AM I NEXT? NO LOVE -- LAYOFFS AT FLUOR IDAHO

APRIL 19, 2019 - FLUOR IDAHO LAYOFFS

In response to the closure and phase-out of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Fluor Idaho, a subsidiary of Irving, Texas-based multinational engineering and construction firm Fluor, is restructuring its operations. The company is soliciting voluntary layoffs in order to reduce the headcount by 190 employees in the fiscal year 2019. If voluntary separations are inadequate to achieve Fluor’s target, there will be forced layoffs. The reduction in force should come as no surprise to the employees or the community as the company made its intentions known when the DOE announced the closure.

The company and the community fought to keep the facility open but a Department of Energy feasibility study of extending the AMWTP mission to treat waste from other DOE sites concluded it would not be cost-effective. A DOE spokesperson noted, “Therefore, upon completion of the mission, DOE will initiate closure activities in accordance with regulatory permits and the existing Fluor Idaho contract.”

Because many workers belong to craft unions, it is difficult to simply transition them to other positions controlled by different unions and contracts.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere ... are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT MASSMUTUAL (10/23/20)

OCTOBER 23, 2020 — 82 LAYOFFS IN ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT

The company has announced that it will be laying off 82 employees from its Enfield, Connecticut office. The decision was driven by sale of its retirement plans business. Layoffs are scheduled between December 21,2020, and January 4, 2021.

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Springfield, Massachusetts-based Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) is continuing its restructuring to consolidate its operations. The consolidation effort will result in the permanent closure of its Ballantyne office located in Charlotte, North Carolina and result in the layoff of 164 employees, mostly call center and support functions. This should not come as a surprise to employees as the company revealed its consolidation plans last year and indicating that it would be moving its Charlotte employees to other company offices in Springfield, Massachusetts or Boston, Massachusetts.

At that time, MassMutual president and CEO Roger Crandall noted, “Following a thorough strategic assessment of our operations and footprint, we concluded that our home state of Massachusetts is the best place for us to grow and thrive over the long term. We have deep roots and a supportive community in our hometown of Springfield, and we will continue to invest and grow our workforce in the city. At the same time, as we evolve, a stronger Boston presence immerses us in a booming financial and digital economy and provides us with an enhanced opportunity to recruit innovators from the area’s deep and diverse talent pool.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere ... are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT REXALL SUNDOWN

Boca Raton, Florida-based Rexall Sundown, Inc., a manufacturer, of vitamins and nutritional supplements, has filed a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice with the State of Florida noting that it will be “further consolidating its supply chain network to increase efficiency” and that the company plans to wind down operations a three Florida facilities (Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, and Boca Raton) in the coming months. The restructuring will result in the permanent loss of 250 jobs with the eventual permanent closing of the facilities.

Rexall Sundown is owned by Ronkonkoma-based Nature’s Bounty, a producer of vitamins and nutritional supplements, which in turn is owned by Alphabet Holding Company which is company controlled by Washington, DC-based The Carlyle Group. a private equity and global investment firm.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere ... are you now wondering, Am I Next?