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Layoffs and downsizing both refer to reductions that companies make in staff.
Layoffs and downsizing both refer to reductions that companies make in staff.
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Presence of Coast Guard in Arctic Waters Called into Question
Channel 2 NewsThe Obama Administration's new Arctic strategy would make the region a top priority despite rumors that the Coast Guard is withdrawing due to a lack of maritime commercial traffic. It's a rumor that Coast Guard officials deny, although they admit... -
Alaska Air Traffic Controllers Furloughed By FAA
Channel 2 NewsOne of the automatic budget cuts triggered by the 2013 federal sequestration is a nationwide furlough of air traffic controllers by the Federal Aviation Adminstration, including the control tower employees at Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport....Tags: Career and Workplace, Government Debt, Federal Aviation Administration, Unemployment, Air Transportation Delays
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Senator Begich Furloughing Staff Amid Budget Cuts
Channel 2 NewsU.S. Sen. Mark Begich's office says Begich is furloughing more than half his staff and giving up part of his salary due to automatic budget cuts known as the sequester. Begich is the lone member of Alaska's congressional delegation to furlough staff...Tags: Career and Workplace, Government Debt, Unemployment
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Alaska Railroad Losing 54 Positions, Laying Off 29 Employees
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Railroad Corp. says it will have to lay off more than two dozen people and leave a similar number of positions unfilled, due to budget shortfalls that have forced it to restructure the organization. The move comes after what the railroad...Tags: Mining, Economy, Business and Finance, Travel, Career and Workplace, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Sequestration Slashes JBER Civilian Employees' Hours
Channel 2 NewsThe federal sequestration crisis has made its way to Alaska, with military civilian employees in Anchorage already bracing for forced days off that will affect their pay. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson held four town hall meetings Thursday to inform...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Defense, Unemployment, Washington, DC
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Anchorage School District Eliminates 100 Positions
Channel 2 NewsState legislators and Anchorage School Board members sat down Wednesday to have a conversation about the district's fiscal future, as Superintendent Jim Browder announced that 100 ASD jobs will be cut through attrition as people retire or vacant positions...Tags: Career and Workplace, American School for the Deaf, Unemployment
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Fire Department says Response Times will Increase with Cuts
With an anticipated $30 million deficit looming, the Anchorage Fire Department could see Station 15 shut down and lose a full service truck in Eagle River. Critics say that’s a reduction not seen since the 1980’s. "We will be seeing historic...
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Possible APD Officer Loss Could Be State Troopers' Gain
Channel 2 NewsA potential $30 million local budget shortfall has some of the Anchorage Police Department's junior officers concerned about layoffs. More than two dozen officers gathered to meet with an Alaska State Troopers recruiter on Wednesday. The APD Employees...Tags: Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Unemployment, Job Layoffs
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Alaska Aerospace Lays Off 20 Percent of Workforce
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Aerospace Corp. has laid off five workers, or 20 percent of its Kodiak workforce, after a launch was delayed a year to 2014. Interim CEO Craig Campbell tells the Kodiak Daily Mirror that the corporation also must stay within its $8 million...Tags: Career and Workplace, Alaska Legislature, Unemployment, Job Layoffs
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Parents and Students Voice Concerns Over ASD Teacher Layoffs
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage school board members had a late night, Monday, listening to parents and students about recent teacher layoffs. "I just feel like there’s something wrong in this city that seems to have so much that we can’t afford to pay our...Tags: Career and Workplace, American School for the Deaf, Teaching and Learning, Unemployment, Teachers
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Delaying Retirement Savings
Channel 2 Financial CorrespondentWe all know it’s best to start saving for retirement at a young age. Doing so allows your savings more time to grow and compound. The difficult part is finding money to save, especially if you are just getting established and raising a family. ...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health Insurance, Interior Policy, Personal Finance, Personal Income
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North Pole Refinery: Anchorage Jet Fuel Sales Affect Cutback
Dorothy Chomicz, Fairbanks Daily News-MinerA spokesman for Flint Hills Resources says decreased jet fuel sales to Anchorage was a factor in the decision to shut down a crude oil refining unit at the North Pole Refinery. Jeff Cook tells the Fairbanks Daily News Miner (http://bit.ly/HJVCx5)...
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