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BSA Health System and Bell Helicopter confirmed recent layoffs. Approximately 29 BSA staff members were affected in Amarillo. Bell Helicopter laid off about 30 employees in Amarillo. Rising costs and market realities were cited as reasons. Some Bell employees also face three-week furloughs.
Amarillo, Texas
https://amarillotribune.org/2026/06/10/approximately-60-affected-by-layoffs-at-top-amarillo-employers/
Bell Textron has announced layoffs and furloughs for employees at several facilities, including its Wichita operation, with reductions that primarily affect personnel assigned to the MV-75 Cheyenne II future long-range as--ult aircraft program, according to the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram.
https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=F46807DA-1E6B-49D8-B51A-5D2ABE4B04B1
Bell Textron confirmed layoffs affecting hundreds of employees. Approximately 285 workers were impacted across three facilities. Locations included Amarillo, Fort Worth, and Wichita. The company also announced a three-week furlough for some staff. These actions aim to align the company with market realities.
Wichita, Kansas
https://www.ksn.com/news/business/wichita-workers-included-in-bell-textron-layoffs/
Peninsula College declared a financial emergency. Twelve full-time staff positions will be eliminated. Several educational programs face elimination or suspension. A $1.8 million budget deficit prompted these measures. Furloughs will also impact high-earning staff beginning in July.
https://ptleader.com/articles/local-news/budget-crisis-forces-layoffs-program-cuts-and-furloughs-at-college/
Many companies implement layoffs during economic uncertainty. Evidence suggests layoffs frequently fail to achieve lasting financial benefits. They can also significantly harm employee morale, innovation, and customer loyalty. Many leaders now consider other options instead of job cuts. Companies like Southwest and AT&T successfully used reskilling, furloughs, or reduced hours.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_layoffs_hurt_all_of_usand_what_companies_can_do_instead
Anyone getting those furlough requests for the summer months yet? I have not heard of any so far, which is strange considering the layoffs. I am on the west coast. The next time it happens, and it will, I swear I am applying for unemployment and taking off the time in weekly chunks rather than one day here and there like I usually do.
The Energy and Environmental Research Center at UND implemented workforce reductions. Forty benefited employees were affected by this decision. This total includes 27 permanent reductions and 13 temporary furloughs. The EERC plans to rehire furloughed staff as funding and operational needs allow. The EERC previously employed around 210 people.
Grand Forks, North Dakota
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/unds-energy-and-environmental-research-center-makes-reduction-in-force-due-to-delays-in-funding
Mass furloughs are going to happen in Houston! Talk to your managers, train runner managers! The writing is on the walls. It’s going to be before the new machinist apprentices start. They’re hiring them as we speak! Both managers and tradesmen will be furloughed!
Hearing of some big workforce reduction targets after the split. Any chance they will offer buyouts especially since they seem to be popular in corporate America these days?
Chairman meeting told union reps they're coming soon. Confirmed by General Foreman. Not sure what shops and crafts will be effected.
Paterson city government seeks a $48.5 million increase in state aid. This funding aims to close a significant budget deficit. Without the aid, 680 employees may face furloughs. Additionally, 58 municipal workers could lose their jobs. City officials state these measures are a last resort and not currently planned.
Paterson, New Jersey
https://www.aol.com/articles/layoffs-paterson-city-workers-options-083057425.html
I just noticed that bunch of people left the chats, and they are not available any more.
Was there any layoff recently? How many people were cut?
Portland Public Schools agreed to implement furlough days. This action prevents mid-year staff layoffs for teachers. Students will experience three fewer school days this year. At least three other Oregon districts also approved staff furloughs. These measures address significant budget shortfalls statewide.
Portland, Oregon
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/30/portland-public-schools-furlough-days/
Greenbrier Central will temporarily lay off 94 workers. These furloughs will begin around March 24. The company's railcar site in Kennett, Missouri is affected. Reduced production needs and business conditions caused these actions. Missouri's Rapid Response team will assist affected workers.
Kennett, Missouri
https://www.missourinet.com/2026/01/23/southeast-missouri-company-to-temporarily-lay-off-94-workers/
Portland Public Schools has reached a new agreement. This deal involves designated furlough days for staff. The measure aims to prevent teacher layoffs. This action allows the school district to manage its budget. The agreement helps avoid staff reductions.
Portland, Oregon
https://www.koin.com/video/pps-reaches-agreement-on-furlough-days-to-avoid-teacher-layoffs/11630768/
Clintwood JOD, LLC issued permanent layoffs earlier this month. The company operates in Eastern Kentucky. Employees received notice on March 9. This followed a temporary furlough from February 24. Unforeseen business circumstances led to the decision.
Pike County, Kentucky
https://amp.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article315101294.html
did anyone receive layoff notice today contractors or Full timers?
Portland Public Schools faces a $10 million budget gap this school year. This deficit remains after the district already cut over $12 million. Administrators presented unions with two options: staff furloughs or layoffs. Furloughs could mean two unpaid days for all staff. Layoffs could impact at least 170 full-time positions by April.
