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Massapequa, NY
Business
Settlement Of Dolan Family's Lawsuit Against Altice Keeps News 12 Staffing At Current Level
At the 11th hour, the Dolan family, the former owners of Cablevision before it was sold to Altice USA, reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding layoffs and staffing at News 12 with the new parent company for the 24-hour hyperlocal news network. News 12 will employ at least 371 full-time employees through February 2023 under the agreement, ending a yearlong dispute by the Dolans, who sought a minimum of 462. Altice acquired News 12 when it took over Cablevision three years ago. The lawsuit alleged that Altice had not operated the news company in compliance with the agreement of the deal. …
New City, NY
Business
RNN To Cut 150 Jobs After Verizon Shuts Down FiOS1 News
As of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, local television news outlet FiOS1 News will cease broadcasting after parent company Verizon declined to pursue a new contract with Rye Brook-based RNN. "Later this year, Verizon will no longer be offering FiOS1 News, said Verizon spokesman Tony McNary. "We have partnered with RNN for over 10 years to deliver award-winning hyperlocal news coverage on FiOS1. We know how important hyperlocal news is to our FiOS customers and will be sharing more options soon. We wish RNN and their employees well during this transition." The end of the contract will leave…
Fairfield, CT
Business
Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties
Thousands of Lowe’s employees will soon be out of a job as the home improvement retail giant reshuffles positions. Lowe’s announced that it is planning to outsource the jobs of maintenance and assembly workers to third-party companies, including workers that put together certain items such as grills and wheelbarrows. The news of layoffs was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. It is unclear exactly how many employees are being laid off, but it is expected to be in the thousands. The company currently employs approximately 300,000 people in 1,725 stores nationwide. The layoffs come a…
Jersey City, NJ
Schools
Jersey City School District May Lay Off Hundreds: Report
Following a marathon board meeting Monday night, the Jersey City Board of Education voted to lay off more than 400 staff. The layoffs would take effect at the end of the school year. School officials blamed a $33 million reduction in state aid for forcing them to cut positions including 250 teachers, NJSpotlight reported. Overall, the district is facing a $120 million budget shortfall. But NJ Spotlight also reported that the school board debated other measures in a bid to minimize or completely avoid layoffs. The district is contemplating selling buildings and using a pay…
West Milford, NJ
News
Ethan Allen Cuts 55 Jobs With Closing Of Passaic Distribution Center
Ethan Allen will be closing its Passaic distribution center -- laying off 55 employees from the Market Street location, the Connecticut-based furniture manufacturer announced. The 250,000 square foot facility will move to North Carolina, where an additional 325 employees will be laid off in an effort to improve the company's "vertical integration operations," a press release says. "These decisions are not easy, said Ethan Allen Chairman, President and CEO Farooq Kathwari. "I have had a personal close association with many of these associates for about 40 years. They leave a legac…
White Plains, NY
Business
Nearly 200 Sears, Kmart Workers In Area Will Lose Jobs Following Bankruptcy Declaration
Nearly 200 Sears and Kmart employees will lose their jobs following the official filing for bankruptcy by Sears Holdings. Last week, Sears announced that it would be closing another 142 unprofitable Sears and Kmart locations, including several in the area. Those closures will reportedly impact According to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed on Oct. 15, 42 employees at Kmart on Route 6 in Mahopac would be let go; 55 employees at Sears in the Jefferson Valley Mall would face termination; 76 employees at the Sears at The Shops in Nanuet; and 12 at Sears on Route 59 in Nanu…
White Plains, NY
Business
Altice Says Lawsuit By Dolan Family, News 12 Anchor 'Without Merit'
Altice USA issued a detailed response to Thursday's story by Daily Voice about a lawsuit filed this week by the Dolan Family and a longtime News 12 anchor to prevent Altice from laying off more workers at News 12. Janet Meahan, senior director of communications for Altice USA, said: “This lawsuit is without merit and paints an extremely inaccurate representation of our business. It is also surprising that the Dolan family would now challenge the strategic and organizational decisions that Patrick Dolan led during his 2 1/2 years with the company as President of News 12. "Altice USA co…
White Plains, NY
Business
Avon Laying Off 100 Workers, Closing Operations In Westchester
Avon Products Inc. announced it is laying off about 100 employees in its Rye data center, closing the rest of the Rye operations over the next year and consolidating U.S. operations in Suffern. Avon CEO Jan Zijderveld cited the company’s international focus in a press release, attributing the actions to a strategy of “simplifying our U.S. operations,” “providing fuel for growth” and becoming “more fit for purpose.” A state Department of Labor notice put the number of data center employees being affected at 105. Their work in Rye will cease by the end of this month, and their jobs will be ph…
Armonk, NY
Business
New Lawsuit Links IBM’s ‘Millennial’ Reinvention To Age Bias
After another round of company-wide layoffs this spring, IBM is being sued in federal court for age discrimination, according to multiple reports.A lawsuit filed against the Armonk-based IBM by Jonathan Langley, 60, of Texas claims that in the international company's push to hire millennials and make money, the company let go of more experienced but costlier "gray-hairs." Millennials are defined as the generation born after 1980. According to this lawsuit, Langley was fired last June as director of sales in IBM’s Hybrid Cloud business unit, based out of Austin. According to a ProP…
Yonkers, NY
Schools
Yonkers School Board OKs 251 Staff, Teacher Layoffs
More than 250 school teachers and staff in Yonkers are expected to be laid off at the end of next month, according to multiple news reports. Earlier this week, the Yonkers Board of Education voted for 251 layoffs in order to balance the budget. Daily Voice news coverage about the proposed cuts can be found by clicking here. Yonkers' school budget is handled differently than all the other school districts in Westchester since the school district and the city's budget are combined. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano proposed nearly $548 million for the school district saying it's the largest contribu…
Yonkers, NY
Schools
Jobs, Programs At Risk Due To Budget Gap, Yonkers Schools Chief Says
More than 200 positions and several programs may be eliminated by the Yonkers School District as officials face a potential $45 million budget gap for the 2018-19 academic year. If Yonkers Schools Superintendent Edwin Quezada is to balance the budget, officials said that the district may need to lay off 251 positions, reduce programs and eliminate the district’s unassigned fund balance. Citing a rise in employee salaries and benefits, the rising cost of utilities, transportation and tuitions, Quezada noted that, “what cost the district $592 million this year will cost us $623 million in 201…
Newburgh, NY
Business
Bus Company To Lay Off More Than 160 In Orange County
More than 160 jobs face elimination at the end of June following the announcement that First Student Bus Company had lost its contract with the Pine Bush School District. The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification on April 3, which notified the state that 166 employees would be laid off as of June 29. The notice also said the Depot Street plant would close. First Student listed the “loss of Pine Bush School District contract to Birnie Bus” as the reason for the elimination of jobs. A media spokesperson for neither First Student or Birnie Bus were not available for co…
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