Arielle Shipper
Screwed: 900 at UNC System Schools
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 2,400
UNC System schools announced plans to cut 900 administrative staff members… 380 employees at the Maui Prince Hotel in Hawaii received layoff notices following the announcement of foreclosure proceedings against the hotel… TTM Technologies will cut its staff by 347 as it closes two plants in Los Angeles and Hayward, Calif… American Airlines will lay off 228 flight attendants this fall… Nadeau Poultry Farm will lay off 175 workers after the close of their slaughterhouse in New Brunswick, Canada… The city of Cincinnati will lay off 166 full-time workers… Wackenhut will cut its Miami-based staff by 158… The Superior Court of San Mateo County, Calif. will cut 28 employees in October… Miami County will lay off 10 Corrections officers… The city of Elyria, Ohio will cut 8 firefighters and close the jail…
Screwed: 230 at The Resort at Singer Island
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 535
The Resort at Singer Island in Riviera Beach, Fla. is slated to cut 230 staff members… The city of Detroit has laid off 205 employees after union negotiations failed… Bank of America announced that 50 employees from its Fort Lauderdale, Fla., claims and recovery office would face layoffs… Whirlpool will cut 30 workers from its Fort Smith, Ark., plant… The University of Illinois will lay off 20 employees from its Global Campus Program over the next six months… San Francisco Chronicle announced its plan to reduce its 330-member staff by even more in the coming weeks, although details are still being finalized…
Screwed: 4,600 at Toyota
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 5,706
Toyota will close a plant in Freemont, Calif., with 4,600 workers…BAE Systems, the second-largest defense company in the world, will lay off 325 U.S. workers by the end of the year…Accenture will slash 336 positons…Ethan Allen will cut 250 workers from its Vermont plant today…Elcoteq will lay off 150 Finnish staff members…
Screwed: 11,000 at Romania National Railway Company
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 14,435
Romania National Railway Company is slated to lay off 11,000 employees…Nissan is “temporarily” cutting 2,025 employees at plants in north-eastern Spain…In Detroit, 1,000 workers are in jeopardy of losing their jobs if unions do not make concessions…UC Berkeley has announced 300 layoffs…Raven Software will decrease its staff by 56…General Electric is laying off 54 hourly workers at its factory located in Mebane, N.C…
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