AMR Corporation – Airlines
AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines and regional carrier American Eagle, which previously announced it would slash jobs at American Airlines as it restructures under bankruptcy protection, will also cut as many as 600 jobs at American Eagle. The job cuts are aimed at reducing costs.
Candidates: 600
Bloomberg Businessweek, March 21, 2012
Transcontintental Inc. – Commercial Printing
Transcontinental Inc., Canada’s largest printer, will close two Quad/Graphics plants and eliminate 500 jobs at the end of June. The move is part of an effort to reorganize the business in connection with the company’s acquisition of Quad/Graphics last year.
Candidates: 500
The Globe and Mail (Toronto),
March 20, 2012
New York Life Insurance Company – Life Insurance Carriers
New York Life Insurance Company, the leading mutual life insurer in the U.S., will eliminate 200 jobs nationwide as part of a plan to reshape management. The job cuts will impact all business lines.
Candidates: 200
Bloomberg Businessweek March 20, 2012
Briggs & Stratton Corporation – Machinery Manufacturing
Small engine maker Briggs and Stratton will eliminate 210 jobs at its Poplar Bluff, Mo., plant. Job cuts, attributed to decreased product demand, will take place April 12.
Candidates: 210
KAIT TV (Jonesboro, Ark.), March 22, 2012
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company – Tobacco Products Manufacturing
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. will cut 10 percent of its U.S. workforce or approximately 540 jobs. The layoffs, which will begin this month and continue through 2014, are attributed to decreased product demand, technology efficiencies, and outsourcing initiatives.
Candidates: 540
Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal – March 15, 2012
