AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT THE KANSAS CITY STAR

Kansas City, Missouri-based Kansas City Star, an iconic regional newspaper owned by McClatchy, has announced that it will be closing its newspaper printing facility and laying off 68 full-time and 56 part-time production workers.

The decision to outsource the paper's printing operations to the Des Moines Register Star, a Gannett paper, was driven by economic considerations, including the parent company's financial difficulties, including bankruptcy. It is believed that the impact of digital editions over print editions is becoming problematical as the number of unofficial social media news sources increases.

The transfer of operations will become effective during the first quarter of 2021. The building housing the printing operations has been sold.

According to a company spokesperson, "Leaving a huge office space that is way beyond our current needs allows us to realize savings that will sustain other operations as we continue to align expenses with our digital transformation."

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. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT THE AAA - MISSOURI

Saint Louis, Missouri-based Automobile Club of Missouri, a member club affiliated with the American Automobile Association (AAA) national federation and serves members in the entire state of Missouri has announced that it is laying off 130 employees.

Rather than operate its own tow-truck fleet in Saint Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, the company will outsource operations to independent towing companies.

According to a company spokesperson, "On November 6, 2020, we informed about 130 employees, 95 of those in St. Louis, the club will be transitioning to the exclusive use of contract tow operators in St. Louis and Kansas City, and their positions will be eliminated. This transition will take place in phases throughout 2021."

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. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT BP

London, England-based BP, one of the seven super-major oil and gas companies in the world, has announced that the company will be laying off 250 salaried employees at the company's U.S. Pipelines and Logistics office located in Chicago, Illinois.

Also targeted is an unspecified number of employees at its eyeing potential cuts at its Whiting Refinery located in Whiting, Indiana.

In June 2020, BP CEO Bernard Looney announced a target reduction in workforce of 15% of its worldwide personnel, an estimated 10,000 employees.

By October 2020, it appears that approximately 2,500 people accepted voluntary separation packages, leaving 7,500 employees targeted for layoffs.

According to a company spokesperson, "As previously announced, BP is reducing its global workforce as part of our Reinvent BP process. As part of these reductions, BP has filed WARN notifications and notified government officials in Chicago and Illinois of planned reductions that will affect more than 250 employees at those sites."

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. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?