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Business/Economics

Migrants kill food store! Taxpayers forced to bring refugees to the U.S.! Delaware steals your money! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 09 June 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

California: France owned security camera and equipment maker Pelco laid off at least 43 people in Clovis.  Administrators say the current economy is forcing them to “focus” their operations.  In Los Angeles, ad agency 72andSunny announced it laid off “2%” of its employees in an attempt to maintain the “long term health” of the company.

Delaware: It’s been revealed by a lawsuit launched by 21 states (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia) that Delaware state administrators are in cahoots with MoneyGram, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, Western Union, Visa  and MasterCard by illegally holding onto $150-million worth of yet-to-be-cashed checks (call it an ‘unclaimed funds’ scam) from customers across the U.S.: “This practice not only violates federal law but it’s wrong and unfair. The bottom line is simple: Delaware is ignoring federal law for financial gain.”-Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General

Florida: In Sarasota, Vertex issued a WARN, 1-hundred people jobless between August and Xmas!   News-Press/Gannett Publishing eliminating 79 jobs in Marco Island and Fort Myers, between July and August.

Valley Agronomics construction on FMC superfund site, Power County

Valley Agronomics construction on FMC superfund site, Power County

Idaho: Some good news?  15 years after shutting down their Power County phosphorus operations FMC declared their EPA superfund site is now ready to be the new home to Rupert based Valley Agronomics‘ new fertilizer plant (Valley Agronomics is owned by Minnesota based Land O’Lakes).  The arrogant ‘christian’ governor of Idaho, Butch Otter, proudly boasted that this was a sign the area’s economy has “risen from the ashes” and then flat lied by saying “…when somebody says we’re gonna return, we’re gonna come back! You can trust us that we will keep our promise in coming back. I want you to remember this day Valley Agronomics and FMC because they told us that! They told us that we can trust them…”   This is a lie because it’s not FMC “coming back”, and Valley Agronomics never operated out of the site before!   The so called Phoenix Site (as declared by Otter) will employ a measly 50 people once it’s up and running in 2017 (incompetent local TV stations have been reporting 70 jobs created, but those are the temporary construction jobs).  I don’t think that qualifies as a local economy that’s “risen from the ashes”.

Otter also quietly revealed to local news media that the once touted Solar Farm project at the Pocatello Airport is dead.

Iowa: British empire United Kingdom owned textbook and test publisher Pearson conducted a third round of layoffs, bring the total number of people laid off in Iowa City to 166!  Local news media say the Red Coat company blames the job cuts on fewer and fewer ‘Americans’ going to college.  Yes, most of your ‘American’ textbooks are actually made by the British empire! Is it part of the dumbing down of the United States conspiracy?

Kentucky: Pike County eliminating at least 19 jobs due to being $4-million USD short for the 2016-17 fiscal year.  As an example of what I call Ripple Effect Layoffs, it’s blamed on the crashing coal mining industry.

Maryland:  More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; Missouri based finance and healthcare software maker DST Systems shutdown its Baltimore office.

Michigan: Port Huron School Board eliminating  12 teaching positions.  It’s blamed on a loss of student body, but could it also be because their parking lot improvement project is costing them way more than they thought it would?  In Midland, Stanley’s Furniture shutting down after 65 years.  The 74 years old owner said he wanted to shutdown five years ago, he credits his success on being able to know what the trends are.

Minnesota: After 39 years Shady Acres Herb Farm shutting down, the owners blame their health problems. In Saint Paul, the Community School of Excellence eliminating 19 jobs and changing academic programs.  Local news media say the charter school is in danger of shutdown due to lack of “performance”.

Mississippi: The state Department of Health warning of more layoffs due to taxpayer funding cut of $4-million USD: “Over the next several months, we will be also sending people home. We just don’t know how many people yet.”-Mary Currier, state health officer

Missouri: More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; finance and healthcare software maker DST Systems eliminating 150 jobs in Kansas City!

New Jersey: The state is so broke that state retirement money will continue to be frozen at 2011 levels.  Thank fat-ass Trump supporter Chris Christie for that.  By the way retirement funds, as well as social services are not ‘benefits’ because you freaking’ taxpayers paid for them already!  In Hamilton, disabled people “self-determined life” enhancer Meridian Services issued a WARN, 97 jobs gone by the end of the month.

New York: Elitist Ralph Lauren issued a mass layoff WARN for its NYC ops, 316 jobs gone between now and October!   Montauk Student Transport issued a layoff WARN for their Bronx-NYC and Weschester ops, 268 jobs lost by September!  In NYC, after 28 years Rebel Rebel Records blaming jacked up rent for their shutdown at the end of the month.  In Brooklyn-NYC, after 75 years the Florence Food Center shutting down due to migrants! Local news media says the Florence Food Center caters to Italians, but the area is experiencing skyrocketing immigration from “Asians, Russians, Central Americans, and Middle Easterners” while Brooklyn Italians are getting the hell outta Dodge!    (ILLEGALS GET FREE U.S. COLLEGE! 43% U.S. CITIZENS CAN’T PAY STUDENT LOANS!)

North Carolina: Craven County Schools eliminating more than 20 jobs due to being short  $3.5-million USD for the 2016-17 school year.

South Carolina: In Florence, after 22 years Phil Nofal’s Fine Footwear shutting down, the owner (who’s worked in the shoe business since he was 12) says “I’m tired. I’m 61 and I’ve done this my whole life.”

(not sure if this pic is doctored or real, it came from a Jewish news website)

Washington DC: The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank says 76-million U.S. citizens barely get by financially.  46% of U.S. citizens would be devastated by a financial emergency.   45% say it’s because their jobs do not give them  steady income as their work hours constantly change.  It’s been revealed that taxpayers are being forced to spend $20-thousand USD to ‘settle’ each so called war refugee coming into the U.S.  The revelation was made by Negative Population Growth. 

