Olga Tchoumak
Screwed: 800 in the London Underground
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 1,942
London Underground transportation has planned 800 worker layoffs… 750 workers of Toyota Motor Corp.‘s Britain plants are faced with early retirement as Toyota ends its work-sharing system… 202 employees are let go from IBM in the latest round of layoffs… Las Vegas labor unions have not agreed to concessions, a decision which will result in 100 municipal layoffs… In an effort to cut expenses in the 2010-2011 school year, Seattle Public Schools have given layoff notices to 90 staff members.
Screwed: 2,000 at Chevron
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 5,788
Chevron will lay off 2,000 workers this year… The financial crisis described by Westchester County Exec Rob Astorino may result in up to 1,600 county layoffs… Irish airline Aer Lingus is laying off 670 employees under a new restructuring plan…the Montgomery County Public School System in Alabama is axing 600 people…St. Mary’s paper in Canada will let go 300….Ceva Logistics in Indiana is letting go all 200 employees…The Minnesota Department of Human Services will cut 200 jobs from a mental illness care program… 110 workers have been temporarily laid off as Sierra Pacific Industries abridge operations at the Chinese Camp, CA cedar mill…NRG Energy will eliminate 70 jobs in Connecticut… 20 police officers are in danger of being laid off in Atlantic City… 18 special education teachers have been laid off from the D.C. School System… The Daily Press, subsidiary of the Tribune Co., will be instituting about 10 percent employee layoffs among the staff of 84…
Screwed: Possible 5,000 in Kansas
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 7,073
The Kansas school system is in danger of a possible 5,000 job cuts next year if school funding fails to suffice… Shaw’s grocery store chain is closing its Connecticut locations, laying off 967 workers in the process… Yonkers, N.Y., mayor has announced that next year’s budget may result in either 900 employee layoffs or a 35 percent tax increase… 150 Cadbury workers may be facing layoffs as Kraft restructures the confection maker… Comache County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Okla. has terminated 56 jobs, including the chief operating officer… Online entertainment company, Slide, is ceasing production on two of its games, laying off up to 10 percent of its workforce in the process…
Screwed: 520 in Phoenix
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 1,233
A new budget for Phoenix, Ariz. has resulted in 520 job cuts… If South Carolina state legislature passes a $5.1 billion budget plan, the Department of Juvenile Justice could suffer 295 contract employee layoffs… 200 jobs will be terminated as New Jersey Transit faces an emergency spending freeze… Cummins Inc. is laying off 194 workers from the Columbus Midrange Engine Plant… Lockheed Martin Corp. has laid off 16 employees at its Orlando, Fla. Location… New York City controller John Liu has announced that 8 employees have “separated” from his office…
Screwed: 1,600 at Davie Yards
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 2,354
Davie Yards Inc., a Canadian shipbuilder, is planning 1,600 employee layoffs to begin on Monday while it files for creditor protection… Chicago Public Schools will be laying off 500 employees by mid-March… Las Vegas faces 171 city layoffs by July 1 unless labor unions agree to concessions… In another round of layoffs, Sunrise Senior Living Inc. will terminate 30 jobs this year…
Screwed: 1,000 at NYC Transit
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 2,500
NYC Transit has announced the impending layoffs of 1,000 employees… Florida’s Jackson Memorial Hospital may be forced to cut 1,000 jobs and vacant positions in he face of a budget shortfall… ABC is looking to lay off up to 400 employees, or 20 percent of its staff, and is offering voluntary “separation packages” to all full-time non-union employees…
Screwed: Up to 4,000 in L.A.
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 4,527
Municipal layoffs in L.A. may run as high as 4,000 workers as the city council tries to resolve the budget deficit… Florida A&M University faces the possibility of up to 247 staff layoffs… HealthMarkets insurance company in North Richland Hills i terminating 130 positions… 80 police officers and firefighters face unemployment in Flint, Michigan… In another round of layoffs, Fork Township, PA pipe fitting manufacturer, Victaulic, is laying off up to 40 workers… In New Jersey’s Union Township 30 police officers face layoffs effective March 29 unless they agree to cheaper health plans…
Screwed: 900 at Ford Motor Co.
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 1,777
The Ford Motor Co. Michigan Mustang plant is planning 900 employee layoffs… The Long Beach Unified School District will deliver 750 layoff warnings next month… Safe Air in Blenheim, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand, is facing 100 job cuts… The Georgia World Congress Center has laid off 27 employees in anticipation of lower convention activity… Merck & Co. Inc is facing a 15 percent staff cut, likely brought on by its acquisition of Schering Plough… The 1,000 layoffs planned for L.A. may involve workers of L.A.X., Port of Los Angeles, and the L.A. Department of Water and Power…
Screwed: 500 in Jordan School District
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 1,141
Utah’s Jordan School District will lay off 500 teachers and staff as well as increase class size to compensate for the decline in budget… Sacramento Transit is expected to announce a specific number of layoffs today, though 300 workers are said to be unemployed by the summer… New York’s Empire Aero Center is planning 203 layoffs by this coming May… Vestas Americas, the sales division of the Danish wind-turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems, is terminating 114 U.S. jobs…
Screwed: 750 at Bank of Scotland Ireland
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 2,262
The Bank of Scotland Ireland, owned by Lloyds Banking Group, is terminating 750 positions, effective completely by this coming July… SAS Scandinavian Airlines is planning to cut 650 full time jobs as part of a cost reduction plan… The Somerdale Cadbury plant at Keynsham is terminating 400 jobs between March and July, even though Kraft had assured workers that they would keep their jobs… Nokia is laying off up 285 workers from its Salo plant…
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