AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT SIGNIFY (PHILLIPS LIGHTING)

Am I Next? Restructuring at Signify?

Eindhoven, Netherlands-based Signify, formerly known as Phillips Lighting, a world leader in lighting products, systems, services, and software, plans to cut 700 jobs out of its global workforce. Impacted will be approximately 135 employees at its production facility in Tupelo, Mississippi, begin in April 2021 and be completed by December 2021.

Manufacturing work previously done in Tupelo will transition to facilities in San Marcos, Texas, and Monterrey, Mexico,

According to a company spokesperson, “The decision has not been taken lightly but is necessary with the ongoing transformation in the lighting industry. Signify will support its affected employees through the transition, and provide resources and training to assist them through this difficult period and set them up for future success.”

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 CTS

Am I Next? Outsourcing at CTS.

Lisle, Illinois-based CTS, a designer and manufacturer of sensors, actuators and electronic components for the aerospace, communications, defense, medical and transportation industries, has announced that CTS Electronic Components will be laying off 72 employees, including 66 machine positions and 6 supporting positions, in Albuquerque, New Mexico and offshore some operations to Nogales, Mexico.

According to a company spokesperson, "The relocation of the manufacturing line was a business decision. The line produces electrical components used by the U.S. Department of Defense, and the company is unable to disclose further details about those components."

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 COMMUNICATIONS TEST DESIGN, INC.

Am I Next? Layoffs at Communications Test Design, Inc.

Chester, Pennsylvania-based Communications Test Design, Inc., a provider of electronic device design, manufacturing, repair, and delivery services to device manufacturers and distributors, has announced that it will lay off 119 employees from is Lincoln, California facility co-located with the Verifone warehouse.

70 employees were laid off immediately and another 49 employees were scheduled to be laid off on November 9, 2020. This layoff follows the company's layoff of 128 people from its Lincoln location last year in October 2019 concurrently with a Verifone layoff.

It is believed that cutbacks were the result of reduced demand from Verifone which was acquired by San Francisco, California-based Francisco Partners in 2018.

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?