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The HR Digest
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Are Southwest Airlines layoffs the end of its employee-first legacy?
March 11, 2025 - Southwest Airlines layoffs in 2025 cut 1,750 jobs, sparking outrage. Did Southwest Airlines job cuts kill its culture with jobs cuts?
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Now the layoffs start.
I'm all for whimsical corporate speak when you're marketing but when you're firing people, capitalizing People and still calling them Cohearts seems tone deaf. More on reddit.com
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Southwest Airlines is slashing 15% of its corporate workforce, its first major layoffs in 53 years
Getting ready for that super legit JetBlue acquisition /s More on reddit.com
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Southwest Airlines to Slash Corporate Workforce in First Mass Layoff
To this day, I still blame Boeing. If Boeing didn't delay their planes, Southwest would still be expanding and hiring and making money. More on reddit.com
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Southwest Airlines to cut 15% of corporate jobs in ‘unprecedented’ move to cut costs
Every single SW route I have checked this year is twice the price of 1 year ago. The wanna get away crowd is not flying because of the price hikes. More on reddit.com
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Yahoo! Finance
finance.yahoo.com › news › southwest-airlines-moving-forward-mass-180514096.html
Southwest Airlines Moving Forward With Mass Layoffs
April 14, 2025 - The layoffs, which were originally announced back in February, mark the first mass involuntary workforce reduction in the company's 53-year history. "This is a very difficult and monumental shift, and I arrived at this decision after careful and thorough reflection, knowing how hard it will be to say goodbye to Cohearts who have been a significant part of our Culture and our accomplishments," Southwest President and CEO Bob Jordan said in a statement via Newsweek back in February.
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The News-Press
news-press.com › story › news › 2025 › 04 › 18 › southwest-airlines-layoffs-start-florida-new-flights › 83136302007
Southwest Airlines mass layoffs start; Florida flights added
April 18, 2025 - Newsweek has reported that the reduction will begin April 22 and will primarily affect corporate roles at Southwest's headquarters and its maintenance facility on Shorecrest Drive in Dallas. The company is facing pressures from the U.S.
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AirlineGeeks
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Southwest CEO Says He Cried Over Airline’s First-Ever Layoffs
June 27, 2025 - Ryan Ewing · Friday, June 27, 2025 · Southwest CEO Bob Jordan (Photo: Southwest Airlines) Southwest CEO Bob Jordan shared that he was brought to tears as he grappled with the decision to lay off around 1,750 employees earlier this year — ...
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TheLayoff
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Southwest Layoffs - TheLayoff.com
Congress approved government assistance to cover carriers’ payroll through the end of... — read more ... Southwest Airlines to layoff nearly 400 Las Vegas employees https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/southwest-airlines-to-layoff-n...
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Fortune
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Southwest to cut 15% of corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs | Fortune
February 18, 2025 - DANIEL SLIM—AFP via Getty Images · Southwest Airlines Co. will cut about 1,750 jobs in its leadership ranks, a dramatic step to reduce expenses that mark the first layoffs in the carrier’s history.
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Southwest Airlines to Lay Off 15% of Corporate Workforce in Cost-Cutting Push
February 18, 2025 - Southwest Airlines announced a plan to lay off 15% of its corporate workforce, affecting approximately 1,750 employees, as part of a cost-cutting strategy. This unprecedented move in its 53-year history aims to transform the airline into a leaner ...
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CBS News
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Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announces mass layoffs, cutting 15% of corporate workforce - CBS Texas
February 23, 2025 - Updated on: February 23, 2025 / 2:37 PM CST / CBS Texas ... DALLAS — Southwest Airlines has announced an "unprecedented" mass layoff, cutting over 1,700 jobs.
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Reuters
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Southwest's layoffs dent its worker-first culture | Reuters
February 20, 2025 - Southwest said the workforce reduction would save it $210 million this year and $300 million next year. The layoffs do not affect frontline workers such as pilots and flight attendants.
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Southwest Airlines
southwestairlinesinvestorrelations.com › news-and-events › news-releases › 2025 › 02-17-2025-223336000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCES REDUCTION IN CORPORATE OVERHEAD WORKFORCE – Southwest Airlines
February 17, 2025 - Airline implements workforce reduction in corporate and leadership rolesDALLAS, Feb. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the
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Newsweek
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Mass Layoffs Hit Southwest Airlines This Month - Newsweek
April 11, 2025 - The cuts are expected to be permanent and are primarily affecting corporate roles at Southwest's headquarters and its maintenance facility on Shorecrest Drive in Dallas, where the airline is based.
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CNBC
cnbc.com › 2025 › 03 › 04 › southwest-airlines-closing-austin-fort-lauderdale-crew-bases.html
Southwest Airlines closing 2 crew bases in cost-cutting push
March 4, 2025 - Southwest Airlines is closing two flight attendant bases amid its cost-cutting push that has also led to its first mass layoffs in its more than 50 years of flying.
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Yahoo! Finance
finance.yahoo.com › news › southwest-airlines-receives-good-news-133549269.html
Southwest Airlines Receives Good News After 'Mass Layoffs'
April 23, 2025 - Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 9:35 AM 1 min read · Just two months ago Southwest Airlines announced it was moving forward with mass layoffs.