In Sacramento, a number of veterans groups and state and local employment agencies work to make local employers aware of job-ready veterans. Here are a few: • Sacramento Area Human Resource Association (www.sahra.org). • Sacramento Veterans Resource Center (www.vietvets.org/svrc.htm). • Employment Development Department (www.edd.ca.gov). • California Department of Veterans Affairs (www.cdva.ca.gov). • Sacramento Employment and … Continue reading
The flight attendants’ union says that because of job-sharing and other steps, American Airlines won’t have to furlough 500 workers this spring. American said two weeks ago that it planned to cut 500 flight attendants because it’s flying less than it did a year ago. via Union says 500 layoffs averted at American – Sacramento … Continue reading
The Long Beach school board has approved the layoffs of more than 300 employees, including the entire teaching staff of the Head Start preschool program, as part of proposed budget cuts. The Press-Telegram ( http://bit.ly/ypTARZ) says the school district is proposing the cuts in anticipation of a more than $189 million budget deficit by 2014. … Continue reading