Layoffs https://www.wcmu.org/tags/layoffs Layoffs en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:43:50 GMT Northeast Michigan health department can't account for nearly $1 million https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-17/northeast-michigan-health-department-cant-account-for-nearly-1-million It's led to questions about the board's financial future and how they got into this situation. Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:43:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-17/northeast-michigan-health-department-cant-account-for-nearly-1-million Alvin (AJ) Jones U.S. Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’ https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-03-05/u-s-forest-service-firings-decimate-already-understaffed-agency-its-catastrophic "We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion." Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:34:45 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-03-05/u-s-forest-service-firings-decimate-already-understaffed-agency-its-catastrophic Izzy Ross, Katie Myers | BPR, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco | WBEZ ‘A nightmare’: Dozens of Michigan Forest Service workers lose jobs https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-20/a-nightmare-dozens-of-michigan-forest-service-workers-lose-jobs Two union leaders in Michigan confirmed with WCMU that at least 15 people from Huron-Manistee, 14 from Hiawatha and eight from the Ottawa national forests were affected by the layoffs. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:38:01 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-20/a-nightmare-dozens-of-michigan-forest-service-workers-lose-jobs Teresa Homsi State's largest commercial egg producer to lay off half its workforce https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-20/states-largest-commercial-egg-producer-to-lay-off-half-its-workforce Ionia County's Herbruck Poultry Ranch laying off 400 employees in response to the spread of avian flu. Mon, 20 May 2024 19:47:51 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-20/states-largest-commercial-egg-producer-to-lay-off-half-its-workforce Patrick Center Shock consumes Alpena after factory lays off over 150 workers https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-23/shock-consumes-alpena-after-factory-lays-off-over-150-workers Workers at the Decorative Panels International plant were unaware the company was on the verge of closing and that mass layoffs were on the horizon. Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:44:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-23/shock-consumes-alpena-after-factory-lays-off-over-150-workers Rick Brewer Community rallies for Alpena workers after unexpected layoffs, factory closure https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-23/community-rallies-for-alpena-workers-after-unexpected-layoffs-factory-closure The Decorative Panels International company has suddenly closed a long-standing factory in Alpena County, causing more than 150 workers to lose their jobs. Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:11:12 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-02-23/community-rallies-for-alpena-workers-after-unexpected-layoffs-factory-closure Scott Rechlin, Rick Brewer Ford announces large batch of layoffs https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-08-22/ford-announces-large-batch-of-layoffs Ford Motor Company has announced it will lay off three thousand employees. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:38:28 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-08-22/ford-announces-large-batch-of-layoffs Tracy Samilton Midland printing plant closing, around 300 workers without a job https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2019-07-17/midland-printing-plant-closing-around-300-workers-without-a-job A company release said the Quad printing facility in Midland will be closed, “on or around September 10” of this year.The plant employs around 300… Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:11:47 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2019-07-17/midland-printing-plant-closing-around-300-workers-without-a-job Tess DeGayner