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Apr 04, 2023

Mary’s Center Faces Unprecedented Layoffs, Cutting 6% Of Staff

As pandemic-era relief winds down, the health center’s CEO says its financial outlook necessitated staff reductions. Staff say the layoffs have been a hit to morale after brutal years of pandemic response.

Apr 07, 2022

Senate Cafeteria Workers Avoid Layoffs, But They’re Still Fighting For Higher Wages And Affordable Health Care

The food service workers depend on senators to fund their jobs and benefits.

Mar 16, 2022

D.C. Hotel Workers Beset By Layoffs And Reduced Hours Face Uncertain Future

At least one D.C. hotel is keeping its pandemic-related cutbacks on housekeeping, impacting workers’ wages and benefits.

Mar 18, 2020

Local News Outlets Face Existential Threat Amid Coronavirus-Related Drop In Revenue

While revenue may be in decline, the work that local publications do is more vital than ever.

Mar 17, 2020

Coronavirus Is Causing Industry-Wide Layoffs In D.C., Hitting Service Workers Particularly Hard

“You’ve got to think, all these restaurants are closing, suppliers are out of work, and that affects the entire region.”

Jun 27, 2016

Metro GM Announces That He’s Eliminating Hundreds Of Positions

This includes staff positions that are redundant or “no longer deemed critical to Metro’s business interests,” Paul Wiedefeld says.

Mar 16, 2016

LivingSocial Is Laying Off Half Its Workforce

Or as the company is putting it, “LivingSocial completes initial phase of turnaround.”

Oct 14, 2015

LivingSocial Cuts 20 Percent Of Its Workforce … Again

Yes, the company still has a workforce to cut from.

Nov 06, 2014

LivingSocial Cuts 20 Percent Of Its Workforce

As part of a “corporate reorganization.”

Mar 19, 2013

Washington Examiner to Cease Daily Publication and Become Political Weekly

The Washington Examiner will cease daily publication on June 14 and relaunch as a weekly magazine and website focused on national politics, its owner said today.

 
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