Wyoming: Uranium miner Ur-Energy eliminating 12 jobs due to crashing demand (and prices) for the radioactive metal.

07-08 June 2016: “if you don’t use it, you lose it!”

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“if you don’t use it, you lose it!” False Flag foreclosures continue! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 07 – 08 June 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

What housing market recovery?  “…not only did we see
dishonest lending at the origination stage and then dishonest
securitization where the investors were defrauded and told that the loans were of good quality when they actually weren`t, but we saw dishonesty in terms of breaking the transfer process and the chain of title that goes from entity to the other, and when individuals were foreclosed on, they were done so with false documents which was a cover-up…       …..the evidence that was used for the foreclosing entity to prove that they actually owned the loan and had an interest in it was faulty.  It was fabricated.  It was forged…..   …this is still going on today….    ….the lender is supposed to make a promise that they`ve underwritten the loan and seen that the borrower has the ability to pay.    …..A lot of these defaults were servicer driven where you had loans that were 2 cents short and put into default….people getting foreclosure notices when they paid cash on their homes!  There was a serious breakdown in the system of property records law which is 150 years older than the Constitution!”-David Dayen, interviewed on Nightly Business Report

Alaska: The University of Alaska continues with cutbacks, nine programs halted and 209 jobs eliminated due to $19-million USD in state funding cuts for the 2016-17 school year!

California: More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; San Jose based electronic payments company VeriFone Systems reports a surprise decline in revenue and will layoff an undisclosed number of people, blaming it on “difficult market dynamics”.  In the Los Angeles area, Gardens Regional Hospital now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, attorneys for the hospital blame ObamaCare.  Due to ObamaCare’s efforts to direct people away from hospitals and Obamacare’s massive insurance reimbursement cuts, Gardens Regional Hospital is in debt by $26-million USD and hasn’t paid rent since April!  At least 322 jobs threatened! 

Colorado: In Longmont, consignment shop Serendipity shutting down at the end of the month due to “…a steady decline over the past two years” in sales after the landlord put up a For Lease sign: “People thought I was closing. It scared away business.”-Vicky Boone

Connecticut: In Litchfield, after 30 years Robertson Jewelers shutting down by the end of the month due to declining sales.

Georgia: In Atlanta, O4W Pizza shutting down their Irwin Street location due to finding a better location.

Illinois: Despite surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions, Schwartz’s Intimate Apparel shutting down: “Business is changing and we either adapt again and change the way we do things. Or we can say, ‘It’s been a wonderful run. Thank you for 100 years’.”-Ben Schwartz

Aurora Public Library eliminating a total of 31 jobs due to being in the hole by as much as $2-million USD.  The library system will also reduce operating hours and shutdown their Express Center: “… if you don’t use it, you lose it! The numbers don’t lie.”-Tina Bohman, 1st Ward Alderman

Minnesota: In Northfield, after one and a half years comic book shop The Quill & Blade shutting down in July.   The owner originally planned to shutdown just six months after opening, blaming his lack of business experience.  He decided it was more fun reading comics than trying to sell them.

New Jersey: In Hackensack, after 22 years Gold Ray Jewelers shutting down by the end of the month, due to the landlord refusing to renew their lease.

New York:  Elitist retailer Ralph Lauren shutting down 50 stores and eliminating 1-thousand jobs due to crashing sales!  Ralph Lauren revealed there is no economic recovery saying its sales have crashed for the past three years, and needs to cut costs by $220-million USD, just for next year!

Pennsylvania: It’s been revealed that the Presbyterian/Agnostic Warren Buffett owned Kraft-Heinz Tassimo coffee shutdown will kill off 341 jobs by Xmas!  (KRAFT HEINZ GETS TAXPAYER FUNDING TO KILL JOBS!)  Chemical company Koppers issued a shutdown WARN for their Clairton factory, 46 jobs gone by August due to the crashing aluminum industry.  Victor Paving and Construction fined $115-thousand USD for failing to pay employees for overtime worked during the past three years!  The U.S. Department of Labor says company administrators actually ‘doctored’ employees’ pay records to make it look like they did not work overtime.

South Carolina: Holly Springs Elementary and A.R. Lewis Elementary shutting down as Pickens County School District consolidates operations due to a lack of “millions of dollars”.

Tennessee: Japan based Fujifilm shutting down their Hunt Chemicals factory in Dayton, 84 jobs lost.  Like most corporations Fujifilm-Hunt is being consolidated.

Vermont: Coffee products maker Keurig still in trouble, now 108 people being laid off as production of Keurig Kold is shutdown!  It’s blamed on non-stop crashing sales.

Washington: More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; Seattle based Amazon will invest $3-billion USD in creating new jobs, but not here in the United States, the money is going to India!  By the way, that’s on top of the $2-billion Amazon has already pumped into India!

Wisconsin: After 34 years JR’s Waupaca True Value Hardware shutting down after failed attempts to sell it.  The current owner blames family health problems and the fact he’s tired of working 67 hours per week (owners of businesses don’t get paid overtime).  In Madison, restaurant AJ Bombers shutting down saying it wasn’t worth it to renew the lease.

Wyoming: Wyoming Medical Center suddenly laid off 58 employees, blaming the state’s failed version of ObamaCare.  57 vacant positions have been shutdown and work hours for employees cutback.  Administrators say they’re experiencing an increase in patient volume but at the same time a massive decrease in government and private insurance reimbursements.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“we’re not taking care of our own people, that’s bullshit!” Local Sheriff blasts big government! Idaho water standards nixed for Fracking? : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 05 – 06 June 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Circle of Blue reports that since 2010 there’s been an average increase of 48% in municipal water rates across the U.S., despite a 22% drop in residential water use since 1999!   In other words, to make up for citizens actually conserving water (like they’ve been told to do, for decades) cities have lost money and are jacking up rates!

