AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT JACK COOPER TRUCKING (02/17/25)

FEBRUARY 17, 2025 —2,500 POSITIONS

General Motors and Jack Cooper, a prominent vehicle transportation company, have officially ended their long-standing relationship after contract negotiations reached an impasse late Friday. This significant development has prompted the nearly 100-year-old vehicle hauling company to begin the process of winding down its operations, resulting in an anticipated loss of approximately 2,500 jobs. In response to this situation, GM has restarted shipments of its new vehicles from various manufacturing facilities to dealerships while utilizing alternative haulers to maintain its distribution efforts.

A General Motors spokesperson noted, "We can confirm that Jack Cooper Transport management has informed us of their plans to unilaterally stop services to GM, effective immediately. In light of this material breach of their agreement and the ongoing and timely needs of GM’s business, we have no choice but to implement contingency plans with other providers. We do not anticipate any further disruptions to the delivery of our vehicles. GM is grateful to all of Jack Cooper's employees over the years.

FEBRUARY 28, 2019 — Original post…

Kansas City, Missouri-based Jack Cooper Transport Company, the largest over-the-road transporter of light-vehicles in the United States and Canada and is one of the largest inspectors and shippers of pre-owned vehicles in the United States, has filed the appropriate state WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice and union notices indicating the company will be ceasing yard management operations at its Kentucky Truck Plant terminal located in Louisville, Kentucky on April 21, 2019.

This closure is expected to be permanent and will affect 425 yard employees who provide yard management services. The company’s core business, carhaul/transportation, will continue to operate from the facility and no truck drivers are affected. The company currently operates 1700 trucks out of more than 50 terminals in the United States and Canada.

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? MONSTER.COM

Weston, Massachusetts-based Monster Worldwide, a subsidiary of human resources multi-national Diemen, Netherlands-based Randstad Holdings, has announced that its subsidiary Monster.com, once a dominant resume job board, job recruiting and placement service, has announced a reduction in force of approximately five-percent of its global staff, resulting in about 100 layoffs, mostly in sales and support areas.

A Monster spokesperson added the standard corporate dribble, “To accelerate our progress towards sustainable, profitable growth across Monster, we have made the difficult decision to eliminate certain positions in our workforce across our global organization. We regret the impact this will have on our colleagues and their families, and plan to do everything we can to support people affected and treat them with the utmost dignity and respect, including providing outplacement support to help ease the transition.”

According to Monster CEO Scott Gutz, “The impacted positions are across all functions and geographies with a focus on the globalization of our products and marketing initiatives, transforming how we sell to and service our customers, and redirecting resources to next generation technology and data solutions.

It should be noted that traditional job recruitment and placement resources appear to be dying as job-seekers and employers turn to automated systems with pattern-matching and filtering capabilities.

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 SYSCO

Houston, Texas-based Sysco Corporation, a multi-national institutional grocer, has announced the layoff of ten percent of their corporate support staff, estimated at 300 workers mostly located in the company’s centralized service center in Cypress, Texas which supports its administrative business functions.

Sysco CEO Tom Bené noted “Any time you take an action like this, it’s difficult for the associates involved and we take that very seriously here. At the same time, it is our responsibility to be constantly looking for ways to optimize this business and improve the overall experience our customers have with doing business with us.”

According to Sysco’s 2019 Second Quarter results, “In order to drive continued growth and value creation, Sysco recently implemented organizational and executive leadership changes, which further align the company with its customer first operating model and streamline the business. This reorganization results in an approximate 10 percent reduction in salaried corporate support positions.”

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?