With retirement of the space shuttle program expected next year after just nine more flights, NASA’s managers Thursday announced the first major round of job losses, saying 160 contractor workers would face layoffs Friday, the first of up to 900 jobs that will be lost between now and the end of the fiscal year.
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CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS — With safety force layoffs planned for Saturday, Mayor Jack Bacci called the fiscal crisis facing the village “the largest deficit in its history.” According to a letter sent by Bacci to residents at the beginning of the…
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No immediate end is in sight for temporary layoffs at TRW Automotive that have sidelined 115 workers, said a company representative. “Given the volume demands of our customers, we are routinely having temporary layoffs, weekly,” spokesman John Wilkerson said Thursday.[...]
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Layoffs, salary reductions, increased workload - there’s no good news for municipal employees from upcoming declines in taxable property values.
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