Financial website WalletHub says Mississippi has the worst economy in the United States, followed by Arkansas, Maine, New Mexico, Louisiana, Kentucky and Alabama.  WalletHub based their results on analysis by six economists (not main stream media ‘analysts’ posing as economist).

Alabama: In Northport, after 22 years educational supply store Learning Experience shutting down, the owners want “more time for ourselves…and our grandchildren.” 

Idaho: Due to a lawsuit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing its approval for the way Idaho measures toxic arsenic levels in water (the EPA’s decision to let Idaho ‘christian lawmakers’ ignore arsenic limit regulations seems to coincide with  state ‘officials’ quietly allowing natural gas fracking operations).  It sounds similar to what happened in Flint, Michigan: “EPA violated the Clean Water Act when it allowed arsenic levels in Idaho waters that are up to 1,000 times greater than the agency has determined are acceptable for this toxic chemical.  EPA placed political expediency over human health protection.“– Nina Bell, Northwest Environmental Advocates

Illinois: In Chicago, Georgia packaging maker WestRock issued a layoff WARN, 173 jobs gone due “to market conditions”.   Pony Tools revealed they laid off 61 people back in mid-May.  Aramark Educational Services laid off 297 people after the University of Chicago canceled the food service contract!  In Orland Park, Positive Connections lost a school bus contract, 77 jobs lost.  In Naperville, Centrad Healthcare lost a contract, 162 jobs gone between now and November!   In Bedford Park, Northstar Aerospace lost their contract, 226 jobs gone by the end of the month!  British empire United Kingdom based electronics company Laird Technologies shutting down their Schaumburg factory, eliminating 53 jobs  by July.  In Elgin, design company Southern Graphic Systems issued a shutdown WARN, 30 jobs gone by the mid-July.  In Edwardsville, wholesaler United Pet Group issued a layoff WARN, 48 in-house employees unemployed by mid-August due to their jobs being contracted-out.  God powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, 65 jobs gone by the end of the month.

Maine: Twin Rivers Paper Company shutting down paper machine 3 at its Madawaska mill, 49 jobs gone by July.  It’s the result of $12-million USD in upgrades to make the paper mill more efficient.  In Bangor, House of Brides shutdown without warning last week, local police flooded with complaints from customers who paid for undelivered services: “It is not clear at this time what the outcome will be, but rest assured we are looking into the reported incidents.”-Bangor police

Michigan:  The residents of Flint already pay the highest water rates in the U.S., soon their rates will double due to the incompetence of past ‘elected lawmakers’.  Rowe Professional Service says the cost of replacing the water system in Flint will be at least $214-million USD, and take 50 years to do it!  The pissed-off Sheriff of Genesee County blames an incompetent authoritarian government for escalating violent crime through lead poisoning: “The crime rate in Flint, for the last 10 to 15 years has been high, number one per capita of violent crime… This crisis…wasn’t created by a natural disaster, people created it.  They put dictators into Flint, they called them emergency managers. One of the emergency managers signed over the Flint River without all of the safeguards built in. Now they’re all pointing their fingers at each other, but the lesson has got to be that you cannot take government away from the people.   ……this is America? We’re giving money to Iraq….Afghanistan and we’re not taking care of our own people, that’s bullshit!”-Robert J. Pickell, in the documentary Fighting for Flint  

New York: Experience Works issued a shutdown WARN for their Cortland Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), due to “lack of funding”.

North Carolina: What automotive industry recovery?  Germany owned truck maker Freightliner laying off 8-hundred people in Gaston County, due to crashing sales!  In Hickory, after 70 years eccentric Berndt’s store shutting down due to increased competition.

Oklahoma: Oil field company Seventy Seven Energy chapter 11 bankrupt busted and turning itself over to its bond holders, due to $1-billion USD in debts.

Oregon: What automotive industry recovery?  In Portland, Germany owned truck maker Western Star laying off 170 workers due to crashing sales!   More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; it was revealed that last month’s 784 layoffs by computer chip maker Intel were the largest ever mass layoff in Oregon’s history!  Local news media says several hundreds more are expected to lose their jobs by the end of the year.

Texas: In Pampa, Hastings books-video-music shutting down due to not being able to meet corporate’s profit expectations, 28 jobs gone by September.

Virginia: ObamaCare literally killed an ambulance company.  Mid-Atlantic Regional Ambulance suddenly shutdown over the weekend due to not being paid boo-koo Medicare reimbursements for services rendered.  50 jobs gone.   Under Virginia’s version of ObamaCare, Medicare must pre-approve such services!

Wisconsin:  Ameridrives Power Transmissions issued a shutdown WARN for their Green Bay factory, 37 jobs lost by November.  The maker of parts for heavy duty “off highway” vehicles is joining the rest of unAmerican corporate America in consolidating operations.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

Illegals get free U.S. college! 43% U.S. citizens can’t pay student loans! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 04 June 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

California: In Citrus Heights, after 44 years Northridge Music Center shutting down by the end of the month, the frustrated owner literally blames “everything”.

Connecticut: Packaging maker Norampac New England shutting down their Thompson operations, 63 jobs gone between July and August.

Georgia: In Atlanta, after 46 years recording studio Doppler Studios shutting down, no reason given.

Indiana: CTS Electric Components shutting down their Elkhart factory and moving production to Mexico and China. 230 U.S. jobs gone by mid-2018!

Iowa: Todd’s Naturalizer shutting down their Valley West Mall shoe store mid-month, the owner said it wasn’t worth it to renew the lease.

