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Massive California fruit grower is bankrupt. Here’s how many jobs will be lost
January 29, 2024 // The letter also served as notice under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, Act, which under federal and state law requires companies to provide at least 60 days advance notice of mass layoffs. A company document of regular full time positions shows there are 5,411 employees. Of those, 3,743 are seasonal employees. Dan Gerawan, the former CEO of Gerawan Farming and Prima Wawona, spoke briefly about the upcoming sale of the farm’s property. Gerawan, the third generation owner of Gerawan Farming, has a pending lawsuit against Paine Schwartz Partners. Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article284696191.html#storylink=cpy
Sports Illustrated Laying Off ‘Possibly All’ Of Its Unionized Staff
January 22, 2024 // atest Rambling Aside Mark Hamill Hits Ron DeSantis With A Made-Up Quote Of His Own Damning New Biden Ad Uses Nikki Haley To Show How 'Confused' Trump Is Jason Kelce Goes Full Party Mode In Absolutely Wild Celebration At Chiefs-Bills Game Sen. Tim Scott Announces Engagement, And Marjorie Taylor Greene Approves Attorney Says He Quit Trump's Legal Team Because 'I Had To Follow My Compass' Donald Trump Reacts To DeSantis Dropping Out, Makes Nickname Announcement Miami Herald Gives Ron DeSantis Ugly Truth About His Presidential Failure Valerie Bertinelli Says Food Network Ouster 'Really Hurt My Feelings' I Was Unexpectedly Widowed at 29. Then I Found Out About My Husband's Affairs. NBC's Kristen Welker Presses GOP Governor Over Head-Spinning Trump Take Trump Defends Mocking Nikki Haley's Birth Name: 'Wherever She May Come From' SUPPORT US Log In GO TO HOMEPAGE Support Us × Share Share Share Share Share Share Share Share Share Share Share MEDIA SPORTS SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Sports Illustrated Laying Off 'Possibly All' Of Its Unionized Staff The legacy magazine has long been the gold standard of sports journalism. Lydia O'Connor By Lydia O'Connor Jan 19, 2024, 05:16 PM EST 60 COMMENTS ERROR LOADING In a move that could spell the end of an iconic brand, Sports Illustrated’s corporate owner informed employees Friday that it’s laying off “a significant number, possibly all” of the magazine’s unionized staff, the union said. The magazine’s future is in the hands of Authentic Brands Group, its owner since 2019. Shortly after acquiring the magazine, ABG sold SI’s publishing rights to a company called the Arena Group, which missed a recent payment for those rights, according to the union. ABG responded by pulling the Arena Group’s publishing license, leading to Friday’s mass layoffs. “This is another difficult day in what has been a difficult four years for Sports Illustrated under Arena Group (previously The Maven) stewardship,” the union, which has about 80 members, said in a statement. “We are calling on ABG to ensure the continued publication of SI and allow it to serve our audience in the way it has for nearly 70 years.” Some employees were immediately terminated, while others will work through a 90-day notice period, the notice to staff obtained by The Washington Post said. When reached for comment about SI’s future, ABG did not address the layoffs but said it plans to maintain SI’s editorial presence. “Authentic is here to ensure that the brand of Sports Illustrated, which includes its editorial arm, continues to thrive as it has for the past nearly 70 years,” the company said in a statement. “We are confident that going forward the brand will continue to evolve and grow in a way that serves sports news readers, sports fans, and consumers.” The SI union also vowed to put pressure on its owner. “We have fought together as a union to maintain the standard of this storied publication that we love, and to make sure out workers are treated fairly for the value they bring to this company,” NFL editor and union chair Mitch Goldich said in a statement. “It is a fight we will continue.” SI launched in 1954 under Time Inc. and has long been seen as the gold standard of sports journalism, featuring in-depth, long-form articles and distinctive photo spreads. But the magazine has floundered in its attempts to serve online readers, and has been passed around to different owners in recent years. Time Inc. sold SI to the Meredith Corporation in 2018, which then sold it to ABG the following year. ABG has no background in journalism, and its monetization plans for SI included resorts, sports betting and “brain formula” nutrition supplements. In November, the magazine came under fire for accusations it was deceptively publishing artificial intelligence-generated content, even going so far as to include AI-generated author photos and bylines. SI isn’t the only media brand facing turmoil this week. On Friday, The Los Angeles Times union planned a walkout to protest looming widespread layoffs. Management is fighting to gut seniority protections in its contract with the union in an attempt to widen the pool of workers to lay off. It’s the newsroom’s first union work stoppage in the paper’s 143-year history. Earlier this week, Condé Nast announced it was folding legacy music outlet Pitchfork into the men’s magazine GQ. At least eight staffers were laid off as a result of the merger.
