Mass Layoffs

Dave Jamieson

'Pink Slime' Uproar Leads To Pink Slips For Workers

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.11.2012

The uproar over "pink slime" beef products may have claimed some collateral damage, with a meatpacking worker in California saying she and her colleag...

Oops! Company Accidentally Fires Huge Number Of Workers

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.20.2012

More than 1,000 employees at one British company likely had at least one unnecessary panic attack among them on Friday. Some 1,300 workers receive...

PHOTOS: Hallmark's Job Loss Cards

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.27.2011

"Don't think of it as losing your job, think of it as a time-out between stupid bosses." That's just one of the many comforting sentiments that tha...

Laura Bassett

Drugmaker Lays Off 1,700 Via Conference Call Ahead Of Holidays

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

On Nov. 30, employees at Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceuticals, the world's fourth-biggest drugmaker, received an email from the company wishing them a happy...

Colorado Mass layoffs jump in April

Denver Business Journal | Mark Harden | Posted 05.25.2011

The number of Colorado businesses that laid off 50 or more employees at a time fell jumped in April to 20, the highest single-month total in four mont...