Layoffs
Pratt & Whitney “defies court order” with layoffs
February 24, 2010Machinists charge Pratt & Whitney defies a court order with a surprise announcement to lay off more workers.
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Arrow truck drivers abandoned by company but not by fellow drivers
January 7, 2010It was days before Christmas when 1,400 truck drivers got the news. Their employer, Arrow Trucking, suspended its operations, leaving them high and dry just before the holiday.
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January layoff rates soar
February 6, 2009The US private sector cut 522,000 jobs in January. The private consulting firm Automatic Data Processing (ADP), number layoffs in manufacturing at 243,000 and 279,000 in services. ADP says large companies slashed 92,000 jobs, mid-size companies...
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