(State of Kansas) Labor Department Layoffs

[UpInArms]

http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/1061581.html

Some employees at The Kansas Department of Labor may be looking for other jobs soon cuts in federal funding are forcing the department to cut jobs. Employees in the labor department are on edge about their jobs and nobody is saying for sure how many are at stake.

One employee who doesn't want to be indentified said,
"Some people are just really really scared and don't know what they're going to do."

The Kansas Secretary of Labor, Jim Garner, sent an email memo to employees. 13 News obtained a copy of the memo.
Garner writes,

"Unfortunately, to operate within the budget we have for this year we may have to layoff some staff in support services, labor market information and unemployment insurance.

The Kansas Department of Labor said the layoffs are due to cuts in federal funding. Forcing the department who deals with unemployment to force some of their own out of a job. KDL spokesperson Beth Martino said.

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Not knowing how many and when the 650 employees who work at the KDL are left with uncertainty about their job futures.

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[Squeegee]

1. Oh, the irony!

n/t

[rednek_Liberal]

2. kickem while their down, nice...

Will make finding a job for the unemployed that much harder.

[movonne]

3. What ever happen to Kansas....vote against their own welfare...I

do feel sorry for them as it is very frighting to be without a job in this economy. But I also find that they had better get informed about who to vote for or very few in this country will have jobs. These people are dragging us all with them down the horror hole.

[hadrons]

4. "Some people are just really really scared and don't know what they're

going to do" ... they'll vote for Bush and other right-wingers who policies led to their lay-offs, that's what they'll do

[fishface]

5. Reminds me of a story a few months ago about one state

having to lay off people in the unemployment office for the same reason.

[truthisfreedom]

6. okay, that makes sense. the unemployed continue to rise, and the number

of people who can help them find work is being reduced.

good, sound, bushonomics.