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United Airlines to cut 600 jobs companywide
The Cleveland Plain Dealer ^ | January 24, 2013 | Staff

Posted on 01/24/2013 3:10:56 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

United Airlines, which has a hub at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, said Thursday it would cut 600 jobs companywide.

United Continental Holdings Inc. officials said management and administrative staff positions were being cut to save money, in an industry that has seen declining passengers.

"In December, I announced a 7 percent reduction in our officer headcount," Chief Executive Officer Jeff Smisek told employees in a statement. "Today, we announced a difficult but necessary 6 percent reduction in our management and administrative staff that will begin in early February...

(Excerpt) Read more at cleveland.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Travel
KEYWORDS: airlines; illinois; layoffs; ohio

1 posted on 01/24/2013 3:11:06 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sounds more like ‘Untied’ Airlines. Hehehe


2 posted on 01/24/2013 3:24:42 PM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (IMPEACH OBAMA)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Expect a lot more threads like this one:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2981567/posts

3 posted on 01/24/2013 3:43:12 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Could not happen to a nicer corporate culture.


4 posted on 01/24/2013 3:48:24 PM PST by cicero2k
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To: cicero2k

To any of those laid-off supporting/voting-for LIBs....

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!


5 posted on 01/24/2013 3:51:48 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Could this be bamaboy care kicking in????


6 posted on 01/24/2013 3:52:27 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (Get the USA out of the UN then get the UN out of the USA; send bamaboy back to Kenya ASAP!!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

With Big Sis on the job, no one would fly any more if they had any choice in the matter.

I used to have to fly several times a year, and I am very thankful that I no longer need to do so.


7 posted on 01/24/2013 3:56:03 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

My last flight was in October 2000 and there will never be another one. I don’t cotton to being “handled” by TSA goons.


8 posted on 01/24/2013 4:07:18 PM PST by OldPossum
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