The advertising giant is shrinking at the same time its technology platform is growing more capable. That combination points to a deeper change in how advertising work gets organized. WPP may eliminate as many as another 1,000 jobs before the end of the year, extending a reduction that has already removed roughly 11,000 positions since…
Alix Martichoux reported for Nexstar that the Department of Labor confirmed no national database of WARN Act filings exists, leaving workers to search state by state for notices their own employers are legally required to file. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act compels employers with 100 or more full-time employees to give 60 days…
The headlines call it an AI pivot. The WARN Act filings call it something else. Oracle is planning another round of job cuts, this time estimated at 20,000 to 30,000 positions — the largest single reduction in a series that has now run four times in under twelve months. The affected teams span the company’s…
SSC News Desk Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report delivered a 106,000-job miss and revised May and June lower by a combined 103,000. The unemployment rate fell because the labor force shrank. The number economists projected for July was +83,000. The number the Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered Friday morning was -23,000. That is a miss of more than 106,000…
Over 1,600 workers have lost jobs in the Charlotte region so far in 2026. Most of the companies cutting them never said a word publicly. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE The Charlotte Observer’s Desiree Mathurin reported this…
Amazon, Walmart, FedEx and more than 20 other employers filed WARN notices for August. The labor market looks stable. The WARN data tells a different story. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification…
The work of coordination is being automated. What’s disappearing with it isn’t overhead — it’s the apprenticeship that used to build leaders. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE There’s a specific kind of meeting that has defined corporate…
BMW’s announcement of 8,000 job cuts—roughly 5% of its global workforce—by end of 2027 marks a turning point for the German automotive giant. The cuts, primarily targeting desk jobs and administrative roles, signal a company in crisis mode: torn between protecting current profits and betting billions on an uncertain electric future. It’s a story that…
Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing a staff memo from CEO Ryan McInerney, that Visa will eliminate roughly 2,600 positions — about 7% of its workforce — with technology and product teams taking most of the reductions. The company announced the cuts hours before releasing fiscal third-quarter results showing net revenue of $11.6 billion, up 14% year…
Reuters reviewed documents showing Samsung Electronics America is eliminating 739 positions in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, tied to the relocation of its headquarters to Texas, alongside cuts across its U.S. display, smartphone, and other consumer electronics operations. A separate layoff tracker recorded the same event in mid-July with a note that the company was offering…