AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Philadelphia Housing Authority, a municipal authority providing public housing services in Philadelphia, has announced a more than 20% reduction in force to redirect savings toward housing programs.

The reduction will impact 283 employees, mostly unionized maintenance and repair tradespeople in two phases, with the first happening on January 15, 2026, and the second in June 2026. The work will be outsourced to third-party vendors.

President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah noted, “Decisions like this are never easy, but they are necessary to protect residents’ needs and to ensure the sustainability of our new and repositioned housing assets, and to mitigate potential future reductions in funding."

Change is constant, and it's coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, nor promises of a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, at any time, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT PRIDE INDUSTRIES

Roseville, California-based PRIDE Industries, a social enterprise that creates employment for people with disabilities by providing competitive business services to commercial, industrial, and government clients, has announced a reduction in force involving disabled prison contractors working at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, California.

Approximately 62 employees working in the California prison system will be laid off due to a union dispute forcing the state prison to no longer employ PRIDE workers in what are typically civil service positions. The corrupt Service Employees International Union Local 1000, which wields significant power in the State, is behind the grievance.

According to a union spokesperson, “We challenged the outsourcing of custodial services at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville because it violated civil service protections enshrined in the California State Constitution, which safeguard stable employment and fair treatment for public workers.”

Instead of making accommodations and taking meaningful steps to integrate these workers into state service, the state is allowing the contract to run its course, which is set to expire at the end of February 2025.

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. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible 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. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE

Washington, D.C.-based Federal Reserve, a privately-owned corporation with a quasi-government charter to act as the United States Central Bank, has announced a reduction in force affecting just over 1% of the Federal Reserve's workforce.

Approximately 300 employees will be impacted, primarily affecting technology positions at the central bank’s 12 regional reserve banks.

The decision appears to be driven by the implementation of cloud-based computer software, and positions connected to the payment processing systems which are being consolidated as paper check volumes decline in favor of electronic transactions.

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. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. 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?