Southwest Airlines to cut 15% of corporate workforce
Southwest Airlines said it will slash 15% of its corporate workforce -- the first mass layoffs in the company's decades-long history -- as the airline looks to cut costs.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announces mass layoffs, cutting 15% of corporate workforce
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines has announced an "unprecedented" mass layoff, cutting over 1,700 jobs. Monday, Southwest announced it is cutting 15% of its corporate and leadership workforce. "This decision is unprecedented in our 53-year history," Southwest President and CEO Bob Jordan said in a statement.
Southwest Airlines is slashing 15% of its corporate workforce, its first major layoffs in 53 years
Southwest Airlines is eliminating 1,750 jobs, or 15% of its corporate workforce, in the first major layoffs in the company’s 53-year history.
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The latest problems for Southwest are expected to impact corporate leadership more than rank-and-file workers. The layoffs, which the company expects to complete substantially by the end of the second quarter, are estimated to net $210 million in savings this year and full-year savings of $300 million in 2026.
In 'unprecedented' move, Southwest sacks 15% of corporate employees
For the first time in its 53-year history, Southwest Airlines announced mass layoffs that are specifically affecting its corporate workforce. Southwest plans to cut 1,750 jobs, or 15% of its corporate leg.
In 'unprecedented' decision, Southwest Airlines to layoff 1,750 employees at Dallas HQ
Southwest Airlines said it will cut 1,750 jobs at its Dallas Love Field headquarters, representing about 15% of its corporate workforce.
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Southwest Airlines Co. will cut about 1,750 jobs in its leadership ranks, a dramatic step to reduce expenses that mark the first layoffs in the carrier’s history.
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Southwest to lay off around 15% of corporate employees
CEO Bob Jordan calls the cuts "unprecedented in our 53-year history" but said they come at "a pivotal moment as we transform Southwest Airlines."
Southwest cutting nearly 1,800 jobs, airline says
Southwest Airlines plans to lay off more than 1,700 employees in a cost-cutting move the company’s CEO described as “unprecedented” in the airline’s 53-year history, according to multiple reports.
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