Archive for January, 2010

Pasadena teachers’ union squares off with district over layoffs (Pasadena Star-News)

With layoffs threatening 193 Pasadena Unified School District employees, teachers want to ensure that those at the top share the pain of the district’s $23 million projected budget deficit, a union leader said.

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Transit agencies plan layoffs, cuts, fare hikes (Daily Herald)

Just two winters ago, Chicago-area transit riders feared a doomsday scenario with threatened fare hikes, route cuts and layoffs.

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CBS layoffs won’t spare ‘60 Minutes’ (The Wenatchee World)

NEW YORK — CBS News, seeking to hold down news-gathering costs as its flagship evening and morning news programs continue to lag in the ratings, is preparing a significant round of layoffs next week, according to people familiar with the situation. The budget tightening is expected to affect every newscast, including “60 Minutes,” the network’s crown jewel.

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Fox Valley district attorneys await layoff announcement (The Appleton Post-Crescent)

Fox Valley district attorneys await word on whether their offices will lose prosecutors to statewide layoffs.

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