Massachusetts: The Granby School Committee will layoff at least 12 teachers, along with a number of other employees: “State Aid to Granby is projected to decrease for the coming fiscal year by $60,667. In three of the last nine years, Granby has received more State Aid than it will in FY 2017. State Aid pays for about 32.7% of Granby’s operating budgets. State Aid for Schools, including School Choice funds, is projected to decrease by $107,088. At $5,290,801, State Aid for Schools represents over 84% of Granby’s total State Aid.”

Michigan:  In Clare, after 23 years New Wood Store furniture store shutting down, they’ve already sold the property.

Minnesota: In Saint Cloud, thrift clothing store Threads shutting down after eight years, so the owner can focus on her new store.

New Jersey: God powerless to stop ‘his’ Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth from shutting down their Florham Park Saint Anne Villa retirement home, 135 jobs gone by August!   More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; VALID USA laying off 144 South Plainfield data center employees by July!

New York: In NYC, telecommunications company Charter Communications eliminating at least 36 jobs due to their merger with Time Warner!

North Carolina: In Wilmington, after five years Arrow Fine Art supplies shutting down, the owner Linda Arrow yearning “I want a life, and I want to create my own art.”

Tennessee:  After 42 years god powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Bible distributor Send the Light Distribution. Administrators blame it on competition with Amazon!  

Texas: In El Paso, after surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions Regis-Bernard Furniture shutting down due to the owner wanting to retire.  Hercules Offshore now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.

Virginia: After 60 years The Clock Shop shutting down their Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall store by July.

Washington: In Colville, after 11 years Lovitt Restaurant shutting down due to sales not being enough to support the owner’s growing family.  The restaurant has been for sale for the past year, the owner’s are hoping to move to a larger city in the hopes they could have better sales.

Washington DC: It’s been revealed that a taxpayer funded scholarship program known as DACA funds college education for ILLEGAL immigrants!  Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proudly and openly supports it!  DACA is in addition to any other financial aid: “I was able to get scholarships and grants through DACA.”-Clara Kim, Korean student at elitist Azusa Pacific University in California who admitted to Hillary Clinton that she was in the U.S. illegally, Hillary Clinton then ‘applauded’ Kim’s efforts, it was caught on video by CBSLos Angeles 

MIGRANTS STEAL UNION JOBS?

PROVEN: MIGRANTS TAKING JOBS FROM CITIZENS!

BORDER PATROL REVEALS RECORD NUMBERS OF CHILDREN FLOODING INTO U.S., & IT SEEMS TO BE PLANNED!

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS THEY’RE APPEARING ALL OVER THE WORLD!

GOVERNMENT SURPLUS, AGAIN? CREDIT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!

OBAMA TO CREATE JOBS FOR THOUSANDS OF IMMIGRANTS!

RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN WORKFORCE, YET UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS THE SAME? BLAME IMMIGRANTS!

IDAHO BURDENED BY $187-MILLION WORTH OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!

And while illegal immigrants are given taxpayer funded education, the number of U.S. citizens who can’t repay their student loans is now at 43% according to the U.S. Department of Education.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“Morale is really low” Covert socialism pays corporations to make ‘busy work’! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 03 June 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Colorado: Bankrupt Arch Coal eliminating 80 jobs at its West Elk Mine.

Georgia: What housing market recovery? Atlanta based Too Big to Jail mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial Corporation revealed it laid off 120 people!

Florida: Miami news media report the following restaurants shutdown; Cena by Michy, The News Lounge and BLT Steak.  

Indiana: The Henryville prison shutting down due to state ‘lawmakers’ trying to save money by cramming prisoners into fewer prisons.

Iowa: Independence Mental Health Institute shutting down their Psychiatric Medical Institution for Children Unit, claiming a 50% decrease in utilization.

Kentucky: Kindred Healthcare refuse to renew the lease on their   Nursing and Rehabilitation-Bashford operations, 153 jobs lost by August!

Maryland: After 55 years the Conococheague Elementary School shutdown due to age, low student enrollment and upcoming ‘re-districting’ in August.   In an example of what I call Ripple Effect Economics, Baltimore based sports clothing maker Under Armour (they claim to be an American company yet spell ‘armor’ the British empire way) admitted the massive bankruptcy and shutdown of  hundreds of Sports Authority stores will cause Under Armour to lose $23-million in its 2nd quarter of 2016!   Georgia based payment processor Global Payments shutting down their Owings Mills ops, 334 jobs lost between July 2016 and March 2017!  Local news media say administrators refused to say why.  Global Payments recently reported big profits, and in 2007 said they would expand their Ownings Mills operations.  It might have to do with the $3.8-billion USD spent on taking over rivals! 

Massachusetts: In Boston Weak, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority pushing hundreds of employees to take buyouts, and eliminating vacant positions, in an effort to save $25-million USD in payroll.  UMass Boston warning 4-hundred non-tenured professors that they could lose their jobs by the end of August: “Morale is really low. People are very upset and worried financially.”-Marlene Kim, UMass Boston Faculty Staff Union

Michigan:  What automotive industry recovery? Local news media confused as France based vehicle interior maker Faurecia North America has been caught firing employees just as fast as it hires new ones!  105 employees in Sterling Heights will be laid off by July, yet 90 new employees will be hired at the same time at the same location.  The new hires are partially paid for by a $350-thousand USD taxpayer funded state grant!   So much for the ‘free market’, welcome to covert socialism.

Minnesota: The Post Bulletin laid off 11 people due to declining advertising revenue.

Mississippi: In Hattiesburg, after 18 years Trees n Trends Unique Home Decor shutting down due to “downward” trending customer traffic, which began when a big call center was built next door.

Missouri: In Saint Louis, local news media reporting the following restaurants shutdown; The Stratford Bar & Grill, Hilltop, Cafe Eau,
Chaser’s, Fort Taco, Lilly’s Music & Social House,
Noodles & Company and Soulard Supper Club.

