Bad news for the workers of A123 Systems, the company is expecting to let go about 125 of their staff members from facilities in Livonia and Romulus, Michigan, in an effort to cut costs and remain in the black. This brings the overall size of the facility to about 700 workers, after the layoffs that [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The people in the city of Allen Park, Michigan, are getting ready to brace for a round of layoffs as the city gets ready to issue dozens of pink slips to its workers. Their fate hung with an often fickle and unpredictable group: the voters. John Zech, the Interim City Administrator for Allen Park, has [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 12, 2011
On Tuesday, May 10, Energy Conversion Devices announced that it will be laying off 300 of its employees, which is roughly 20 percent of its total workforce. The company is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and most of its employees are in Michigan. The company makes thin-film solar panels, these cuts are coming as a [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 19, 2010
In a town already riddled with layoffs from the local auto industry, Flint, Michigan is now facing a $5 million budget gap for the year that will result in immediate tax increases, and potentially, layoffs. The police and fire departments are hanging in the balance as Flint officials attempt to balance the budget without laying [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Whirlpool Corp. has announced a suspension of its second-shift assembly operations in Marion, Michigan. The suspension means a reduction of 400 temporary employees. Those employees were told last week of the cuts. “These changes are based on what we know today,” said Jill Saletta, the director of external communications. “We evaluate our business on an [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 16, 2010
Bay County, Michigan may be looking to layoffs to relieve a $1.3 million budget gap. County officials are saying that the county’s largest departments will likely have to make layoffs amongst other cuts in order to close the gap. Tom Hickner, the County Executive, told The Bay City Times that the county would not be [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 30, 2010
After adopting a new 2011/2012 budget yesterday, commissioners in Genesee county, Michigan announced the elimination of 118 county positions. 60 layoffs have already been announced over half a dozen county departments including sheriff (13 layoffs) and health (16 layoffs). County Finance Committee Chairman Archie Bailey was grave in his remarks about the layoffs: “This is [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 20, 2010
Good news for Detroit Public Schools this week, another round of hundreds of previously laid off teachers have now been told they will not lose their jobs. Last week, 745 teachers were told they would keep their job. According to district spokesman Steve Wasko, another 215 teachers will have their layoffs rescinded by next week. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 20, 2010
This week home appliance giant Whirlpool, who employs nearly 67,000 worldwide, revealed that more layoffs were imminent. Employees were given warning about the layoffs in late 2009, though they will not be official until October. Whirlpool did not give an exact number for this round of layoffs. The company shut down a plant in Michigan [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 13, 2010
Following up on yesterday’s announcement, Borders Group confirmed today that it had laid off workers at its corporate headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, though it declined to state exactly how many had been fired. The Borders Group (parent company of Borders Booksellers and Waldenbooks) is widely thought to be in serious financial trouble, something which [...]
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Monday, November 28, 2011
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