raid provider, will slash 14,000 jobs over the next five years… ArecelorMittal, the world’s leading steel maker, is contemplating cutting 10,000 people in France… Cummins announced the demise of 212 Diesel Workers Union members due to falling heavy-truck sales… San Diego’s City Council approved trimming 200 positions in order to close a budget deficit… Over 140 firefighters and police officers face layoffs in Tucson, Ariz. as part of a proposed $32 million budget cut…
Screwed: Possible 25,000 at Metro AG
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 34,033
Metro AG has acquired Arcandor AG’s Karstadt deparment stores, a merger that could result in up to 25,000 layoffs… CFR Marfa, Romania’s state-run freight rail company, is set to give 6,400 employees the axe as part of “restructuring”… Nokia will slash 2,000 jobs at their Salo factory in Finland… Barclays Bank handed out 150 pink slips to retail and commercial banking workers in India last week… RJE Telecom announced 105 job cuts last week due to “economic” considerations…
Screwed: 900 in California Prison System
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 2,091
California is set to lay off close to 900 teachers and vocational instructors from its prisons in January… Convergys announced its intentions to hand out 500 pink slips to Canadian employees… Injex Industries, Inc. plans the layoffs of 378 people and may shut its doors altogether… Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc. cut 97 jobs after the New York Times gave its business to another vendor… U.S. Foodservice slashed 95 positions due to “declining sales”… GMAC Financial Services laid off 45 mortgage workers in Charlotte, N.C… Stanley Works laid off 40 Hand Tools workers at its New Britain, Conn. location…
Screwed: Possible 5,000 at Los Angeles Unified School District
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 8,392
Los Angeles’s Unified School District board will vote today on whether to pass a budget for next year that includes a whopping 5,000 layoffs… An Post will begin the first round of 1,300 layoffs of Irish workers next month… BAE Systems continued to slash jobs, losing 642 U.K. workers at its Insyte division… IMG eliminated 200 positions worldwide in order to “position the company for growth”… Partygaming is considering cutting 200 jobs… Farmer’s Insurance Group will lay off 200 employees by the year’s end… Karachi Electricity Supply Company handed out 160 pink slips to officers and engineers… KeyCorp of Cleveland, Ohio announced plans to eliminate 150 jobs as it moves mortgage processing to another company… Liz Claiborne Inc. laid off 115 workers in accordance with a “scaling down” of distribution…
Screwed: 600 at ST-Ericsson
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 3,032
ST-Ericsson announced their intentions to reduce their worldwide workforce by 600 in order to cut $115 million annually… UniCare will lay off 500 Chicagoans as it moves out of the Illinois market… U.S. solar company Energy Conversion will cut 400 workers due to “restructuring”… Koenig & Bauer AG, the world’s third-largest printing press manufacturer, plans to eliminate 300 employees by mid-2010… Aircraft maker Dassault Falcon is set to lay off 214 workers in Little Rock, Ark. and N.J… Lincoln Foodservice Products Inc. has sent notice to Indiana officials of their plans to cut 190 employees following the sale of their kitchen division… The publisher of The Journal News in Westchester, N.Y. sent notice of the closure of its printing plant, resulting in the elimination of 166 workers… Teleperformance USA will lose 151 staffers at offices outside of Dublin, Ohio, next month…
Screwed: 3,700 in the Air Force
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 7,905
The Air Force will slash 3,700 active airmen from service… Sanofi-Aventis axed up to 1,500 salespeople… French perfume company Marionnaud plans to hand out 582 pink slips… JT Packard and Associates, Inc. gave notice to 300 employees… Massachusetts will lose 300 mental healthcare workers… US Airways plans to eliminate 261 staff members from its operations in La Guardia Airport… Talisman Energy Inc. slashed 220 Canadian workers as it “shifts its North American focus”… Georgia-Pacific laid off 158 people from its facility in Green Bay, Wis… Permanent TSB is set to reduce its workforce by 120… ACA Co-operative Ltd. will make redundant 110 workers at its poultry processing plant in Nova Scotia… The Royal Bank of Scotland made 108 additional cuts to asset financing unit Lombard…
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