Job losses continue

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.workingamerica.org/blog/2011/04/13/job-losses-continue/

In Idaho, 522 people will lose their jobs when the XL Four Star Beef meat packing plant closes.

In Florida 535 United Space Alliance workers were laid off on April 8. The end of the space shuttle program means the end of a lot of jobs.

In Nevada 150+ employees are being laid off from the Nevada Cancer Institute, a non-profit that has been hard hit by the economy.

In Buffalo, NY over 200 food service workers employed by Sodexo, Inc. will be losing their jobs at the end of May. Sodexo’s contract with Buffalo State College has been terminated.

In San Jose, CA the technology company Cisco Systems, Inc. is cutting 550 jobs as part of a company restructuring.

In Chatsworth, GA the Shaw Industries plant is closing, and laying off 302 employees.

There is still a ceaseless drum beat of job losses around the country, yet Congress acknowledges their intent to make budget cuts that will cost both public and private sector jobs - as part of their job creation plan.

More at the link --

[Coyote_Bandit]

1. But, but, but......

I thought the economy was soooooooooooooo much improved.

In my part of the world only the delusional believe the Main Street economy is improving. The rest of us realize that this is one of the most food insecure areas in the nation - and more people are becoming dependent upon the local food bank ach week.

[bahrbearian]

2. 50,000 new jobs , pushing Burgers and Fries

[rfranklin]

3. But at those salaries you can't even "dineout" at MacDonald's!

It's just too fancy!

[marions ghost]

4. teachers

:banghead:

[MineralMan]

5. Hiring Increases

Yah, well, it goes both ways. There's hiring going on, too:

*Palm Beach School District Hiring 190 New Teachers - http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/schools/school-district-to-meet-mandated-class-size-reductions-1417045.html
*Lockheed Martin opens Mississippi support center, hiring 350 - http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2011/04/19/lockheed-martin-opens-mississippi.html
*Grand Falls Casino Hiring 500 - http://www.kmeg14.com/story/14477132/hiring-time-for-grand-falls-casino-resort
*Frontier Communications Hiring 30 Full-timers - http://www.marionstar.com/article/20110420/NEWS01/104200305/Frontier-creating-30-new-jobs?odyssey=nav|head
*Michigan Electric Car Battery Factory Plans 300 Hires - http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/04/electric_car_battery_maker_lg.html
*Book Publishers Hiring Hundreds of Tech Pros - http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sou/blog/book-publishers-hiring-tech-pros-in-digital-push/?cs=46581

Anyone can hunt and choose what stories to list here on DU.

[OhioChick]

6. K&R n/t