Monday, December 8, 2008

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Layoff news in USA - Dec 6th and 7th

EMC Corp:
Data storage giant EMC Corp. of Hopkinton says it’s laid off "a small number" of workers during the last month. But it said it would finish the year with more employees than it started with.

PAETEC: 
PAETEC Holding Corp. laid off 222 full-time employees Wednesday, including about 40 in Monroe County.

Viacom, NBC Universal Plan Job Cuts:
Viacom Inc. and NBC Universal are cutting a combined 1,350 positions worldwide as the recession slows advertising sales and movie revenue. Viacom said Thursday it is cutting 850 jobs, or 7 percent of its work force, and will take up to $450 million in fourth-quarter asset write-downs. General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal unit told its staff it will eliminate 500 positions, or 3 percent.

STAPLES:
Framingham-based Staples, Inc. said Friday it will lay off about 140 workers, including half of its home office.

United Launch Alliance:
United Launch Alliance announced today it will eliminate 350 jobs in in February. The job losses will be spread across all locations. A second round of layoffs could occur in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing:
The Boston Globe reports that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., will cut jobs after combining several units. A company official said only that several hundred people will be affected, including fewer than 100 in Boston.

Newsday:
Newsday announced plans Friday to cut 100 jobs -- or 5 percent of its work force -- and raise newsstand prices for the weekday and Sunday editions as the newspaper grapples with the worsening economy.

Invista Employees to Be Laid Off:
One hundred thirty-two contract employees at Waynesboro's Invista plant are being laid off. They learned the bad news Friday afternoon.

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