Archive for March, 2009

Staten Island’s Savino petitions Paterson to reconsider layoff plan (Staten Island Advance)

Advance file photoState Sen. Diane Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn signed a letter to Gov. Paterson about his plan to layoff state workers. Staten Island state Sen. Diane Savino was one of three Democrats in the legislative body to petition Gov. David…

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Caterpillar Workers in France Take Bosses Hostage (US News & World Report)

Employees at the Grenoble plant are protesting the company’s layoff plans.

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Layoffs continue at Disney, former employee says (Orlando Sentinel)

Layoffs at Walt Disney World have continued this week, according to a former employee whose job was eliminated on Monday. The person was aware of at least a dozen others laid off yesterday or today.

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Cessna: More layoffs, production cuts coming (San Francisco Chronicle)

Cessna Aircraft Co. warned workers Tuesday that more layoffs are coming as its customers cancel and defer plane orders. The extent of the latest round of layoffs and production cuts won’t be announced until April 29, when its parent company releases its first-…

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