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Election over let the layoff start: Boeing to cut 30%

 
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Wind industries lay off hundreds of workers
by Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio
November 6, 2012

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Hundreds of workers in our region are losing their jobs as wind turbine manufacturers cut production.

The federal tax credit that subsidizes wind energy is set to expire at the end of the year, and political uncertainty is putting the brakes on the wind industry. More than 500 workers are losing their jobs in the Red River Valley.

By the end of November, 345 workers who make wind turbine blades at a Grand Forks, N.D. factory will be out of work.

Bill Burga, who heads manufacturing in North and South America for LM Wind Power, the Denmark-based company that operates a turbine blade plant in Grand Forks, said orders for next year have dried up because no one is sure if Congress will renew th [link to minnesota.publicradio.org]
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Lockheed is laying off thousands
maybe

the US can just all get on the socialist government dole and sit around and smoke pot
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Lockheed workers are all on the government dole - its because of defense cuts that they're threatening layoffs. WHERE DO YOU THINK THAT MONEY COMES FROM? Good god the ignorance on this board is disgusting.
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Wind industries lay off hundreds of workers
by Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio
November 6, 2012

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Hundreds of workers in our region are losing their jobs as wind turbine manufacturers cut production.

The federal tax credit that subsidizes wind energy is set to expire at the end of the year, and political uncertainty is putting the brakes on the wind industry. More than 500 workers are losing their jobs in the Red River Valley.

By the end of November, 345 workers who make wind turbine blades at a Grand Forks, N.D. factory will be out of work.

Bill Burga, who heads manufacturing in North and South America for LM Wind Power, the Denmark-based company that operates a turbine blade plant in Grand Forks, said orders for next year have dried up because no one is sure if Congress will renew th [link to minnesota.publicradio.org]
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Federal tax credit expiring? More welfare recipients.
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U.S. employers post fewest jobs in 5 months
Posted: 9:00 am Wed, November 7, 2012
By The Associated Press

U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in September after advertising more in August than first estimated. The report suggests hiring will likely remain modest in the coming months.

The Labor Department sa
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November 3, 2012
Shaw's announces layoffs of 700 employees
By Bill Kirk [email protected]
The Eagle-Tribune

The Shaw’s supermarket chain announced yesterday it is laying off 700 of its 17,000 employees who work in 169 stores in New England.

Employees were notified yesterday and today about [link to www.eagletribune.com]

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November 3, 2012
Shaw's announces layoffs of 700 employees
By Bill Kirk [email protected]
The Eagle-Tribune

The Shaw’s supermarket chain announced yesterday it is laying off 700 of its 17,000 employees who work in 169 stores in New England.

Employees were notified yesterday and today about [link to www.eagletribune.com]

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Three days before the election and supermarkets will continue to layoff as they are eaten alive by Walmart and discounters.
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UPDATE: Volvo Trucks Pulaski County plant to lay off 300 in January
November 02
, 2012 - 6:09 PM
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PULASKI COUNTY, VA --
It is business as usual at the Volvo Trucks plant in Dublin, but come January that
won't be the case for 300 workers losing their jobs

"With the layoffs it's hurting a lot of people. They're getting called back for three or four months and then Volvo lay them back off. That hurts them and their families. I think they ought to come up with a different solution to it because I believe it's hurting everyone in Dublin,” said Roy Bowden.

Company leaders blame the decline in industry orders on sluggish job growth, federal budget discussions, and yes, the upcoming presidential election. This is the second major layoff since 2009 when 650 people lost their jobs, but the company brought back more than 700 workers in 2011. Currently, 2,400 people work at the Dublin plant.

"It's normal for Volvo, you know they always do this, so it's negative, but they'll always bounce back,” said Loetha Orren.

A company [link to www2.wsls.com]
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So no 'massive' layoffs because of the election - just a bunch of taxpayer funded parasites losing their jobs. Thread is a fail and an embarrassment for the OP.
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UPDATE: Volvo Trucks Pulaski County plant to lay off 300 in January
November 02
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PULASKI COUNTY, VA --
It is business as usual at the Volvo Trucks plant in Dublin, but come January that
won't be the case for 300 workers losing their jobs

"With the layoffs it's hurting a lot of people. They're getting called back for three or four months and then Volvo lay them back off. That hurts them and their families. I think they ought to come up with a different solution to it because I believe it's hurting everyone in Dublin,” said Roy Bowden.

