The State of Ohio will use prisoners to replace Statehouse janitors and groundskeepers who were laid off. The Columbus capital building will bring in two…
Unpronounceably-named computer chip manufacturer Xilinx will trim 6% of its global workforce, eliminating 200 jobs. The firm is cutting executive salaries and freezing compensation for…
Swiss Bank UBS will cut 2,000 positions in its US wealth management business, beginning next week. The bank is cutting its headcount globally by 8,700.…
Harley-Davidson, which in January announced it would cut 1,100 jobs and close three facilities, will eliminate up to 400 additional hourly production positions. The company…
Rutgers University will lay off workers and raise tuition to help close a projected $60 million budget deficit. New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine plans to…
Airplane manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft is reducing production, and planning an undisclosed number of layoffs at all levels of the company throughout 2009. New CEO Bill…
The disastrously underfunded and poorly managed Los Angeles Unified School District has pounded another nail into its own coffin, announcing layoffs for over 5,000 teachers,…