Monday, December 22, 2008

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Layoffs in USA - Dec 21st: Update


United Airlines warns of more possible layoffs
CHICAGO - United Airlines has warned its flight attendants union that it may seek to cut 250 more jobs in January, after furloughing 1,550 flight attendants earlier this fall. 

Silicon Storage to layoff 120, or 17 percent of workforce
Silicon Storage Technology, the Sunnyvale maker of flash memory, said it is in the process of cutting 120 employees, or 17 percent of its staff, according to a filing it made Friday. The action is being taken “to streamline the organization going forward” so as to “to reflect changes in anticipated levels of business.”

Galveston planning to cut employee pay
721 workers would be affected; Hurricane Ike, lower tax revenues blamed for projected shortfall

California State Issues Layoffs, Mandatory Unpaid Leave For State Employees
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an executive order mandating all state employees take two days a month of unpaid leave. The Republican governor also ordered a 10-percent workforce reduction for all departments, which could be accomplished through layoffs. The furloughs and layoffs will begin in February and run through 2010, Schwarzenegger said in his executive order.

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