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Layoffs and downsizing both refer to reductions that companies make in staff.
Layoffs and downsizing both refer to reductions that companies make in staff.
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Tech Giant Hewlett-Packard to Cut 27K Jobs by 2014
Los Angeles TimesPALO ALTO, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s largest PC maker, will cut 27,000 jobs, or about 8 percent of its staff, by 2014 to bring down costs and make the company more competitive in a changing marketplace. The move comes as consumer...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Job Layoffs, Los Angeles Times, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Meg Whitman
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Villaraigosa Calls for Cutting City Jobs, Retirement Benefits
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- In his new city budget, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called Friday for the elimination of 669 city jobs - 231 through layoffs - even as he sought increased staffing levels for police officers and the restoration of some services...Tags: Wendy Greuel, Public Employees, Job Layoffs, Los Angeles Police Department, Interior Policy
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LAUSD Shortens School Year, Forces Teacher Furloughs
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Good news for students, but bad news for teachers. The Los Angeles Unified School District announced plans to shave four days off the 2011-2012 school calender year due to budget constraints. LAUSD spokesman Tom Waldman said...Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Unemployment, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Teachers
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Sheriff Baca Agrees to Close Much of Men's Central Jail
Los Angeles TimesMONTEREY PARK, Calif. -- Facing an FBI investigation into brutality in his jails, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca publicly committed Tuesday to shuttering much of his most problematic lockup, Men’s Central Jail, barring some unexpected spike in...Tags: Prisons, Los Angeles Times, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Criminals
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Democratic Strategist Apologizes for Comment About Ann Romney
CNNWashington -- A Democratic strategist apologized Thursday for a comment questioning Ann Romney's qualifications to advise her husband on women's economic issues, while the Romney campaign sought to exploit the controversy to help fix a gender gap...Tags: Primaries, Warren Buffett, Cynthia M. Lummis, Abortion, Los Angeles Times
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Open Hearings Begin on LAUSD Teacher Layoffs
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Open hearings began Monday for thousands of L.A. Unified School District teachers who are at risk of losing their jobs at the end of the school year. A judge will decide if the district can layoff the more than 9,500 teachers and...Tags: Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning
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Villaraigosa Avoids Talk of Layoffs in State of the City
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- Even as city workers protested proposed layoffs outside of his speech, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa avoided talk of layoffs during his annual State of the City address Wednesday, choosing instead to cheerlead a proposed ballot...Tags: Lobbying, Job Layoffs, Business, Public Employees, Los Angeles Police Department
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Yahoo to Cut 2,000 Jobs in Radical Restructuring
CNNNEW YORK -- Yahoo said Wednesday that it will eliminate 2,000 employees, around 14% of its workforce, as new CEO Scott Thompson begins radically streamlining the company. The long-rumored job cuts could be the first of several rounds as Thompson pares...Tags: Google Inc., Companies and Corporations, Job Layoffs, CNN (tv network), Carol Bartz
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LAUSD Hopes Union Concessions, Parcel Tax Can Save Programs
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The L.A. Unified school board approved a budget on Tuesday that would save most programs, but only if labor unions agree to sacrifices and voters approve a $298 parcel tax. The board voted 6-1 in favor of the Fiscal Stabilization...Tags: Public Finance, Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Adult Education, Politics
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Long Beach School Board Approves More Than 300 Layoffs
KTLA NewsLONG BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- The Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve a fresh round of budget cuts that will result in layoffs for more than 300 district employees. The board says the cuts are necessary because...Tags: Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Elections, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Postal Service Agrees to Delay Cutbacks and Layoffs
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to a five-month moratorium on closures of post offices and processing facilities while lawmakers hammer out legislation to overhaul the cash-strapped mail carrier, a group of U.S. senators said on Tuesday....Tags: Mail Order Industry, Health, U.S. Senate, Dennis Ross, U.S. Postal Service
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Founder of Breast Implant Company Charged
Los Angeles TimesThe founder of a French company that makes breast implants linked to a health scare was charged Friday with involuntary injury, his attorney told a CNN television affiliate. Jean-Claude Mas, founder of Poly Implant Protheses, or PIP, has been released...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Los Angeles Times, Trials, Litigation
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