President Trump’s chief cost-cutter cheered an effort to persuade federal workers to quit — in a fashion that closely resembles a purge at Twitter.
Category: Layoffs and Job Reductions
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Trump Fired E.E.O.C. Commissioners in Late-Night Purge
The removals of the commissioners, along with the general counsel, was part of a whirlwind of actions since Mr. Trump took office, with many aiming to gut diversity policies.
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Hollywood Work Was Already Drying Up. Then the Fires Hit.
The wildfires have given new urgency to discussions about how to revive one of Los Angeles’s defining, and dominant, industries: film and television production.
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CNN Cuts Jobs and Shuffles TV Lineup as It Enters New Trump Era
Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023. Now, he is remaking the network’s TV lineup and its work force.
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U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.
The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about three-quarters as many workers as it employed a decade ago.
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Port Labor Talks Hinge on Deal on Automation
Cargo could stop flowing at East and Gulf Coast ports, which handle most imports, if a union and an employers’ group can’t agree on the use of machines that can operate without humans.
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Washington Post Lays Off 4 Percent of Its Work Force
The layoffs will affect employees across The Post’s business operations, not its newsroom.
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Why Mergers of Carmakers Like Honda and Nissan Often Falter
The Japanese companies are considering joining forces to survive in a rapidly changing auto industry, but auto history is filled with troubled and failed marriages.
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The Economy Is Finally Stable. Is That About to Change?
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s proposals on tariffs, immigration, taxes and deregulation may have far-reaching and contradictory effects, adding uncertainty to forecasts.
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Sudden Loss of Undocumented Workers Threw Tech Supplier Into Upheaval
Jabil says it required “herculean efforts” to replace employees from a staffing agency. Other businesses are bracing for “an enforcement storm” under President-elect Trump.