Company leaders blame the decline in industry orders on sluggish job growth, federal budget discussions, and yes, the upcoming presidential election. This is the second major layoff since 2009 when 650 people lost their jobs, but the company brought back more than 700 workers in 2011. Currently, 2,400 people work at the Dublin plant.

"It's normal for Volvo, you know they always do this, so it's negative, but they'll always bounce back,” said Loetha Orren.

A company [link to www2.wsls.com]
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So they hired 700 hundred AFTER Obama was elected and are now laying off 300. Still ahead of what it was under Bush.
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UPDATE: Volvo Trucks Pulaski County plant to lay off 300 in January
November 02
, 2012 - 6:09 PM
» 0 Comments | Post a Comment
PULASKI COUNTY, VA --
It is business as usual at the Volvo Trucks plant in Dublin, but come January that
won't be the case for 300 workers losing their jobs

"With the layoffs it's hurting a lot of people. They're getting called back for three or four months and then Volvo lay them back off. That hurts them and their families. I think they ought to come up with a different solution to it because I believe it's hurting everyone in Dublin,” said Roy Bowden.

Company leaders blame the decline in industry orders on sluggish job growth, federal budget discussions, and yes, the upcoming presidential election. This is the second major layoff since 2009 when 650 people lost their jobs, but the company brought back more than 700 workers in 2011. Currently, 2,400 people work at the Dublin plant.

"It's normal for Volvo, you know they always do this, so it's negative, but they'll always bounce back,” said Loetha Orren.

A company [link to www2.wsls.com]
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So they hired 700 hundred AFTER Obama was elected and are now laying off 300. Still ahead of what it was under Bush.
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So no 'massive' layoffs because of the election - just a bunch of taxpayer funded parasites losing their jobs. Thread is a fail and an embarrassment for the OP.
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Highly doubtful that all Lockheed is for this government as they have or rather had high sales abroad.
One of the most important aspects of conspiracy theories is being able to discern when there isn't one.

Oh yeah, like you'd understand anyway.

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Mourning in America - Here's Those Layoffs We Voted For Last Night

By Rusty Weiss on November 07, 2012

Last night's victory for the President marks the first time since its inception that Obamacare is no longer a what-if; it is the future of health care in America.

It also means a near immediate impact on the economy. With 20 or so new or higher taxes set to be implemented, ranging from a $123 billion surtax on investment income, through the $20 billion medical device tax, all the way down to the $600 million executive compensation limit, Obamacare will be a nearly unbearable tax burden on the economy.

Who will pay? The middle-class workforce, of course.

So with another four years for President Obama to look forward to, and the obvious inevitability of Obamacare that this entails, let's examine the very real jobs that will be lost, and the very real lives that will be affected.

Welch Allyn

Welch Allyn, a company that manufactures medical diagnostic equipment in central New York, announced in September that they would be laying off 275 employees, or roughly 10% of their workforce over the next three years. One of the major reasons discussed for the layoffs was a proactive response to the Medical Device Tax mandated by the new healthcare law.

Dana Holding Corp.

As recently as a week ago, a global auto parts manufacturing company in Ohio known as Dana Holding Corp., warned their employees of potential layoffs, citing "$24 million over the next six years in additional U.S. health care expenses". After laying off several white collar staffers, company insiders have hinted at more to come. The company will have to cover the additional $24 million cost somehow, which will likely equate to numerous cuts in their current workforce of 25,500 worldwide.

Stryker

One of the biggest medical device manufacturers in the world, Stryker will close their facility in Orchard Park, New York, eliminating 96 jobs in December. Worse, they plan on countering the medical device tax in Obamacare by slashing 5% of their global workforce - an estimated 1,170 positions.

Boston Scientific

In October of 2009, Boston Scientific CEO Ray Elliott, warned that proposed taxes in the health care reform bill could "lead to significant job losses" for his company. Nearly two years later, Elliott announced that the company would be cutting anywhere between 1,200 and 1,400 jobs, while simultaneously shifting investments and workers overseas - to China.

Medtronic


In March of 2010, medical device maker Medtronic warned that Obamacare taxes could result in a reduction of precisely 1,000 jobs. That plan became reality when the company cut 500 positions over the summer, with another 500 set for the end of 2013.

