#mass layoffs

Oracle Faces Backlash After Reportedly Trying to Hire Foreign Workers After Mass Layoffs

The tech giant's controversial move to replace domestic workers with foreign talent ignites public and political criticism

Oracle is facing criticism after reports that the company filed thousands of visa applications for foreign workers shortly after terminating thousands of American employees. The dismissals, representing between 12 and 18 per cent of the total workforce, followed by a significant surge in foreign visa applications, have drawn public and political scrutiny. Industry analysts suggest that the software giant is not in financial difficulty but is instead restructuring its workforce to redirect resources towards AI infrastructure.

Close to 10,000 college faculty and staff have either been let go or are projected to lose their jobs amid hundreds of program cancellations and suspensions since last year, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said Wednesday as it warned of serious trouble in the sector. The union representing some 55,000 college faculty and support staff said the cuts amounts to "one of the largest mass layoffs in Ontario's history" as colleges grapple with a funding crisis. "This is bigger than the Hudson's Bay liquidation, which laid off 8,000 employees across Canada," OPSEU president JP Hornick said at a news conference outside Centennial College's Story Arts Centre campus in Toronto, which is slated for closure later this year.

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The only reason you would do this is if you want horrific weather disasters people aren't prepared for.

Trump ran on doing this, so I guess this is what Republicans want even though a whole lot of them rely on hurricane, tornado, flood warnings, etc.. It baffles me that this seems like a good idea to literally anybody.