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/02/27/portland-public-schools-furlough-layoffs/
Portland Public Schools faces a $10 million budget shortfall this academic year. District leaders are exploring options including staff layoffs or employee furlough days. The teachers' union president reported proposals for two furlough days or 170 position eliminations. A district spokesperson stated no definitive decisions have been made yet. Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong confirmed personnel actions are likely needed to close the gap by June 30.
https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/02/layoffs-furlough-days-are-potential-options-to-plug-portland-public-schools-10-million-midyear-budget-gap.html
SCUSD is facing a growing financial crisis as leaders warn the budget deficit for the current school year is larger than the $43 million shortfall reported last year
https://www.abc10.com/video/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-city-unified-approves-layoffs-and-furloughs-to-avoid-state-takeover/103-51e987bc-04f7-4e67-a882-54eb43bf0692
According to board checks and current rosters, every location in every terminal is laying off employees hired from September 1, 2024 and latter, union officials co-signing off on the furloughs, off in force reduction, or various labels of the same term in every location system wide, based on research and search boards, temple, texas is the only location that hasn’t activated 675 ready to work board, all other locations have already activated and furloughed new hires. Company is staging for mass furloughs in TY&E after December 11, 2025, which is the date that employees will be able to see back pay from new contract, but in turn will be furloughed directly after, prepare yourselves boys and girls, the midnight massacre is coming.
Rivian is converting a temporary furlough of production staff at its Illinois plant into permanent layoffs for 450 workers. The EV truck maker cited supply chain constraints and a strategic shift to prioritize the production of its newer, lower-cost R2 platform.
December 3, 2025
Automotive News
Dec 3, 2025 - 12:20 PM CST
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/rivian-illinois-plant-layoffs-r2-production-shift
Agency just sprung the December furlough on me. 3 weeks this time. This is getting old real quick.
I was let go yesterday, was told that my contract will not be renewed. I know others who were also affected and I know some employees are being let go too. It's been though for a long time and I was afraid this will happen but now there is no more uncertainty but there is no more paycheck too. Husband is also unemployed right now and with two kids it will be hard to go through the holiday season as I am sure nobody is hiring before January. Good luck to all and I hope this madness stops with me.
Union Pacific please please just furlough me instead of trying everything in your power to fire me along with everyone is in this god forsaken Houston shop!
Jeremy “Jobs for Life” tells NS student conductors “ They have a “Career not a JOB “… I wonder if he told that to the current UP employees being furloughed ? How many folks with years of experience lost their jobs to PSR ? NS employees have no idea what Jimmy.V is capable of doing to a railroad !
Furloughs happens yesterday afternoon. 10/27/2025 at San Antonio mechanical. 10 machinist 1 electrician
Gotta wonder why only union workers?
https://www.kctv5.com/2025/10/24/furloughs-loom-1600-honeywell-employees-kansas-city-amid-government-shutdown/
The OC has been raiding various budgets related to nukes, including for his golden jet from Quatar. Could there be more?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-furlough-workers-nuclear-we-pons-agency-due-shutdown-2025-10-17/
Expecting layoffs due to government shut down. Certainly furloughs should be starting soon.
I work at Spirit and I don’t know what to think anymore. The company just got court approval for $475 million in financing to keep things running during bankruptcy, but everyone here knows what that really means. Chapter 11 sounds like a plan to reorganize, but for the people doing the day-to-day work, it usually means job cuts, unpaid overtime, and endless waiting for answers that never come.
Management keeps saying operations will continue as normal, but that's not helping morale. Some teams are already being told to cut spending and delay projects, and everyone’s whispering about more potential furloughs. I’ve seen this kind of thing before in other airlines, and it always starts with a few quiet layoffs before the bigger rounds hit. I really hope they handle this the right way, but most of us are just bracing ourselves and hoping to survive the next few months.
Spirit Airlines will furlough 103 flight attendants at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport starting December 1, according to a WARN notice filed with Michigan’s Labor and Economy Opportunity division. The airline called the move temporary but did not specify how long it will last.
Spirit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on August 29 and announced plans to scale back operations in some markets. The affected workers, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants, will be subject to protections under the WARN Act, which requires 60 days’ notice for certain plant closures or mass layoffs.
Federal workers in Colorado are bracing for furloughs and possible layoffs as the federal government shutdown begins. Many employees at the Denver Federal Center are expected to continue working without pay during the shutdown, while others face immediate furloughs.
The uncertainty adds financial strain to thousands of federal workers in the state, with no clear timeline for when funding will be restored.
Are those working on defense or space charge numbers furloughed during a federal gov shutdown that just started? Or do they just halt working those programs and hon pays them with indirect or commercial charge codes?
Workers for Toyota in Brazil voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to approve a plan for temporary layoffs following storm damage to one of the Japanese carmaker's factories in the state of Sao Paulo, according to a statement from the workers union.
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/toyota-workers-brazil-approve-temporary-layoff-plan-union-says-2025-09-28/
The City of Colorado Springs announced some measures it is planning to implement aimed at closing a projected $31 million shortfall.
The City said the adjustments will include efficiencies, reductions in workforce, scheduled furlough days, and the permanent closure of Meadows Park Community Center. The changes are designed to maintain the City’s long-term financial health and ensure the continuation of administrative priorities, including public safety, emergency response, and infrastructure services.
https://www.fox21news.com/news/city-of-cos-38-jobs-could-be-cut-community-center-closing/
Take a look over at the UP Layoff. More Car Shops closed and Carmen furloughed. Coming soon to the NS.
8 Electricians furloughed at Albina and Salt Lake with option to relocate. More smaller shops being looked at for cuts its not over.
Heard rumors that they are already planning the next "Employee appreciation Week" #furlough by having the last week of December and First week of January