Others

A short list of other companies facing future layoffs at the hands of Obamacare:

Smith & Nephew - 770 layoffs
Abbott Labs - 700 layoffs
Covidien - 595 layoffs
Kinetic Concepts - 427 layoffs
St. Jude Medical - 300 layoffs
Hill Rom - 200 layoffs



Beyond the complete elimination of a significant number of American jobs is another looming problem created by the health care law - a shift from full-time to part-time workers.

Sean Hackbarth of Free Enterprise explains:


lots more here

A JP M.. [link to www.freedomworks.org]

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So no 'massive' layoffs because of the election - just a bunch of taxpayer funded parasites losing their jobs. Thread is a fail and an embarrassment for the OP.
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Why aren't you saving a whale or something?
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yup--- I hope all the IDIOTS who voted for jackass- get what they voted for----- and handful of nothing.!!!

good for the stupid idiots
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......and all of the ignorant fuckers that voted for Obama are going to get their Shit Sandwiches.

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And the low class white trash Romney voters???
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I thought Romney voters were the Elites. You can't have it both way , Dickweed.
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this will be a good thing.. the more layoffs, the more americans will be forced to get out of working for corporations and/or government and start their own businesses.

fuck obama though.

but do you really want to work for megacorp. or government.corp?
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Re: Election over let the layoff start: Boeing to cut 30%
So no 'massive' layoffs because of the election - just a bunch of taxpayer funded parasites losing their jobs. Thread is a fail and an embarrassment for the OP.
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Can you f--king add?
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Re: Election over let the layoff start: Boeing to cut 30%
Lockheed is laying off thousands
maybe

the US can just all get on the socialist government dole and sit around and smoke pot
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Lockheed workers are all on the government dole - its because of defense cuts that they're threatening layoffs. WHERE DO YOU THINK THAT MONEY COMES FROM? Good god the ignorance on this board is disgusting.
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You DO realize that these people own homes, buy groceries, cars and other shit & support their local economies right?

Do you "think" (and I use the word hesitantly where you are concerned) that 100% of LM's business is government contracts?

The economic & fiscal ignorance that you're spouting is what you should concern yourself with...

Keep on hatin' on successful people AC, that's the path to success...

Where do you think the money to pay their unemployment benefits is going to come from??? The Magic Free Shit Fairy???

Your ride sbus and your sign dumbass
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what would really impress me is someone who posted the amount of jobs being reduced from as many data points as possible, while also posted the amount of jobs increased from as many data points as possible.

this is a +/- kind of game, and so to get a good view on whether or not policy is working, we must, to the best of our ability, see whether we are generally increasing or decreasing jobs.
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So, you want to see the number that minimum wage jobs increased vs. the number of higher wage jobs lost?
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Don't forget census workers and Michelle's personal staff!

dance
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this will be a good thing.. the more layoffs, the more americans will be forced to get out of working for corporations and/or government and start their own businesses.

fuck obama though.

but do you really want to work for megacorp. or government.corp?
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putin

We really deserve what's coming.
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We just let 25 workers go on Wednesday, Mostly blacks and Hispanics. We are getting our revenge in as well. And we will not be hiring anymore ever.
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I see money in all of your futures. Consumption will rise.
Tax inflows will go thru the roof. Everything will be hunky dory.
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Caterpillar’s Layoffs Parallel A Falling Monthly Copper Price Index
by MetalMiner IndX Reports on NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Style: Industry News Category: Metal Prices, MetalMiner IndX, Non-Ferrous Metals

[link to agmetalminer.com]

Momentive Inc. plans temporary layoffs for 150
Reduction in demand cited


November 7, 2012

[link to www.tylerstarnews.com]

Umatilla Chemical Depot plans layoffs this month, in 2013
Published: November 6, 2012

The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility will reduce its work force by 34 positions this month -- the third reduction in force during the past year.

Three more rounds of layoffs are planned in 2013, which are estimated to include 400 to 450 job cuts next year.

Read more here: [link to www.tri-cityherald.com]
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Catapillar layoffs from two months ago.
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Caterpillar: Production cuts will run into 2013

Caterpillar Inc. says it will continue to idle factories and cut production into next year because of a slowdown in demand for its mining and construction equipment.
Mike DeWalt, director of investor relations for Peoria-based Caterpillar, told the Robert W. Baird 2012 Industrial Conference in Chicago on Tuesday that Caterpillar has been hard hit by a slowdown in mining.ochange That part of Caterpillar’s business had remained strong through recession in Europe and the sputtering U.S. recovery...

