Chevron Laying Off 23% of their Marcellus Workforce in Pittsburgh
Well, don't say we didn't warn you. In November MDN brought you the news that Chevron announced the are "restructuring" their northeast business until to "become more efficient" and for "long-term growth." We pointed out at the time that kind of language doesn't inspire confidence (see Chevron Scaling Back in the Marcellus/Utica? Maybe). We also said it was a good sign that no WARN Act notices of impending large layoffs had been issued. Oops. That's now changed. In an emailed statement yesterday, Chevron said it plans to lay off 162 Pennsylvania workers as part of their "restructuring"--nearly a quarter of their Marcellus workforce. Ouch. It wasn't so long ago Chevron was planning to build a massive, new 350,000 square foot regional headquarters near Pittsburgh (see Chevron Puts Moon Twp, PA Office Building Project on Hold). It seems that project is now dead--no signs of life. Here's the disappointing info on Chevron's coming round of layoffs...
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