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Resources > Dislocation Activities |
Dislocation Activities:
RAPID RESPONSE TEAM
Washington State ESD, King Co. Dislocated Worker Program, Washington State's Community & Technical Colleges, King County Reemployment Support Center
Dislocation Activities by Sector: January 1 – June 30, 2006
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Workers |
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| Bank of America |
Call center(Business Credit) |
115F |
| Seattle |
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| Nicholson Manufacturing |
Machinery manufacturing |
16M |
| Seattle |
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| UniSource |
Call center |
60W |
| Kent |
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| HiRel Systems |
Magnetic systems manufacturing |
95M |
| Kent |
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| U.S.Department of Energy |
Misc. field office |
10G |
| Seattle |
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| Macy’s Furniture Center |
Furniture sales |
20W |
| Tukwila |
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| Ossur Generations II USA |
Medical device manufacturing |
49M |
| Bothell |
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| FESCO Agencies NA |
Commercial shipping |
35T |
| Seattle |
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| Seattle Public Schools |
Teachers and paraprofessionals |
97G |
| Seattle |
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| Mikron |
Machine tool manufacturing |
30M |
| Kent |
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| U.S. Army Reserve - 70th RCC |
Misc. office and equipment |
600+G |
| Fort Lawton |
maintenance mechanics |
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| Washington Mutual Bank |
Call center |
900F |
| Canyon Park |
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| Bank of America |
Call center(Customer Support) |
200F |
| Seattle |
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| Services Group of America |
Headquarters office |
99S |
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2006 TOTALS
12 Companies/Employers 2,227+
Dislocated
Workers
Manufacturing > 4 Companies - 190 Dislocated Workers – 9%
Trans., Comm., & Public Utilities > 1 Company - 35 Dislocated Workers - 2%
Wholesale & Retail Trade > 2 Companies - 80 Dislocated Workers - 4%
Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate > 2 Companies – 1,215 Dislocated Workers - 54%
Services > 0 Companies - 0 Dislocated Workers - 0%
Government > 3 Employers – 707+ Dislocated Workers - 31%
On-going cases from 2005
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Company |
Workers |
# |
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Metro One |
Call center |
45T |
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Kent |
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Delta Airlines |
Ticketing, gate, & ramp |
68T |
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Sea-Tac Airport |
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Cingular Wireless |
Various headquarters staff |
948T* |
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Redmond & Bothell |
*Case to date. On-going layoffs resulting from the sale of AT&T Wireless to Cingular.
Additional layoffs will continue through 2006.
For more
information or answers to questions regarding this report please contact:
Charlie Best, Director
King
Co. Reemployment Support Center - Worker Center, AFL-CIO
(206) 441-4942
FAX (206) 441-4984
cbest@wc-kclc.org
opeiu#8afl-cio
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