Tag: layoffs
R.I. PBS, The Public’s Radio offer buyouts, warn of layoffs due...
Staring down an estimated $1.1 million budget gap resulting from congressional defunding, Rhode Island’s recently merged public media entity is cutting staff — first on a...
Edesia rehiring staff, ramping up production after State Department places order
NORTH KINGSTOWN – After a six-month pause in federal procurement, Rhode Island-based humanitarian aid agency Edesia Inc. received a major order from the U.S....
U.S. job openings fell to 7.4M in June as job market...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market continues to cool.
The Labor Department reported...
Women & Infants announces more layoffs amid conflict with union
PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital cut more positions earlier this week as its conflict with the union continues.
The hospital notified seven employees that...
Women & Infants files unfair labor practice claim against union
PROVIDENCE – The battle between Care New England and a union representing more than 2,000 of its workers continues.
On Friday, the health system filed...
Report: Hasbro laying off 3% of its global workforce due to...
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. is laying off 3% of its global workforce due to tariffs, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.
The job cuts span departments...
$500M loss in market share after cyber incident latest setback for...
PROVIDENCE – It has been a tough couple of years for United Natural Foods Inc.
Since making a notable leadership change and launching a three-year...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals to lay off 125 R.I. employees
PROVIDENCE – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. is laying off 125 people in Rhode Island, according to a WARN notice filed with the R.I. Department of...
Hiring in the U.S. slows, yet employers added a solid 139K
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade wars.
Hiring fell...
Care New England lays off 12 Women & Infants workers
PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital has laid off 12 employees.
The layoffs were announced earlier this week, according to Service Employees International Union 119...
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