The odds are good that unless you happen live in Union County, New Jersey, that you have never heard of the Runnells Specialized Hospital. The specialized medical facility, which is found in central New Jersey, describes itselfin the following terms, “Since 1912, RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital of Union County as had a proud history of providing [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 28, 2011
When layoffs come the process can be emotional for everyone involved. Though the person who is hardest hit is the one who is now out of job and they can often feel personally targeted by the system. For most of us those feelings are pushed aside and we choose to simply begin the long search [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 10, 2011
A proposal has been underway to close municipal departments and form a new countywide police department which would largely save the towns and citizen’s tax money from over spending. A preliminary overview to this effect was released by Camden County’s Board of Freeholders to representatives of municipalities detailing its potential benefits and how a county-wide [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 9, 2011
In wake of the budget crunch this year, the governing body of North Arlington, New Jersey voted to get the layoff plan certified by the Civil service commission of the state which if approved will get the body take required steps if layoff plan was implemented. Eight public employees are facing a possible dismissal which [...]
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...Monday, February 14, 2011
Camden County, NJ sent out 261 layoff notices on Friday to county staffers across all departments. The layoffs will take effect on April 4. Additionally, the county has instated 22 furlough days that are set to begin during March. They will occur every other Friday until the end of the year. “The economy has devastated [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Hamilton County is New Jersey’s largest municipality and it’s facing a budget gap of $2.4 million. After negotiating with the relevant unions who refused to make any concessions, the Township Administrator laid out a plan that includes laying off 41 employees, 32 of whom are full time. The cuts include 13 police officers, 14 Teamster [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Points, New Jersey revealed its plan of eliminating over 60 hospital workers, in which 31 are non-union employees and 21 are union nurses, in line with its cost-cutting plan. The slated lay off is in addition to the layoff of 43 workers who recently accepted a buyout package offered [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Officials in the city of Paterson, New Jersey are planning to axe over 150 police officers, representing 30% of the police force, to mend the city’s $54 million budget gap. Based on the reports, the council, together with Mayor Jeffrey Jones, had a closed door meeting on Friday to tackle the possible citywide layoffs and [...]
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 [...]
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