New York: Office sharing startup WeWork froze hiring and will layoff about 70 people.  Amazingly administrators say it’s part of their plan for “growth and expansion”, claiming they will hire “hundreds… by the end of the year.”  

Ohio: What automotive industry recovery?  Bendix laid off eight people at its commercial vehicle brakes factory in Elyra, and another 16 employees elsewhere, blaming the trucking industry: “Since the start of 2016, build levels at truck and trailer manufacturers have declined rapidly. This decline has now trickled to the industry’s primary suppliers, including Bendix. The layoffs were the result of the down market conditions….”  

Oklahoma: In Tulsa, after more than 50 years Cooper’s Fruit Stand shutting down due to a death in the family.

Pennsylvania: Chestnut Hill College reduced pay, canceled raises and reduced work hours for employees in an attempt to deal with a $2-million USD shortfall.   If it doesn’t work then mass layoffs are next.

Virginia: Radford University shutting down its 20 years old non-profit Small Business Development Center by the end of the month. Basically the university was losing money on the non-profit operation.  In Virginia Beach, after surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions Crawford House Furniture shutting down when the inventory is gone, no explanation. 

Washington DC:  According to local news reports the following restaurants have or will shutdown; Atlas Room, Bakehouse, Bistro Francais, Cashion’s Eat Place, Food & Wine Company, Melt Shop, Olivia’s Diner and Poste.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“a never-ending funeral” : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 02 June 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Alabama: In Troy, after 16 years the Sears Hometown Store shutting down due to Sears Holdings refusing to renew the franchise license.  The owner of the building says he’ll sell it.

Illinois:  Local news say Oak Brook based McDonald’s will start bribing corporate level employees to quit (voluntary buyouts) in July.  Insiders report that already “several hundreds” of employees have been made the offer to voluntarily become unemployed.

Iowa: In Spencer, Ireland based Eaton Hydraulics eliminating 70 U.S. citizen jobs over the next 12 months.  Administrators claim the economy is worse than they thought and they need to “expand some of our restructuring and cost-reduction activities this year.”  However, the Sioux City Journal revealed that “Eaton had been training Chinese nationals here in recent months.”

Kentucky: God powerless to stop the federal government from shutting down ‘his’ Saint Catherine College.   The ‘christian’ school was caught withholding taxpayer funded financial aid for students!  Accusations imply the ‘christian’ school was using the taxpayer funding for students to pay-down school debt.  In Nicholasville, decades old Carpenters Dish Barn shutting down in July, due to road construction.

Maryland: Local news media reporting that Baltimore City Schools layoffs have hit 171!

Massachusetts: In the state of Boston Weak, MassMutual Financial Group laying off at least 1-hundred U.S. citizen InfoTech employees, replacing them with H-1B migrants!  Local news media reporting that U.S. citizen employees are being threatened with the loss of their two weeks severance if they go public with the plan to replace U.S. employees with migrants: “It’s like a never-ending funeral.”–unnamed U.S. citizen employee to Computerworld reporter 

Missouri: Bankrupt solar panel and windmill maker SunEdison eliminating at least 43 jobs. 

New Mexico: Luna Community College quietly began laying off staff last month, at least nine people unemployed due to the college being short $400-thousand USD.

New York: Connecticut based Xerox in the final stages of shutting down their Webster distribution operation, the remaining 48 employees becoming unemployed in August.

Oklahoma: Health insurance giant Blue Cross-Blue Shield is demanding a 49% increase in premiums for their ObamaCare plans! 

Texas: Health insurance giant Blue Cross-Blue Shield is demanding a 53% increase in premiums for their ObamaCare plans! In Dallas, RAS Services laying off 112 custodians by the end of July!  They lost their cleaning contract with Dallas Love Field Airport.  In Irvine, Too Big to Jail Maryland based OneMain Financial eliminating 116 jobs by mid-July, saying only that they must “downsize”!  Houston based petroleum exploration company Warren Resources now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and being divided between creditors.  National Oilwell Varco continues to kill jobs, this time 54 people in Galena Park now unemployed.

Washington:  Everett based Rural/Metro ambulance service taken over by American Medical Response, the result is 105 people are losing their jobs by the end of July!

Washington DC: The U.S. Department of Labor said the month of May saw the lowest new job growth since 2010, only 38-thousand new jobs created.  Unofficial propagandists of unAmerican corporate America, main stream news media ‘experts’, had been promising at least 160-thousand new jobs!   The U.S. Department of Labor tracks people considered “not in labor force” in their official unemployment reports, but for some reason the main stream news media refuses to publish the data.

The U.S. Department of Labor is also dealing with an issue I’ve experienced myself; your employer suddenly says you’re now a contractor, reduces your pay and ends benefits.  It’s called Employee Misclassification.

Wisconsin: In Manitowoc, after 60 years Groz-Beckert shutting down their Foster Needle felting needle factory, 64 jobs gone between July 2016 and January 2017.

01 June 2016: “unprecedented financial challenges”

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“unprecedented financial challenges” College suddenly closes, screws students! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 01 June 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

California: Mi Pueblo issued a shutdown WARN for their Newark grocery store, 76 jobs gone by mid-July.  Illinois based food service company Levy Restaurants issued a shutdown WARN for their Ontario location, 167 jobs gone by mid-July!  Also in Ontario, events contractor AEG Management eliminating 280 jobs by the end of the month! Sports Authority issued a shutdown WARN for their Fontana warehouse, 122 people jobless by next week!  Bienvenidos Children Center eliminating seven jobs by the end of the month.  Visiting Nurse Association revealed they laid off 68 people in Redlands, Riverside and Victorville (between April & May).  More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; Solar Link eliminating 169 jobs in Ontario by mid-July!  In Mountain View, Veritas Technology revealed they laid off 126 people back in mid-May!  In Rosemead, Souther California Edison continues job killing, this time 78 employees becoming unemployed by next week. L-3 Communications revealed it shutdown its San Carlos operations back in April, 69 jobs lost.  Video game maker Disney Interactive revealed they laid off 55 people, back in mid-May.  In San Jose, Western Digital issued a mass layoff WARN, 232 jobs gone by July!

