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Offline UPCrawfish

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Corporations downsizing Nov 1 - Nov 8
« on: November 08, 2012, 07:28:08 PM »
Following is a list of corporations (US and overseas) and the number of employees they have or are planning to lay off. Many are reporting downsizing due to ObamaCare requirements, additional taxes to be levied on their business, reducing employee hours to 30 or less.....

Specific information on each company can be found at this link... http://www.dailyjobcuts.com/

 November 8 , 2012
Groupon - 80
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne - 100
Slidell La. - Warns of Possible Layoffs
Westinghouse Anniston - 50
Research in Motion Ltd. HQ - 200
Lightyear Network Solutions - 12+
The Providence Journal Co. - 23
Hawker Beechcraft - 240 Layoffs + Facility Closings
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November 7 , 2012
Boeing - 30% of Executives at Defense Unit
CVPH Medical Center - 17 Pink Slips
U.S. Cellular - 980
Commerzbank ( German ) - up to 6,000 Layoffs Poss.
Spanish airline Iberia - up to 7,000 Possible
Momentive Performance Materials - 150 Temp, Layoffs
Brake Parts LLC - 75
Gameforge Berlin - 20
Vestas Wind Systems - 3,000 More Job Cuts
Husqvarna AB - 600
ING - 2,350
Ericsson ( Sweden) - 1,550
SRA International Inc - 222 in Arlington Va.
PerkinElmer - 66 Layoffs During 3rd Quarter
Majestic Star Casino and Hotel - About 80
Center for Hospice / Palliative Care NY - 40 Temp. Layoffs
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November 6 , 2012
Bristol-Myers - 480 Sales Related Jobs in NJ
Update: the Lower Bucks Hospital - 30
Oce North America, Inc. CT - 135
Updated: Corning in Erwin NY - 100
United Blood Services Gulf region - 10% of Workforce
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation ( International )- 16
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November 5 , 2012
GenOn Energy Inc - 33
The Umatilla Chemical Depot - 34
HSBC - More Job Cuts Possible
Wartsila ( Finland ) - Plans Temp. Layoffs
Philips Electronics ( Belgian Plant ) - 218
Hills Holdings ( International ) - 300
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November 4 , 2012
American Independence Museum - 4
The ArcelorMittal steel mill in Georgetown - 20
Groupon ( UK ) - Some Layoffs
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November 3 , 2012
Judson University - 21
Montco Behavioral Health/Dev.Dept. PA?- 58
Bigpoint Games in San Fran. CA - 47
WPS Health Insurance - up to 600
Lackawanna County PA - 11+ Layoffs
Volvo Trucks plant in Dublin - 300 Layoffs in Jan.
Black Hills Corp. At Wyodak Coal Mine - 11
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November 2 , 2012
Kratos Defense Security Solutions - 125 Layoffs Possible
Penske Logistics Kansas City - 50
Update: Shaws Supermarket- 700 at 169 Locations
Supervalu Unit SHAW's - 700
Emanuel Medical Center - 24
Update: Exide Technologies Bristol Tenn. - 167
St. Jude Medical - 500
ATI Career Training Centers FL- Warns of 184 Job Cuts
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November 1 , 2012
Martha Stewart Living - 70
Niagara Falls NY - New Budget May = 17 Layoffs
Harris' Broadcast Communications divisions - 17
Cigna - 4% or 1,300 Workers Affected
FirstEnergy Corp - 142
Schools District 186 Springfield IL - Possible 139 Layoffs
Update: Kaiser Permanente CA - 84
GT Advanced Technologies Inc - 165
Adventist Health - 48
Sigma Designs Inc - Some Layoffs
ICM of Colwich - 25
Tacoma’s Public Works Dept WA - Some Layoffs Possible


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Re: Corporations downsizing Nov 1 - Nov 8
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2012, 08:23:28 PM »
I wonder if Obamacare is responsible for a new issue at work. Supposedly we are no longer allowed to work 7 days straight, so OT on weekends is an either Saturday OR Sunday., cannot work both due to too many hours (OSHA?) hmmm... will report back when we learn of all the details.
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Re: Corporations downsizing Nov 1 - Nov 8
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2012, 08:26:28 PM »
We sold our business this year just because of too many unknowns. The new owners downsized right away and are not going to retain any extra employees. So glad I had the offer last winter and made the decision to sell in February.

Was lucky and glad that the people we had employed had other jobs to go to since we let them know our intentions last fall and we were a seasonal business.

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Re: Corporations downsizing Nov 1 - Nov 8
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2012, 09:09:25 PM »
My employer recently initiated a hiring freeze, I'm sure it is a result of the election

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Re: Corporations downsizing Nov 1 - Nov 8
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2012, 09:41:24 PM »
What's worse, is many of those businesses who were defense contractors were instructed by the Federal Government to delay sending out layoff notices until after the election.

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Re: Corporations downsizing Nov 1 - Nov 8
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2012, 10:00:06 PM »
But, We saved or created 5 million new jobs   ???
 
And the unemployment rate magically goes down each month.
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Re: Corporations downsizing Nov 1 - Nov 8
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2012, 06:43:24 AM »
What's worse, is many of those businesses who were defense contractors were instructed by the Federal Government to delay sending out layoff notices until after the election.
A member of my family works for one of the major defense contractors in the area and they've been experiencing layoffs all year. It's really going to hurt the metro area since those jobs pay well and are going to evaporate.

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Re: Corporations downsizing Nov 1 - Nov 8
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2012, 07:27:01 AM »
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The American people have spoken.  This is what they wanted.  Obama cares about them. 
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