AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT PANASONIC AVIONICS (08/24/2021)

AUGUST 24, 2021 — 221 LAYOFFS IN LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA

The company has announced the layoff of 221 workers at its Lake Forest, California facility. The layoffs are scheduled for September 30, 2021.

According to a company spokesperson, “Although we believe we are in the recovery stage of the effects COVID-19 has had on our industry, we don’t expect a full return of customer demand for quite some time.”

MAY 20, 2021 — WHISTLEBLOWER COLLECTS $28 MILLION DOLLARS

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it awarded more than $28 million to a non-employee whistleblower whose tip helped the regulator and the Justice Department launch investigations that led to bribery charges and 2018 bribery settlements. against Panasonic Avionics, a subsidiary of Japanese electronics company Panasonic Corp. and former executives, The tipster in the Panasonic Avionics case received 10% of the monetary penalties collected from both the SEC and the Justice Department actions. <Source>

MARCH 19, 2021 — Original blog post…

Lake Forest, California-based Panasonic Avionics Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, installer of in-flight entertainment and communications systems to the airline industry, has announced the permanent layoff of 135 employees located at the company's Bothell, Washington facility commencing on April 5, 2021.

The reduction in force decision appears to be driven by the global pandemic which has adversely affected aircraft manufacturing and operations.

Panasonic's in-flight systems have come under some degree of scrutiny for the privacy concerns involving cameras embedded in its purpose-built seat-back in-flight entertainment systems, especially in systems with internet connectivity.

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. 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?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT BOMBARDIER (05/26/24)

MAY 26, 2024 — 298 EMPLOYEES IN WISCONSIN, 106 EMPLOYEES IN ST. PETER, MINNESOTA

Bombardier Recreational Products has announced a major reduction in force at its Sturtevant, Wisconsin facility.

The personnel realignment will impact 298 employees,

According to a company spokesperson, “As part of our latest financial results, we announced that we were proactively adjusting our production volumes and deliveries for the coming quarters in the context of softening consumer demand in the current macroeconomic environment. As such, and given the overall boat industry slow-down with high levels of dealers inventory, we had to reduce our production in our Sturtevant facility.”

Along with the Sturtevant plant, BRP laid off 106 employees Thursday at one of its subsidiary companies, Alumacraft, in Saint Peter, Minnesota.

FEBRUARY 15, 2021 — BOMBARDIER LEARJET

Montreal, Canada-based Bombardier, a manufacturer of business jets, has announced that it will reduce its workforce by 1,600 employees and halt production at its subsidiary in Wichita, Kansas-based Learjet.

The company plans to concentrate on business jet production after shedding other manufacturing lines.

According to a company spokesperson, "We view 2021 as a transition year. The layoffs include 800 people in Canada, mostly in Quebec, and 250 in Wichita where Learjet is made."

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. 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?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION (06/16/24)

JUNE 16, 2024 — 4,000 EMPLOYEES TARGETED

Lockheed Martin has announced plans to "close and consolidate" several U.S. facilities, laying off 4,000 workers in the process. In a statement, Lockheed directly attributed the move to "continued declines in U.S. government spending," necessitating a move to improve operational efficiency.

Over the next two years, Lockheed plans to completely shutter operations in Newtown, Pennsylvania; Akron, Ohio; Goodyear, Arizona; and Horizon City, Texas; and shut down four buildings on its Sunnyvale, California, campus.

Two thousand jobs will be lost at facilities to be closed by mid-2015. The balance of the layoffs will come from positions being eliminated globally in the company's information systems and global solutions, mission system and training, and space systems divisions. These latter layoffs should be complete by the end of 2014.

JANUARY 28, 2024 — MASSIVE LAYOFF AHEAD

The company has announced it will reduce its workforce by one-percent over he course of 2024 as it implements efficiency and cost-savings initiatives.

The reductions will impact positions across all of its business and enterprise operations, and the cost-cutting actions will include hiring freezes and voluntary separations.

The Maryland-based defense contractor employs 122,000 people worldwide, according to its website. The cost reductions will aid the company in transforming its operations digitally.

Lockheed Martin CFO Jay Malave noted, "We're driving cost reduction in our direct cost base through supply chain optimization, factory productivity and also on 1LMX-driven efficiencies.

"A key driver of this strategy is our new 1LM transformation, or as we call it, 1LMX, a multibillion-dollar, 7-year, company-wide program to transform our end-to-end business processes and systems. 1 will create a model-based enterprise with a fully integrated digital thread throughout the design, build and sustain product life cycle. And part — as part of our ongoing corporate stewardship approach — we are conducting an internal review to identify potential synergies between our 4 business areas, further cost-reduction opportunities and a general portfolio review with the goal of increasing operating efficiency in anticipation of our future growth."

JANUARY 25, 2023 — 800 POSITIONS IN ROTARY WING BUSINESS

Lockheed Martin announced that is cutting 800 jobs in its rotary and mission systems division, including Stratford, Connecticut-based.

According to a spokesperson, the company would cut the jobs through a mix of transfers to other Lockheed Martin subsidiaries, attrition through people leaving of their own accord, and a limited number of job cuts.”

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 — Original post…

Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Corporation, the iconic aerospace, defense, arms, security, and advanced technologies company, has announced that Lockheed Martin Logistic Services will be laying off 90 employees located at the company Jacksonville, Florida at the Cecil Commerce Center by the end of 2020.

The decision was driven by the expiration of a government contract to maintain the Customs and Border Protection's fleet of Lockheed P-3 Orion, a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft. The contract will be assumed by Northrop Grumman.

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. 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?