Tag: Layoffs
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Denver City Council moves forward with collective bargaining ordinance
Members of the city’s Governance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to advance a required ordinance implementing and clarifying collective bargaining rights for certain city employees. Last year, more than 64% of voters approved a ballot measure that establishes collective bargaining for non-supervisory city employees to negotiate compensation, working conditions, and other employment terms.…
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Comcast closes Centennial division, layoffs pending
Comcast, owners of internet service Xfinity, notified Colorado’s Secretary of State on Wednesday it will be closing a division in Centennial and laying off more than 300 employees. According to a WARN notice filed Wednesday, Comcast officials said, “On Sept. 18, Comcast announced that it is retiring its division structure and is also unifying all…
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White House: Job cuts have begun
WASHINGTON – The White House said on Friday that it had begun substantial layoffs across the U.S. government, as President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown. Job cuts were under way at the Treasury Department, the U.S. health agency and the departments of education, commerce,…
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TIAA slates another round of layoffs ahead of Denver exit
Financial services firm TIAA will have another round of layoffs this year. TIAA will begin laying off 31 workers from its downtown office beginning Dec. 1, according to a filing to state officials required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). The company is planning to leave its major Denver office building in…
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Denver lays off 171 employees, eliminates 665 vacant positions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As city of Denver employees brace for the layoffs the mayor ordered to help plug a $250 million budget deficit over the next 18 months, the Johnston administration has not divulged much information about the number or which departments will be affected most. On Monday…
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Denver mayor backs rule change making city layoffs easier
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is backing efforts to rewrite the city’s career service rules governing layoffs to make it easier to let employees go in light of a $250 million budget deficit over the next 18 months. A panel of city officials met last Wednesday…
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Some fired Colorado VA workers say they’ve been reinstated
Some Veterans Affairs workers based in Colorado said they’ve been reinstated or told they would be hired back. Bilal Torens, an Air Force veteran who served in Kuwait and Qatar, said his supervisor called him on Thursday and asked him if he would like to have his job back — to which he replied yes. …
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Federal workforce in Colorado receives resignation emails in Trump’s buyout plan
Across Colorado, tens of thousands of employees received emails asking them to resign Tuesday, as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to reshape the federal workforce that has received fierce pushback from unions. While most Department of Defense employees did not receive the email with the subject line “Fork in the Road,” they went out…
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DU closes $12 million budget gap but financial concerns persist
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The University of Denver has closed a $12 million budget shortfall. Declining enrollment at the state’s largest private university created the deficit this fall, which led to layoffs and budget cuts. A Dec. 5 email sent to DU faculty, staff and students said the gap, about 2% of the university’s total annual budget, has been closed.…
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Meow Wolf to cut 8 percent of Denver workforce as finances force restructuring
DENVER — Meow Wolf, the New Mexico-based immersive art production and entertainment company, announced on Thursday that it will cut 20% of its central workforce. The cuts mean the company will cut about 75 roles outside of exhibition operations, according to a statement from the company. This will affect employees in all levels of the…