Connecticut: School bus contractor First Student issued a WARN for their Brooklyn operations, 19 jobs gone by the end of the month.

Georgia: In Savannah, god powerless to stop ‘his’ Young Men’s Christian Association from shutting down their 17 years old Southside YMCA.  But get this, the YMCA is being shutdown by god’s own Saint Joseph Hospital, who owns the property the Southside YMCA is using.

Illinois:  What automotive industry recovery?  Lake Forest based car parts maker UCI Holdings-International now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, including their subsidiaries Airtex,  ASC Industries and Champion.

Kansas: In Topeka, after seven years retailer The Merchant shutdown after being sold to the owners of Cyrus Hotel.  Local news media say it’s all about property speculation.

New York: School bus contractor First Student issued a shutdown WARN for their Center Moriches operations, 4-hundred jobs gone by  the end of the month!  WPH Midtown Associates decided not to renew the lease on their Buffalo Holiday Inn Hotel, 82 jobs gone by September.  After 53 years Chatham Bowl suddenly shutdown, no explanation reported by news media.  God powerless to stop ‘his’ Webster Christian School from shutting down due to The Rapture, I mean lack of students: “The road to transition had been paved with honest assessment, strategic planning, and fresh initiatives….. Notwithstanding all these….Webster Christian School will be closing at the end of this current school year….we simply do not have the number of students….to provide a standard of excellence in Christian education.”-school statement

In Oakdale, Dowling College suddenly shutdown due to what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome.  Local news media reported that students are literally screwed over as they scramble to find other colleges to accept their transfers: “This painful decision is a reflection of the unprecedented financial challenges facing countless private educational institutions across the nation and the difficult choices that many must now face.”-Albert Inserra, college president

Ohio: In Columbus, after six years Objects for the Home shutting down, apparently the owners will be opening another smaller version of their furniture store at some future unknown date and location.

Oklahoma: D&L Oil Tools conducted a second round of layoffs, 53 jobs lost.  In February they laid off 78 people.

Washington: Boeing finally confirmed what many local news media were reporting; mass layoffs in Puget Sound, 211 employees to become unemployed by mid-July!

30 – 31 May 2016: “no other choice…Without a line of credit” 

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“no other choice…Without a line of credit” Pizza Hut created super E.coli? : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 30 – 31 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Alaska: Washington based Great Pacific Seafoods shutdown all its Alaska operations then declared bankruptcy, blaming it on Russia and Too Big to Jail U.S. banks: “We believe we have no other choice given the financial performance we experienced last year… …Without a line of credit, we did not have access to sufficient working capital to begin the season.”-company statement referring to the sanctions Russia placed against U.S. food producers, Russia recently extended those sanctions, U.S. currency war with Japan is also blamed

California: Insurance company UnitedHealth announced it will get the hell outta the Covered California ObamaCare insurance program by the end of the year, explaining that “The smaller overall market size and shorter term, higher-risk profile within this market segment continue to suggest we cannot broadly serve it on an effective and sustained basis.”   In Oceanside, Kabler Construction laying off 67 people by the end of June.  After nine years Texas based convenience store operator CST California Stations (aka CST Brands) is now dead, 537 jobs across a dozen Golden State locations gone by July (administrators blame low gas prices)!  Jamba Juice issued a shutdown WARN for their Emeryville HQ, 103 jobs gone by Xmas as the juice franchise moves its HQ to Texas!  More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; internet seller of ‘healthy’ foods Thrive Market issued a shutdown WARN for their operations in the city of Commerce, 98 jobs gone by mid-July.   The revelation comes after Forbes revealed a history of internet failures by Thrive Market’s executives, and emotional weakness.  At the joint civil-military airbase called Moffett Field, taxsucking government contractor Jacobs Technology laying off 55 people by the end of June.

Connecticut: British empire based food service company Chartwells issued a WARN for their Newtown Compass Group operations, 40 jobs gone by the end of June.  Hallmark Cards issued a shutdown WARN for their 64 years old Enfield distribution operations, as many as 570 jobs gone by the end of August!  Since 2015 Hallmark has threatened to shutdown the warehouse, as part of their plans to consolidated operations to Missouri.

Florida: Child Development Services shutting down their Ocala operations, 272 jobs gone by the end of June!

Indiana: Food chemical company Vertellus Specialties now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and selling assets to pay the debts.  Administrators blame “macroeconomic challenges facing our Agriculture and Nutrition business”.

Massachusetts: After surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions Haberman Hardware shutting down, calling it retirement.

Michigan: The Pugsley state prison shutting down in September, as part of state ‘lawmakers’ plans to save $22-million USD.

Minnesota: In Rochester two Papa John’s pizza take outs suddenly shutdown. The owner could not afford the latest tech upgrades and pay the new higher minimum wages, so he tried to sell the businesses but nobody wanted to buy.

New York: Iconic film maker Kodak ramped up its layoffs, at least 27 people being laid off between now and August.   In Brooklyn, god powerless to stop ‘his’ Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services from shutting down their Outreach & Integration Program, by the end of August.  What automotive industry recovery? General Motors (GM) suddenly terminated their janitor services contract at their Tonawanda engine factory, at least 47 jobs gone by the end of June.  State employment administrators are labeling it a “plant closing”.

