Layoffs

Layoffs

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  Peugeot workers occupy plant slated to be sold

  Hundreds of Peugeot Citroen workers occupied a French factory scheduled to be sold off, largely shutting down production on Wednesday in a protest ... 

• Germany's Air Berlin to cut 1 in 10 jobs

  Loss-making German carrier Air Berlin says it will cut about one in ten jobs over this and next year. Germany's second-largest airline said Tuesday ... 

• Honda announces plans to cut 800 jobs

  Japanese automaker Honda says it will cut about one in four jobs at its UK factory as it struggles with low demand in Europe. Honda Motor Europe says ... 

• Siemens to cut 1,100 jobs in energy sector

  Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it will cut about 1,100 jobs in its energy division in Germany over the next two years amid a wider ... 

• Texas Instruments to cut 517 jobs in France

  Chipmaker Texas Instruments says will lay off more than 500 people at a research and development plant near Nice, France, in the coming months. 

• Fiat cutting about 1,500 jobs at Polish factory

  The Italian carmaker Fiat says it plans to cut about 1,500 jobs at a factory in Poland due to falling demand for cars on the European market. 

• US Army cutting civilian jobs in Europe

  The U.S. Army says it's cutting 160 civilian support positions in Europe as it moves ahead with plans to reduce the number of soldiers on the ... 

• Light bulb maker Osram cutting 4,700 jobs

  German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG's light bulb unit, Osram, says it is cutting 4,700 additional jobs in its drive to save costs and phase out ... 

• Spain's Iberia workers to strike before Christmas

  Labor unions representing most workers in Spain's Iberia airline say they will stage six days of strikes right before the Christmas holiday period to ...