Layoffs / Cut Hours

alley00p · 01-19-2009, 10:47 PM

Sorry to hear the news, Chas!

Here in Michigan, the bad ecomony has led to declines in State Funds to all public libraries. This means that all of my libraries in my cooperative are having to cut back by laying off workers, cutting their budgets to buy new books and reduce service hours. Our largest library has decided to pull out of the cooperative in order to "save money".

While that won't affect my job right away, we are also looking at a shortfall in funds, which may require cutting hours for some of our workers sometime down the road.

I hope it will get better soon, but given the current conditions in the US and the rest of the world, I'm not holding my breath.

01-19-2009, 10:47 PM	#27
alley00p Adopted MassHole Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Charlie Location: HOCKEYTOWN! Posts: 1,770 Trading: (41)	Re: Layoffs / Cut Hours Sorry to hear the news, Chas! Here in Michigan, the bad ecomony has led to declines in State Funds to all public libraries. This means that all of my libraries in my cooperative are having to cut back by laying off workers, cutting their budgets to buy new books and reduce service hours. Our largest library has decided to pull out of the cooperative in order to "save money". While that won't affect my job right away, we are also looking at a shortfall in funds, which may require cutting hours for some of our workers sometime down the road. I hope it will get better soon, but given the current conditions in the US and the rest of the world, I'm not holding my breath. __________________ Alley00p - I may be a FOG, but I'm still trying to dance!! Just don't trip over my cane!