Texas:  Plano based Pizza Hut (owned by Yum!) revealed its been using chemicals and antibiotics to keep its food ‘fresh’. Pizza Hut administrators claim they will stop using butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) or butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) by the end of July, and stop using chicken processed with antibiotics by March 2017. More and more studies are coming out saying the use of such ‘preservatives’ are actually creating ‘superbugs’ like the new E.coli that cannot be killed with anything.

Wisconsin:  In Brookfield, Hom Wood Fired Grill suddenly shutdown. The owners say because of “changing times” they will focus on their other restaurants.

28-29 May 2016: “This is a scary thing” 

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“This is a scary thing” No apples? Part time Politicians full time Retirement! God ramps up ‘his’ shutdowns! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 28 – 29 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Arizona: God powerless to stop his Illinois based Saint Xavier University from shutting down their Gilbert campus. Administrators say they are prepping for the possible halting of Illinois taxpayer funding for low income students.

California: In Modesto, after 15 years Fat Cat Music House & Lounge has been sold and will shutdown by the end of June.  The new owner is a local ‘businessman’ who admits he doesn’t have any plans for the property.    In Oroville, Gold Digger Apples now chapter 7 bankrupt busted.  US Bank says the apple growing co-op owes them $18.5-million USD!   Chapter 7 bankruptcy means the co-op’s assets will be sold to pay the debt, and quite possibly it means the death of Gold Digger Apples: “This is a devastating blow to the community, seasonably Gold Digger employs up to 800 employees. I hope there’s some real PR damage to the bank! It’s hideous, it’s everything you’ve heard about big banks…”-Peg Callaway, attorney for the local apple growers

Florida: In Silver Springs the Wild Waters amusement park shutting down after three and a half decades. It’s being shutdown at the end of Summer by the state Department of Environmental Protection using the excuse of ‘ongoing public safety concerns’, but claim a new environmentally friendly swimming area is being considered.  The mom & pop concession stand contracts were not renewed.

Idaho:  The federal government is considering halting sheep grazing on public land in west-central Idaho.  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says domestic sheep spread disease.  Wow, after a hundred plus years of sheep grazing they now claim sheep spread disease to other animals? I believe that applies to all us animals, all animals spread disease to each other. How do you think disease is spread, with a butter knife?  The local sheep industry calls bullshit on the BLM reasoning: “There’s no firm science that says 100% that domestic sheep pass disease on the open range, or that they’re the only species that can pass the disease.”-Stan Boyd, Idaho Wool Growers Association

Illinois: God powerless to stop ‘his’ University of Saint Francis from revealing they laid off 21 employees last week.  Local news media pointed out that the ‘christian’ university is spending big bucks constructing new buildings.  God powerless to stop ‘his’ Seton Academy (Elizabeth Seton High School) from shutting down.  In 2003 the all-girls schools went co-ed in an attempt to keep itself alive.  Local news media said back in 2014 the Archdiocese of Chicago gave the school two years to increase student enrollment and decrease operational costs, it didn’t happen.

Indiana: Muncie Community Schools laying off 37 teachers due to what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome, which is contributing to the school district being $16-million USD in the hole.

Iowa: After 144 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) the Walnut Community School shutting down due to massive population exodus.  Local news media revealed that the population of the town of Walnut is actually 121 less than what’s publicly posted, the school itself was down to just 72 students in 2015, more than a 50% drop since 2010!

Kansas: It’s been revealed that taxpayers will be paying ‘elected’ politicians full-time salaries in retirement, even though the state legislators work only part-time hours as ‘lawmakers’!  That’s part of the new budget for The Sunflower State.  Under the sweetheart deal a part time politician making $15-thousand while working will make $90-thousand in retirement!     You bet your bippy the Kansas Organization of State Employees is pissed off.

Kentucky:  Eastern Kentucky University announced they’re shutting down their Somerset campus at the end of June. It’s blamed on a 4.5% reduction in taxpayer funding and $8-million USD in additional ObamaCare retirement and healthcare costs.  After 122 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) god powerless to stop ‘his’ Westminster Presbyterian Church from shutdown after cash strapped members voted to sell the property to Baptist competitors.

Maine: Tennessee based Sitel eliminating 120 jobs at its Caribou call center, by mid-July!  It’s blamed on lack of contracts.

Maryland: Baltimore City Schools warning of mass layoffs due to lack of taxpayer funding.

New York:  Liehs and Steigerwald shutdown their 13 years old butcher shop in Clay.  Last year Liehs and Steigerwald began new operations combining meat market, specialty grocer, deli and pub.

North Dakota: It’s been revealed that after the University of North Dakota laid off 20 people (under the guise of cutting $21.5-million USD in costs) 34 people were secretly hired!  Some department heads claimed those who were hired were hired before the layoffs began, while others said they were told to go ahead and fill ‘priority’ positions.  Anybody who can do basic math can figure out that hiring more people than you layoff negates any attempt to save money!

Ohio: A fine example of what I call Ripple Effect Layoffs (REF); in Ohio glass blowers are prepping for their own shutdowns after the federal EPA shutdown their Oregon supplier, Bullseye Glass.      Several Oregon and Washington based art glass suppliers are in the process of shutting down due to costs and increased government regulations: “This is a scary thing for any stained-glass craftsman or a working studio, or a studio like me that is a teaching resource center, all the way up to the distributors.”-Sharon Carothers, Prism GlassWorks in Maumee

Pennsylvania: Talen Energy laying off 125 people at three electricity factories!  It’s part of their plans to convert to natural gas.  After surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions Yocco’s shutdown their iconic Allentown hot dog shop: “Unfortunately, in the end we had to make a business decision and obviously it’s an emotional decision because I grew up working there and it’s our longest-operating store. I’ve lamented about this decision for many years and done many things to keep it going out of tradition.”-Gary Iacocca, owner

South Dakota: In Howard, after 134 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) Belleview Lutheran Church shutting down next week.  Due to The Rapture, I mean declining membership local Lutheran churches are merging in an attempt to stay alive.  Local news media says the Belleview church was averaging only 14 people every Sunday (Sun-day, as in Star-day, now you know who their real god is).  In Sioux Falls, Austad Golf shutting down their store on West 41st Street, by September.

