Spirit Airlines Slashes Jobs As It Charts Path Out Of Bankruptcy Spirit Airlines Slashes Jobs As It Charts Path Out Of Bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines Slashes Jobs As It Charts Path Out Of Bankruptcy Spirit Airlines is laying off about 200 employees as the company tries to survive amid bankruptcy proceedings. The budget carrier will eliminate the positions across various departments, a company spokesperson told Daily Voice on Thursday, Jan. 16. The move came as Spirit looks to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which it filed for in November 2024. The layoffs, which follow recent pilot furloughs, aim to align the airline's staffing with its current fleet size and level of flying while achieving $80 million in annual cost reductions. "These decisions are never made lightly, and we are c…
FedEx Supply Chain To Lay Off 70 Employees In York County After Holidays FedEx Supply Chain To Lay Off 70 Employees In York County After Holidays
FedEx Supply Chain To Lay Off 70 Employees In York County After Holidays FedEx Supply Chain is set to lay off dozens of employees at its York County facility shortly after the holidays, according to a recently filed WARN notice. The layoffs will impact 70 workers at the company's Black Ridge Road location in Manchester Township. The job cuts are expected to take effect between Feb. 17 and March 3, 2025. The reason for the layoffs has not been disclosed. FedEx Supply Chain, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, specializes in logistics and supply chain management.
Big Lots To Lay Off Pennsylvania County Distribution Center Workers Big Lots To Lay Off Pennsylvania County Distribution Center Workers
Big Lots To Lay Off Pennsylvania County Distribution Center Workers Hundreds of workers will lose their jobs in early 2025 as Big Lots winds down operations at its Pennsylvania distribution center near Tremont, Schuylkill County, according to a WARN notice. The Columbus, Ohio-based retailer plans to lay off 505 employees at its Rausch Creek Road facility, with layoffs starting January 6 and completing by March 31. This distribution center is one of five nationwide and the only one serving the northeastern U.S. The announcement comes amid a turbulent period for Big Lots, which recently disclosed that a planned company sale had fallen through. As a result, th…
Bethesda-Based Marriott Plans To Lay Off 800 Employees Bethesda-Based Marriott Plans To Lay Off 800 Employees
Bethesda-Based Marriott Plans To Lay Off 800 Employees Global hotel chain Marriott International is planning to lay off hundreds of employees by the start of the new year. According to a Maryland Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing, the company, based in Bethesda, listed 833 people slated to lose their jobs by Wednesday, Jan. 3. Despite the development, Chief Executive Officer Anthony Capuano said business is solid. "Our business momentum is excellent, and as a company that embraces change, we continue to evolve our business to support our global growth," Capuano said in a third-quarter earnings call late last month,…
Hearst Lays Off Around 200 Employees From Magazine Division, With Most Jobs In NY Hearst Lays Off Around 200 Employees From Magazine Division, With Most Jobs In NY
Hearst Lays Off Around 200 Employees From Magazine Division, With Most Jobs In NY Hearst Magazines has just fired around 200 employees, most of whom were assigned to the company's midtown Manhattan headquarters, according to multiple reports. Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Men's Health, Popular Mechanics, Town & Country, and Harper's Bazaar are among the titles the division of Hearts Communications publishes. Affected employees were notified in a private meeting days before Thanksgiving, according to New York Magazine. Some of the Hearst publications :were already run by a skeleton crew" after years of downsizing, the report in New York said.
