Chicago Layoffs
With Rahm touting moving jobs from the 'burbs to Chicago, even though all the positions are filled and no one actually out-of-work gets put to work, we are amused when stories like this pop up:
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital confirmed Wednesday that it has laid off 230 employees over the last month as part of an effort to reduce its cost structure by a quarter by 2017.
The Streeterville health system, which has about 7,000 employees, said in a statement that 52 of those who lost their positions have found new jobs, most at the hospital. It said several others are being considered for roughly 200 openings.
A spokeswoman said the hospital has cut jobs each of the past several years after annual reviews of its operations conducted amid budget discussions.
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
23 Comments:
Did they decrease their increase and end up with a net zero gain or loss? Because that's how it's done here and in New York.
Communists tell the funniest lies.
Rahmbo is whistling past the graveyard. The arrogant bastard continues to insult our intelligence.
How can Northwestern lay off 200 people, then say they have 'found jobs' elsewhere in the Northwestern Hospital system?
Is this more of that fuzzy math stuff?
NW is going to go broke if they keep seeing an increase in either shitheads or good citizens with GSW's.
so if someone is laid off from one position and takes another in the same organization it counts as a new hire? That must be Chicago Dem math...
Doh! and now Qantas canceled an order for 35 Boeing 787's worth $8.5 billion
How'z that shortage of airline machinist, mechanics, welders look now Rahmmmy? Remember when you told us that AAR just couldn't find them?
Oh yeah and one more thing.
C-130 slowdown prompts cuts at Lockheed plant
Atlanta Journal Constitution-13 hours ago
Lockheed Martin is cutting about 550 jobs at its Marietta plant as it slows...
If you enrolled in a Sanctuary City College on the advice of Mayor Rahm welp, sad day for you Holmes. HAH-HAH the crooks got your money.
A common ploy in industry is to transfer all of the problem employees to one division and then shut the whole thing down. It saves EEO complaints etc.
Sounds like the powers that be at Northwestern took the same math classes as Rahm & McStreetlights!
The hospital had, at one time, 7000 employees. They have layed off many and then hired outside contractors to do the same work. The layed off employees were then hired by the outside contractors ( in most cases) at a lower salary. Most of their support departments, janitors, engineers, security, disposal, food service, etc. are not employees of the hospital, but employees of private contractors. If you are ever admitted to that hospital, do not bring any valuables at all, no cash or wallets or expensive electronics because you will be ripped off. People prowl the building daily looking for victims. Even the pick pockets work the elevators and food service areas and enter patients rooms.
Rahm lives in a world of sound bites,poses and photo ops. The key is to make him answer for gaps between these, because he can't.
How can Northwestern lay off 200 people, then say they have 'found jobs' elsewhere in the Northwestern Hospital system?
Is this more of that fuzzy math stuff?
8/23/2012 12:42:00 AM
It means that their position was eliminated, but there were other open positions available elsewhere (in another department) that the person was qualified for. This is quite common in the business world, a person whose position is eliminated is encouraged to find a position with another department so that the company doesn't end up paying severance.
and they say the demos are pro union. rahm does the things the way he wants. the man cannot be trusted, like the fast one he pulled on the teachers.
Anonymous said...
How can Northwestern lay off 200 people, then say they have 'found jobs' elsewhere in the Northwestern Hospital system?
Is this more of that fuzzy math stuff?
8/23/2012 12:42:00 AM
Smoke-mirrors. Getting rid of senior people by eliminating their jobs. Than hiring them back to do the same job and more, for less money and no seniority. Just different job title. That's Chicago values in action. Rahm's kind of town.
follow the money, who is connected with rahm in the michael reese property? even vj has her hands in real estate scams. at the end of the day taxpayers get screwed.
Anonymous said...
Rahm lives in a world of sound bites,poses and photo ops. The key is to make him answer for gaps between these, because he can't.
8/23/2012 10:14:00 AM
if that doesn't also describe Obama. it's all about celebrity status. Rahm and Obama- 2 of the biggest posers on the planet...their poor records prove just how vain they both are.
Checking in on the Rahmallah's job creation.
Rahm is claiming a bunch of new jobs, ...he claims Chicago will create "8,000 much needed health care jobs" -- yeah, while whispering that it's OVER THE NEXT 8 YEARS!
Meanwhile this just in...
Hospital mass layoffs double again
August 8, 2012 | By Karen M. Cheung
Like May, the number of mass layoffs at hospitals in June doubled from the previous month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. June saw 20 massive layoffs ("mass layoffs" defined as 50 or more people losing their jobs at one place in a single day), affecting 1,172 people,
American Medical News reported. That figure is nearly double than the 11 mass layoffs in May and 5 layoffs in April.
In related news, Westchester Medical Center in New York is laying off 100 workers, including patient care technicians and clerks, the Associated Press reported.
Westchester Medical Center has layed off more than 600 people during the past year. BLS data
Read more: Hospital mass layoffs double again - FierceHealthcare http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/hospital-mass-layoffs-double-again/2012-08-08#ixzz24QW2IxhS
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Yessir. Do the math.
8,000 Rahmallah healthcare jobs over the next 8 years. Why that's 1,000 a year if they are spread out evenly.
But pay no attention to the fact that over 1,172 health care workers (over a one year supply) have already lost their jobs in the last two months alone...
You should remember that the next time you hear the political propaganda about skill shortages!
The company I work for is not having official layoffs, as of now, but certain departments are not replacing employees who leave(either quit or retire).
Th company's downstate office is expanding and replacing the departing employees.
Still not sure why my company opened an office downstate instead of Indiana for example
How can Northwestern lay off 200 people, then say they have 'found jobs' elsewhere in the Northwestern Hospital system?
Is this more of that fuzzy math stuff?
8/23/2012 12:42:00 AM
It means that their position was eliminated, but there were other open positions available elsewhere (in another department) that the person was qualified for. This is quite common in the business world, a person whose position is eliminated is encouraged to find a position with another department so that the company doesn't end up paying severance.
8/23/2012 11:07:00 AM
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Yes, I know how it's done. In other words, they didn't lay off 200 people. They reassigned them.
Yessir. Do the math.
8,000 Rahmallah healthcare jobs over the next 8 years. Why that's 1,000 a year if they are spread out evenly.
But pay no attention to the fact that over 1,172 health care workers (over a one year supply) have already lost their jobs in the last two months alone...
You should remember that the next time you hear the political propaganda about skill shortages!
8/23/2012 09:35:00 PM
Yeah, employees being laid off, do more with less, and OBAMACARE kicking in full gear in 2014. You think it's bad now waiting 12 hours in the ER to see a doctor, wait 'til 2014.
the health care industry is doing the same thing every other business has had to do the last two or three decades.
government is not immune either. it is just a matter of time until the cutbacks hit city departments as well. most of the suburbs have already done what had to be done, or are in the process of doing so.
for those of you who are complaining about your pensions, the reality is that fully funding public employee pensions is mostly going to come out of the back pockets of existing employees because there just is no place else for it to come from.
Maybe they can go get jobs at the new Chick Fil A opening up... oh, Wait, can't go there, they don't reflect Chicago Values. (Still Illegal same-sex marriages)
Rahm got rid of 50 jobs this week. We are going going gone.
Motorola will be laying off too. Move to Chicago and downsizing. That makes sense.
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