Furloughs

Mar 29 2013

Looking for investors

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fisker Automotive Inc., a high-end electric car manufacturer now looking for investors, has furloughed employees for a week to conserve cash, it was reported today.

Callers to Fisker's Anaheim office were greeted Thursday with a message advising that the office was closed Friday, March 22, and would remain closed through Sunday, March 31, the Los Angeles Times reported. The furloughs came just two weeks after the company's founder, Henrik Fisker, resigned as
executive chairman amid a management dispute.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jul 14 2011

Layoffs, furloughs, and cutbacks loom

COMPTON, Calif.—A number of ideas were bounced around Tuesday at the Compton City Council meeting regarding the budget, which the Council postponed voting on until next week’s council meeting.

After listening to the frustration of the public, the mayor suggested that rather than complaining about the budget, which has been presented by the city manager, people should take it upon themselves to come up with alternative solutions to balancing it.

Compton is facing a projected $25 million shortfall.

Apr 27 2011

Avoid furloughs

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Nearly 20,000 city workers voted to avoid more than a month of furlough days and will begin paying for their retirement healthcare for the first time, the Coalition of City Unions announced today.

"We voted with the best interests of Los Angeles residents in mind,'' said Tim Butcher, a heavy duty Truck operator with the Bureau of Street Services. "The changes to our contracts will end furloughs immediately, and that means we can get back to work for the people of this city.''

Jan 13 2011

Furloughs and layoffs may be on the horizon

With revenue projections in jeopardy, City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana recommended another round of budget cuts recently, including additional furloughs which could shut down certain departments for one day each week over the next six months, and also the possible suspension of police hiring.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”