Southwest Airlines is cutting 15% of its workforce in its first-ever mass layoff. Read the CEO's full memo to employees.
Southwest Airlines on Monday announced its first mass layoff, saying it would cut about 1,750 employees in a bid to boost profitability.
Southwest Airlines cuts almost a fifth of its workforce in company's first mass layoffs
Southwest Airlines plans to cut 1,750 jobs or 15 percent of its corporate workforce, in the US carrier's first company-wide layoffs in its 54-year history. The Dallas-based airline said Monday that the job cuts would be focused almost entirely on “corporate overhead and leadership positions,
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 Announces First Mass Layoffs, Cutting 15% of Corporate Staff Amid Restructuring
Southwest Airlines plans to cut 15% of its corporate workforce, eliminating nearly 2,000 jobs, including 11 senior leadership roles, as part of a cost-saving strategy.
Southwest Airlines announces sweeping layoffs at Dallas headquarters, the first mass layoffs in company history
Southwest Airlines will lay off 1,750 employees at its Dallas headquarters for the first time in its history. DALLAS — For the first time in its 53-year history, Southwest Airlines announced it will be laying off hundreds of workers at its Dallas headquarters.
Southwest Airlines to Cut 15 Percent of Corporate Staff in Mass Layoff
Southwest Airlines' reduction will account for about 15 percent of corporate positions, including senior leadership and directors.
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.
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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