It look like good news may be coming to health care workers who, despite their relatively stable reputation, have been facing serious layoffs in the recent past. According to data being put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics there were a lower number of mass layoffs in the health care industry in 2011 that [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Have you ever wondered about the alternatives to layoffs? It seems like in many states there has been little consideration about other ways to streamline state governments, and their often-unwieldy budgets, besides putting people out of work. To be honest it is the least desirable option, since it reduces the amount of people who can [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 15, 2011
In Toronto the layoffs are a coming and the union for the city workers has, as expected, begun to object. Some of you may remember our earlier coverage of the budgetary issues in Toronto, and their failed voluntary layoff plans that began earlier this year in an attempt to avoid having to do exactly this. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 6, 2011
The city of Compton, California is facing the decision of whether or not to lay off 100 employees in order to mitigate their $25 million general fund budget deficit. Even with such an extreme reduction in the workforce, the city would still have to look at other ways to function within it’s financial means. Other [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 30, 2011
On Tuesday, March 29, Houston Airport had a meeting announcing to its employees that more than 100 layoffs could be necessary. The Airport System currently has 1,640 positions, and cutting about 100 of those would amount to a six percent cut of its workforce. According to Houston Aviation Department Director Mario Diaz, who was also [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 11, 2011
The U.S. Joint Forces Command in Virginia has announced that 2,300 employees will be laid off as a result of cost-cutting efforts from the Pentagon. The cuts will take place across the country, with the majority coming from the Joint Command’s headquarters in Southeast Virginia. Other cuts include: more than 30 positions at Creech Air [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 21, 2011
Like most counties in California, Merced County is facing a tough budget gap that will require it to make some mass layoffs. Around 150 jobs are expected to be cut in Merced County in the face of an $18 million deficit. The 150 jobs will be comprised of layoffs and vacancies. One job that is [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 18, 2010
The jobs of 61 New Jersey firefighters hang in the balance as the city of Trenton awaits the approval, or rejection, of the SAFER grant they have applied for earlier in the year. Should the grant be rejected, those 61 firefighters will be terminated on January 5 of next year. Wayne Wolk, the president of [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 17, 2010
Washington State’s Whatcom County will undertake more layoffs as a result of the 2011-12 budget proposal. The administration gave the budget proposal before County Council members on Friday. The $172.37 million budget plan takes into consideration the $5.3 million deficit the county currently faces. The gap comes from the county’s all-purpose general fund and is [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Military contractor Northrop Grumman as announced another round of layoffs. Citing a decreased demand from the U.S. Navy, Northrop is slowing down its shipbuilding operations in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The contractor will slash 642 employees from its payroll. That equates to about 5.8% of the facilities staff. Earlier this month, Northrop announced 300 layoffs at facilities [...]
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