Tacoma-Based Technical College Lets 25 Go
Bates Technical College in Tacoma, Washington is laying off some 25 staff members due to budget cuts. A total of 45 faculty members and support…
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1,500 Jobs and Higher Education Hit in Boston
Boston's House Ways and Means Committee’s budget proposal details $750 million in cuts for the next fiscal year, threatening 1,500 government jobs and hit higher…
Protests Over Proposed Rochester Cuts
More than 100 School District teachers, parents, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and others joined in a protest Monday night over the job cuts put forth…
Swiss Banking Firm Cuts 200 Jobs in U.S.
The large Swiss banking firm UBS has cut around 200 jobs in their U.S. brokerage unit. Despite the seemingly large number of layoffs, this amounts…
Virginia: 37,000 Jobs in Danger
A liberal think tank estimated Wednesday that the cuts to the two-year Virginia state budget will lead to the loss of 37,000 jobs. The cuts…
Proposed Baltimore Budget Cuts 600 Jobs
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake released a budget proposal Wednesday that stands to cut more than 600 city employees, including 120 police officers and 90 fire…
853 Tennessee State Workers Sent Layoff Notices
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen announced Wednesday that 853 layoff notices will be mailed out to state employees this week. An additional 317 layoff notices will…
125 Human Service Workers Let Go in Iowa
An announcement was made Tuesday night that the human services department will be cutting 125 jobs in Iowa due to state budget cuts. The initial…
Pfizer Announces 680 Post-Merger Job Cuts
Pharmaceutical powerhouse, Pfizer, announced yesterday that it would be cutting a total of 680 jobs from it's Collegeville and Great Valley campuses. The layoffs had…
The Commercial Appeal Loses More Workers
The Commercial Appeal, a newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee, has laid off 18 employees, effective as of March 12 according to sources in the industry. Sources…