Fisker Automotive, Inc., the much celebrated maker of luxury electric cars, has announced that it is firing 80% of its employees after failing to finalize an investment deal. The manufacturer of the rechargeable Karma auto informed 160 workers of the layoffs coming to the Anaheim, California-based company. Fisker was said to have employed 200 before… Read more »
Posts Tagged: staff
Furlough notices sent to presidential budget staff
The White House says 480 workers on the president’s budget staff have been notified they may have to take days off without pay because of a partisan budget stalemate. Source: FOXNews.com
WaPo Executives Make Millions While Paper Cuts Staff, Benefits
The publisher of the struggling Washington Post made over $ 2.4 million last year, and at least three other executives made over $ 3 million while the left-leaning newspaper slashed benefits for its employees and laid off others. According to Securities and Exchange filings reviewed by the Washington City Paper, publisher Katharine Weymouth (pictured) earned $ 2,436,413 in salary and… Read more »
Not News: Wasserman Schultz and Moran Whine About Staff Budget Cuts; $100K+/Yr. Aides Being ‘Priced Out’ of a Good Lunch
As hard as the establishment press has worked over the years to make certain politicians appear to be somehow out of touch with the situation of average Americans, you might think that two legislative leaders complaining about cuts in their Congressional offices' allowance might be news. One whined that her aides, some of whom "earn"… Read more »