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McDuffie Regional Medical Center to Layoff 12 Percent of Staff

Archive | February, 2012

McDuffie Regional Medical Center to Layoff 12 Percent of Staff

29. February 2012

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McDuffie Regional Medical Center to Layoff 12 Percent of Staff

McDuffie Regional Medical Center isn’t a large hospital. Its sits in the heartland of Georgia and it serves a small population. The facility has about 25 beds and it serves about 11,000 patients each year. By all standards it is a small community hospital. One that employs about 170 people. Or at least one that [...]

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Abound Solar Lays Off 180

29. February 2012

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Abound Solar Lays Off 180

The odds are good that unless you are well versed in green energy you do not know the name Abound Solar Inc.  For the majority of you who are not familiar with the company here is a look at how they describe themselves: “From our corporate and manufacturing headquarters in Colorado, Abound Solar produces next-generation [...]

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1000 Workers Losing Jobs at Jackson Memorial

29. February 2012

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1000 Workers Losing Jobs at Jackson Memorial

The Jackson Memorial, a major South Florida hospital has informed that in order to save millions of dollars, it’s going to lay off thousands of workers. Admirable mentality. With Japan as an example of what skilled human workers can do to raise a nation’s economy without adequate land mass or resources, our decision makers think [...]

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Bill on Teacher Layoffs Passes Minnesota Senate

29. February 2012

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Bill on Teacher Layoffs Passes Minnesota Senate

On Monday, the Minnesota Senate approved a bill that would allow schools to lay off teachers based on performance rather than solely relying on seniority. The bill was passed by a 36-24 majority and connects performance of a teacher to performance of students under his or her tutelage. Prior to the passing of this bill, [...]

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Lakota proposes layoffs to save $4.3 million in teacher salaries

29. February 2012

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Lakota Local Schools announced its new plans to cut junior and senior high school teacher positions, which is seen as an effort to save $4.3 million in teacher salaries. More than 69 positions are in the process of cutting out in different schools. In order to maximize savings, class sizes would be maximized, compact courses [...]

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Toronto Hydro Workers Protest Layoffs

28. February 2012

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Toronto Hydro Workers Protest Layoffs

Some of you may recall our earlier coverage of the layoffs at Toronto Hydro, but for those of you who missed it here is an excerpt that sums up the situation: “More bad news, in the form of layoffs that are coming to the city of Toronto. It looks like a massive layoff is coming [...]

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Minnesota School Able to Layoff Based on Performance

28. February 2012

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Minnesota School Able to Layoff Based on Performance

It looks like the trends in allowing teachers to be laid off based on their performance and not on their seniority is growing as more and more states are looking for a way to get the most from their schools for the lowest cost in dollars. According to the information coming to us from Minnesota [...]

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Plainfield School District Plans 64 Job Cuts to Balance Budget Deficit

28. February 2012

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Plainfield School District Plans 64 Job Cuts to Balance Budget Deficit

To meet a projected $3.2 million budget deficit for 2012-13 the Plainfield School District maintains the traditional way out of job cuts. It has decided upon 64 full time positions that are to be dropped. The school district voted unanimously for the decision. However, according to the district officials the danger still has not passed [...]

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IBM on Drive to Cut Jobs – Senior Workers Express Anguish

28. February 2012

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IBM on Drive to Cut Jobs – Senior Workers Express Anguish

The website board on Alliance@IBM has been bleeding from yesterday and their heartfelt anguish posted by workers who lost jobs in the latest layoff drive by IBM. There is little left to be said. High performers and people on the verge of qualifying for pension are being targeted, while the news is being kept as [...]

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Tulsa Employers Help Workers Cut by American Airlines

27. February 2012

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Tulsa Employers Help Workers Cut by American Airlines

The news about the massive job cuts to come with the recently bankruptcy filing of American Airlines is not new, but for those of you need to be caught up to speed here is an excerpt from some of the earlier coverage here on Layoff Watch: “The layoffs are expected to affect up to 20,000 [...]

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