[link to www.suntimes.com]
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They were announced in September. Nothing to do with the election
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When he bails Catapillar out, everyone there owes him for their job as a job "created or saved..." when they start laying off and cutting back afterwards, he has "nothing to do with it." See how the game is played people? And the sad thing is, playing the game like that actually works. We've lost.
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Boeing -a government contractor - is laying off welfare recipients in the defense industry. This is good news. Those hypocrites should all be out of a job.

FYI Vestas is in DENMARK
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We're not talking about the private sector here.

These are all government "workers".
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Nevertheless, that is a lot of newly unemployed.
Who is John Galt?
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Boeing Co announced a major restructuring of its defense division on Wednesday that will cut 30 percent of management jobs from 2010 levels, close facilities in California and consolidate several business units to cut costs.

[link to www.chicagotribune.com]


Yep, told to wait until the election was over.

Vestas Seeks 20 Percent Stake Sale, Cuts 3,000 More Jobs


Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS) is seeking to sell a stake of as much as 20 percent and said it’s reducing headcount by 3,000 to raise the staff cuts by the biggest wind turbine maker to almost a third over two years.

[link to www.businessweek.com]


Hawker Beechcraft announces more layoffs

The company says 240 employees will lose their jobs with the closing of Hawker Beechcraft Services facilities in Little Rock, Ark.; Mesa, Ariz.; and San Antonio, Texas.

It also plans to cut a total of 170 jobs at its Wichita headquarters and at its completion center in Little Rock. More than half of the jobs being elimianted are in Arkansas, however the planemaker refused to release an exact number.

[link to www.kwch.com]

Research in Motion cuts jobs at U.S. headquarters in Irving

Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, laid off about 200 people at its U.S. headquarters in Irving on Wednesday, according to a source close to the company who did not want to be named.
Canada-based RIM spokesman Nick Manning confirmed that layoffs occurred in Irving but would not specify how many. RIM employed about 700 people there.

[link to www.dallasnews.com]

U.S. Cellular drops Chicago, cuts 640 local jobs


The move will result in 980 job cuts at U.S. Cellular, with 640 in the Chicago area, according to a spokeswoman. The cuts are slightly under 12 percent of the approximately 8,400 total employees U.S. Cellular had at the end of the third quarter.

[link to biztimes.com]

SRA International to lay off 222 in Arlington
Fairfax-based SRA International Inc. has given notice to the the Virginia Workforce Network that it will lay off 222 people in Arlington Jan. 1, 2013.

[link to www.bizjournals.com]

Hyatt Regency Tampa issues layoff notice
The Hyatt Regency Tampa has posted a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification affecting 222 employees.

[link to www.bizjournals.com]

More layoffs announced at Anniston weapons incinerator
The company that operated Anniston’s chemical weapons incinerator has 50 fewer workers today as part of continuing efforts to close down the facility.

According to a Wednesday press release from Westinghouse Anniston, the contractor responsible for shutting down the facility, the employee drawdown today will affect 50 workers at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. The facility reached another closure milestone and so no longer needs the labor.

[link to www.annistonstar.com]


The Axe Falls: Bristol-Myers To Cut Nearly 500 Jobs
And the parade of layoffs continues. The latest drugmaker to shed some workers is Bristol-Myers Squibb, which plans to eliminate 479 sales reps and related jobs now that Otsuka Pharmaceuticals will assume responsbility for marketing the Abilify antipsycotic in the US, a spokeswoman tells us. The job cuts were disclosed in a state notice.

[link to www.pharmalot.com]


I'll keep updating as it comes in.
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don't worry the gov will be hiring more personnel for their food stamp and welfare offices around the country.
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:jaynod:

Most business owners I know are eying some type of streamlining.

All mention trimming staff to compensate for revenues lost to increased taxes and obamacare.
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And in Europe..

ING to Cut Jobs, Reports Drop in Profit


The Netherlands' largest bank by assets announced 1,000 job cuts at its commercial bank, in view of a "challenging business environment" and more stringent rules for the industry. It also said it would scrap 1,350 jobs at its European insurance business as it readies the unit for an initial public offering next year. ING employs around 94,000 people world-wide.


[link to online.wsj.com]





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