CVS To Lay Off Nearly 3K Workers CVS To Lay Off Nearly 3K Workers
CVS To Lay Off Nearly 3K Workers CVS announced it will lay off nearly 3,000 workers as part of a cost-cutting move aimed at saving $2 billion. These approximately 2,900 layoffs, primarily in corporate roles in the company's CVS Health division, represent less than 1 percent of the company's workforce, CVS said.  "The reductions will not impact front-line jobs in our stores, pharmacies and distribution centers,” a CVS spokesperson told CNN. The move comes a day after CVS management met with major shareholder Glenview Capital to discuss the company’s deficits and its dipping stock price, according to CNBC. Founded in…
Anheuser-Busch To Cut 200 Jobs At Medford Facility: Report Anheuser-Busch To Cut 200 Jobs At Medford Facility: Report
Anheuser-Busch To Cut 200 Jobs At Medford Facility: Report Anheuser-Busch has alerted state officials that it plans to eliminate nearly 200 jobs at a facility in Medford later this year, reports said.  The brewer plans to transfer its AB One wholesaler on Riverside Avenue to Quality Beverage, which already has distribution locations in Chicopee, Auburn, and Taunton.  “We are working with Quality Beverage to ensure a smooth transition for our operations, including fully supporting our local teams, and as part of this ongoing transition, we expect that some opportunities will be made available for Boston employees with the Quality Beverage …
3 Hudson Valley Companies Announce Around 300 Layoffs 3 Hudson Valley Companies Announce Around 300 Layoffs
3 Hudson Valley Companies Announce Around 300 Layoffs Several hundred Hudson Valley workers will lose their jobs as three companies, either close, merge or cutback on production. The companies, all located in Orange County, Frito-Lay and Gen-Pak, both in Middletown, and Amscan in Newburgh, filed WARN Notices with the state that inform them of upcoming layoffs. Frito-Lay said it would lay off 88 workers beginning on Friday, Aug. 30 due to construction projects at the plant. The workers will not be rehired.  Gen-Pak, a food packaging manufacturing plant said it would layoff all 138 of its employees due to the rise in the bans on the use of…
Walmart Cutting Hundreds Of Positions From North Jersey Office Walmart Cutting Hundreds Of Positions From North Jersey Office
Walmart Cutting Hundreds Of Positions From North Jersey Office Layoffs are ahead for more than 200 of Walmart's North Jersey employees. A New Jersey WARN notice says the company will begin the cuts to 237 positions at its corporate office in Hoboken on Aug. 14, with more to come on Nov. 1, and Jan. 31, 2025. According to the Wall Street Journal, employees may work remotely but are being asked to spend the majority of their times in the offices.  Employees in other U.S. cities are also facing layoffs, and are being asked to relocate to central hubs, the outlet said. Daily Voice has reached out to Walmart for additional information.
DMV Region Reacts To Local News Outlet Getting Shut Down, Reporter Releases DMV Region Reacts To Local News Outlet Getting Shut Down, Reporter Releases
DMV Region Reacts To Local News Outlet Getting Shut Down, Reporter Releases A popular local news outlet in the DMV region is being shut down - again - after the agency released more than a dozen employees and plans to shift toward a different business model.  The backlash was swift and harsh on Friday, Feb. 23, when WAMU announced it would be shutting down DCist, which was shuttered unexpectedly as users were redirected to a website for the company's radio station. Layoffs were confirmed by their union on Friday morning. If you believe in the power of local journalism to hold the government accountable, to bring levity to your day, or to tell you something new …
CVS Health Cutting 150+ Jobs From PA, 5K Across Country CVS Health Cutting 150+ Jobs From PA, 5K Across Country
CVS Health Cutting 150+ Jobs From PA, 5K Across Country CVS Health is eliminating 157 jobs from its Pennsylvania offices, part of the healthcare giant’s larger plan to cut 5,000 jobs nationwide. CVS Health plans to cut the jobs at its Aetna office at Union Meeting Road in Blue Bell. The layoffs will begin on Oct. 21 and continue until Dec. 30, according to documents filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. The Blue Bell office will remain open. The company is undergoing a massive restructuring and recently announced it would be cutting 5,000 workers. Earlier this month, CVS Health filed documents with…
200+ Layoffs Expected As FedEx Facility Closes In Central PA 200+ Layoffs Expected As FedEx Facility Closes In Central PA
200+ Layoffs Expected As FedEx Facility Closes In Central PA A Central Pennsylvania FedEx will close its doors and lay off over two hundred employees, according to a WARN Notice by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The FedEx Supply Chain Inc. at 115 Willow Springs Lane in York is set to close on Sept. 30.  The layoffs at the facility will include 220 people. The company will assist the affected employees with finding new positions, according to a FedEx spokesperson. The company sent the following statement regarding the closure: "FedEx Supply Chain currently operates the facility on Willow Springs Drive in York for a customer…