Six education groups held a press conference on Monday, April 5, and predicted that Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s freeze on state spending for Iowa schools will make it necessary for schools to layoff more than 1,500 employees. The six groups include: Area Education Agencies, the Iowa Association of School Boards, the Iowa State Education Association, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 3, 2011
According a spokesman from Northrop Grumman Corp., reduced business will cause the defense contractor to cut nearly 500 jobs The majority of the cuts will come from the company’s Baltimore facility at Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. That facility has 8,000 employees. Other locations where jobs will be cut are in Rolling Meadows, Ill., Charlottesville, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 1, 2011
According to a report issued by Mark Zandi, an economic adviser to John McCain’s presidential campaign and one of the architects of the stimulus, Republican plans to slash spending could cost as many as 700,000 jobs over the next year. Congressional Republicans have been quick to dismiss the report and to discredit Zandi by linking [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 21, 2011
As protests continue in Wisconsin over proposed legislation to strip state employees of collective bargaining rights, Governor Scott Walker told Fox News that the alternative is as many as 12,000 layoffs. Large scale protests continue in Wisconsin, with counter protests driven by the Tea Party Patriots have begun causing tension in the capitol. Republicans control [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 21, 2011
Middlesex County, New Jersey, has already laid off 120 workers in the last year. Further budget cuts are necessary and could lead to as many as 50 more cuts, as falling revenues outweighed the savings gained by previous cuts. In addition to pending layoffs, the county is proposing a 3.7% tax increase. The staff cuts [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 17, 2011
Iowa’s Department of Human Services will be cutting 5 percent of their positions, equating to a 236 job cuts. According to officials at the department, half of the job cuts will not involve active workers, but by cutting currently vacant positions, as a hiring freeze has been adopted and will remain active indefinitely. Among the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Another round of layoffs is happening at AM General, the manufacturer of military use Humvees. The layoffs will affect nearly 300 employees at their plant in Mishawaka, Indiana. The 300 employees will be phased out in rounds which began Monday. Congressman Joe Donnelly gave a statement regarding the news saying “These workers are our friends [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 14, 2011
American aerospace and defense technology company, Northrop Grumman Corp., will cut 150 jobs from its Florida-based laser-weaponry factory. Those affected are highly paid, highly technical positions. Over 14% of the factory’s 1,100 workers will be affected by the layoffs according to a spokeswoman for Northrop. Notices will be issued later this month, and are expected [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 31, 2011
Cook County Assessor, Joseph Berrios, removed around 53 workers in response to this year’s impending budget cut proposed by County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle. Berrios’ office, along with other county offices, is expected to receive a 16% cut from annual operational costs. Preckwinkle is aggressively seeking alternative ways to close a massive budget shortfall of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 25, 2011
As part of a restructuring plan, British Broadcasting Corporation, the major public broadcaster in the UK, announced that it will slash about 360 positions at its online operations. The company officials said that they will reorganize BBC Online to achieve a much clearer digital agenda to better service its clients this year. The cuts are [...]
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