Stellantis lays off hundreds of temporary workers
January 17, 2024 // Stellantis told FOX 2 in a statement it had laid off 539 temporary workers nationwide as part of a regular analysis of staffing levels. Wilmoth was one of those workers. The statement included "This action will help improve the efficiency, productivity, and market competitiveness of our facilities as we implement our Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan." Part of Wilmoth's feelings of betrayal are also directed at the UAW, the organization she picketed alongside during the union's strike against the Big 3 automakers. When she sought out answers from her Local 140 Union about why she was being let go, she wasn't given an answer she liked.
Ford lays off another 150 workers citing UAW strike
October 20, 2023 // Ford Motor (F.N) said late on Wednesday it is laying off another 150 workers in Michigan because of the ongoing United Auto Workers strike, bringing the total to 2,730 workers furloughed. Ford said the UAW's walkout last week at its Kentucky Truck Plant prompted the new layoffs at a Michigan axle plant. Another 16,600 Ford employees are on strike at three assembly plants, including Kentucky Truck, the company's largest plant worldwide.
Big Three automakers idle thousands of workers as UAW strike rages on
October 4, 2023 // Ford Motor on Monday furloughed 330 workers in Chicago and Lima, Ohio, adding to the 600 workers the automaker laid off last month at an assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan. General Motors, which on Tuesday reported a 21% increase in sales for its third-quarter earnings, has laid off more than 2,100 workers across four states. Stellantis (the parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram) has idled nearly 370 workers, Reuters reported, including 68 workers in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Google lays off contractors who unionized last month
July 17, 2023 // “Last week we received news that 80 of our nearly 120 recently unionized Google Help coworkers would be laid off,” said Julia Nagatsu Granstrom, Senior Writer and member of the Alphabet Workers Union- CWA. “We had exercised our right to organize as members of the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA in order to bring both Google and Accenture, a Google subcontractor, to the bargaining table to negotiate on several key demands, including layoff protections.” Nagatsu Granstrom describes the layoffs as “absolutely unacceptable,” given the timing of an active union campaign “with overwhelming support from workers.”
New York Times to disband sports desk, reassign staffers, incorporate more The Athletic coverage
July 10, 2023 // This is quite a dramatic move from the Times, affecting more than 35 journalists and editors in their sports section (to say nothing of the freelancers who have contributed there). And it ends a long and storied history of the paper’s own sports department, which includes 1896 Summer Olympics coverage, the since-1927 Sports of the Times column, four Pulitzer Prizes (won by columnists Red Smith, Arthur Daley and Dave Anderson and feature writer John Branch), and much more. It also comes after nearly 20 layoffs at The Athletic last month and discussion of a shift there to more national and less team beat coverage. And it comes with potential union tensions, as The Athletic is not unionized, while the Times itself is. The letter Sunday signed by nearly 30 Times sports staffers, as reported by Ben Strauss of The Washington Post, discussed the union issue and more
Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs At Risk of Automation and AI Replacement in New Jersey
March 1, 2023 // Several media and tech companies, including BuzzFeed and Microsoft, have already stated their intentions to use artificial intelligence to generate content and improve their products. And while BuzzFeed claims that AI will not impact the size of its workforce, the announcement came a month after the company laid off 12% of its employees to cut costs. The advantages AI can offer businesses is undeniable, and the implications are impossible to ignore. AI is capable of automating a wide range of tasks that, until now, have been performed by humans. But unlike human beings, an AI does not need regular paychecks or breaks. And as AI capabilities continue to develop, virtually no industry will be left untouched. (Here is a look at the fastest growing industries in America.)
Stellantis, auto union come to agreement on options for Belvidere Assembly Plant employees
February 28, 2023 // According to the union, employees can choose from: IPR. A retirement incentive of $50,000 for employees who are retirement eligible. Grow In – Employees with less than two years until they are retirement eligible will be offered a grow in. Enhanced VTEP – Enhanced VTEP will be offered to all eligible employees. Stellantis announced back in December that it would idle production, laying off more than 1,300 employees. It is not only Stellantis workers who are affected by this decision, however, as several suppliers in the area are also shutting down. Belvidere Assembly
Complaints filed from union over Tecnocap layoffs
February 15, 2023 // Union-represented employees of Tecnocap are seeking what they call “fair treatment” from the company. The United Steelworkers announced the employees will hold a peaceful rally just outside the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling Saturday afternoon. Earlier this week, Tecnocap laid off 51 employees, all of them members of United Steelworkers Local 152M. The union in response has filed complaints of unfair labor practice against the company, saying they refused to negotiate contracts with the union. More than 50 charges have already been filed by the union against Tecnocap.