Kentucky Sen. Julie Raque Adams filed Senate Bill 2. The bill aims to cap pay raises for JCPS administrators. Administrator raises would not exceed the average teacher pay increase. This follows a 27% pay bump for a former JCPS superintendent. JCPS... — read more
London Council Overrides Mayor's Veto, Threatens Layoffs
London City Council overrode Mayor Randall Weddle's vetoes on Tuesday. This included an amended budget ordinance. The new budget could lead to 87 city employee layoffs. Affected employees are filing a wrongful termination lawsuit. The budget changes... — read more
Ford Glendale Factory Changes Direction, 1600 Workers Displaced
Ford is laying off all 1,600 employees at its Kentucky battery plant. The company will convert the facility to produce batteries for data centers and utilities. This strategic pivot follows a lack of consumer demand for electric vehicles. Ford... — read more
The Ford Assembly Plant in Louisville has announced temporary layoffs.
The Ford Assembly Plant in Louisville will soon lay off more than 2,000 workers During that time, the facility will undergo major changes as it transitions to building electric vehicles UAW Local 862 is working to ease some of the stress and held... — read more
KET Cuts!
KET announces to layoff 22 percent of staff after reduction in federal funding from CPB, PBS http://nkytribune.com/2025/09/ket-announces-to-layoff-22-percent-of-staff-after-reduction-in-federal-funding-from-cpb-pbs/ By Tom Latek Kentucky Today... — read more
Magnitude 7's Decision to Cut Jobs
Questions Remain Over Aluminum Smelter's 'Natural Disaster' Reasoning for Closing, Layoffs, Judge Says "The undisputed facts support multiple factors contributed to Magnitude 7's decision to curtail operations. Under these circumstances, the court... — read more
100+ Workers Laid off
Bourbon industry takes another hit as Kentucky company to lay off more than 100 workers Kentucky bourbon has taken another hit as the economy continues to prove challenging for the industry. What to know about the latest... — read more
KY cuts: bourbon, autos, public services and logistics
Kentucky is being hit hard by a wave of layoffs in both the public and private sectors. Brown-Forman, a major bourbon and spirits company headquartered in Louisville, announced plans to cut 12% of its global workforce — about 650 jobs. Of those, 210... — read more
"Lawmaker filing bill to disband council that oversees Kentucky higher education"
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article284292468.html
Kentucky Venues Layoffs (Nov 2020)
Kentucky Venues issues layoffs due to COVID-19 pandemic The state agency that manages the Kentucky Exposition Center and Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville has laid off a chunk of its... — read more
200 gone in KY
https://wchstv.com/news/local/eastern-kentucky-mining-company-announces-nearly-200-layoffs