Texas: For the second time since August 2015, Hercules Offshore is chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  It’s proof the bankruptcy system can be a money making scam for unAmerican corporate America.  Individuals are screwed over for ten years if they file bankruptcy.

Vermont: In Lyndonville, after 12 years The Packing House bar shutting down, the owners would only say that they’re “ready to move”.  In Quechee, after 63 years Scotland by the Yard clothing store shutting down in August. The owners tried to sell it, but most potential buyers did some research and then backed out saying it was too risky.

Washington: North Dakota based CRF Frozen Foods shutdown their Pasco factory due to listeria.  So far 3-hundred employees are out of work until the factory is declared safe!  Local news media say as many as 430 jobs could be affected.  

A fine example of what I call REL; Spectrum Glass said the EPA action against Bullseye Glass, in Oregon, was impetus for Spectrum to make a sudden decision to shutdown their 40 years old Snohomish County glass factory.  124 jobs gone by July!  Art glass wholesalers are concerned they’re next to go: “There’s tens of thousands of artists who depend on Spectrum through retail shops and distributors. Spectrum is close to 60% of our warehouse stock. We’ll adjust, we’ll survive but lots of people, I’m sure, won’t.”-David Scott, Northwest Art Glass in Redmond

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“to improve business performance” Allstate begins jobs Mayhem! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 27 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey eliminating eight jobs as it consolidates ops with the University of Arizona, under orders from the ‘elected’ lawmakers.

Idaho: More charges of corruption in the predominantly ‘christian’ controlled Gem State.  A city employee of 14 years has resigned from her job with Idaho City after being accused of taking taxpayer funding.  Idaho State Police say she took about $47-thousand USD over a two years period, two other city employees were fired.

Indiana: The mayor of Logansport revealed that Cal-Camp quietly laid off 1-hundred people.  No explanation other than “one customer” suddenly halted orders.  Cal-Camp makes electronic stuff for the aerospace, automotive, communications, defense, industrial controls, medical, renewable energy, security and transportation industries.  In Lafayette, R&M Food Market shutting down.  The operator would only say he is facing a tax audit and the building has been sold.

Kentucky: University of Kentucky eliminating 75 jobs, however the layoffs account for only $1-million of the $6-million USD in taxpayer funding cuts.  Local news media speculates that tuition will be increased.

Minnesota: After 54 years Trailways Cafe in Montevideo shutting down on Sunday.  It’s blamed on increased competition.

Nebraska: In Omaha after surviving The Great Depression, and numerous recessions, Bohemian Cafe shutting down in September.  It’s blamed on lack of heirs willing to take over the family business.

New Jersey: Sweden based clothier Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) issued a shutdown WARN for their North Arlington operations, 156 jobs gone by the end of July! 

New York: Kerry-Island Oasis issued a shutdown WARN for its Buffalo drink mix factory, 51 jobs gone by mid-August.

North Carolina: After 45 years Campbell’s Diner in Fuquay-Varina shutting down due to the un-repairable condition of the building.  The owners took it as a sign to retire.

Oregon: Mail order/internet clothier Norm Thompson Outfitters issued a shutdown WARN for their Hillsboro headquarters, 82 jobs gone by mid-July.  Apparently the company is moving their HQ to a smaller office, and some work is being moved all the way across the country to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.  Local news reports say since 2006 the California investment company which owns Norm Thompson has moved hundreds of jobs to Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania: Mansfield University revealed it is $5-million USD short and will conduct layoffs as a result.  Administrators warned that the situation is so bad that they could double their deficit by 2018, if they don’t make drastic cuts now.  GE (General Electric) Transportation (aka Rail) eliminating 190 jobs at its Erie factory, on top of the 1-thousand 5-hundred jobs already eliminated!  Local news media reports that the Erie GE Transportation factory is the last of the good paying factory employers in the area.

Tennessee: Shelby County Schools eliminating 5-hundred teaching jobs and shutting down schools!  It’s blamed on what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome.  Local news media reported that the same school district eliminated more than 5-hundred jobs last year, for the same reason. In Memphis, British empire Canada based Laser Quest shutting down their 20 years old Poplar Plaza location due to jacked up rent and an expanding Kroger store taking up space.  The greedy landlord actually told local news media “We didn’t intend…” for Laser Quest to leave.

Texas: Alcoa continues eliminating jobs, this time 137 Point Comfort workers will become jobless between now and mid-July!  Alcoa blames it on low prices for aluminum, and competition.  Oil pipe maker Turner Industries revealed they “recently” laid off 105 employees at their Paris operations!

Virginia: Insurance giant Allstate revealed that an undisclosed number of “positions have been eliminated” in the Roanoke Valley, blaming it on “opportunities to improve business performance”.  After 19 years oil industry tool maker Kennametal shutting down their Chilhowie factory, 89 jobs lost. 

Washington DC: In the predominantly ‘christian’ controlled U.S. Navy three more officers have been arrested and charged with bribery.  It’s part of investigations into USN bribery and contractor overcharging problems going back many years and involving more than $34-million USD!

West Virginia: 55 state prison teachers possibly losing their jobs due to lack of taxpayer funding.  Local news media says the state is short $270-million USD.

26 May 2016: “Stabbed in the back, betrayed, no warning what-so-ever!” 

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”