Layoffs and Closures - PY2008
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Total Employers: 30
Total Affected Workers: 4,629
 
New Layoffs and Closures
Employer Union Location Industry Closure or Layoff Layoff Date Affected Workers TAA Status
* Lam Research (KGO 11/21/2008) Fremont Manufacturing Layoff 01/31/2009 600  
* Neophotonics (SM 11/19/2008) Newark * Manufacturing Closure 11/22/2008 24 Applied
* Washington Mutual Inc.* (EBT 11/20/2008) PLeasanton * Finance and Insurance Layoff 01/31/2009 1,200  
 
Current Layoffs and Closures
Employer Union Location Industry Closure or Layoff Layoff Date Affected Workers TAA Status
Avigen, Inc. (EBBT 11/03-2008)  121  Alameda * Manufacturing Layoff 11/21/2008 27  
City of Alameda (SM 8/19/2008) Alameda * Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Layoff 11/01/2008 20  
AJOB (OPIC 11/10/2008) Berkeley * Other Services (excl. Public Administration) Closure 11/26/2008 20  
Circuit City Dublin (KRON 11/03/2008) Dublin * Retail Trade Closure 12/31/2008 20  
Crown Chevrolet (SM 10/30/2008)  121  Dublin * Retail Trade Closure 11/03/2008 50  
DHL (SM 11/14/2008) Teamsters 70 Dublin * Transportation and Warehousing Closure 12/31/2008 300  
Mervyns, Dublin (WARN 10/24/2008)  121 (2)  Dublin * Retail Trade Closure 12/23/2008 106  
Planitax (SM 6/26/2008)  121 (2)  Emeryville * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 07/01/2008 12  
Allergen (WARN 8/19/2008)  121  Fremont * Manufacturing Closure 10/10/2008 59  
Circuit City Fremont (KRON 11/03/2008) Fremont * Retail Trade Closure 12/31/2008 20  
Mattson Technology (EBBT 9/10/2008)  121  Fremont * Manufacturing Layoff 09/10/2008 80  
OVISIO (SM 7/31/2008)  121  Fremont * Manufacturing Layoff 08/14/2008 27  
Cell Genesys (WARN 10/25/2008)  121  Hayward * Manufacturing Layoff 10/30/2008 116  
City of Hayward (EBBT 9/03/2008) Hayward * Public Administration/Goverment Layoff 11/03/2008 16  
Kosan Biosciences, Inc. (WARN 7/15/2008)  121  Hayward * Manufacturing Layoff 09/08/2008 60  
Lucky Stores (DR 7/15/2008) Hayward * Retail Trade Closure 08/02/2008 52  
Mervyn's (Hayward) (WARN 11/05/2008) Hayward * Retail Trade Closure 12/23/2008 112  
Mervyn's LLC (VT 10/09/2008) Hayward * Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt/Remediation Services Layoff 10/11/2008 250  
Mervyn's LLC (10/17/2008)  121 (9)  Hayward * Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt/Remediation Services Closure 11/24/2008 850  
Shutterfly (WARN 8/18/2008)  121  Hayward * Manufacturing Layoff 01/16/2009 115  
Adept Technologies Inc. (TVH 11/13/2008) Livermore * Manufacturing Layoff 11/28/2008 13  
Mervyn's LLC (WARN 8/15/2008)  121 (3)  Livermore * Retail Trade Closure 11/01/2008 96  
AT & T (PD 9/22/2008) Pleasanton * Utilities Layoff 10/17/2008 8  
E-LOAN Inc. (WARN 10/22/2008) Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Layoff 12/22/2008 270  
GMAC (TVH 9/04/2008) Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Layoff 11/04/2008 9  
Sun Microsystems (Pleasanton) (WARN 7/15/2008) Pleasanton * Manufacturing Layoff 09/08/2008 13  
Sun Microsystems (Pleasanton) (WARN 8/22/2008) Pleasanton * Manufacturing Layoff 09/08/2008 12  
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (WARN 11/05/2008) Pleasanton * Manufacturing Layoff 01/05/2009 12  
Betts Spring Co. (EDD 9/22/2008)  121  ILWU Local 6 San Leandro * Manufacturing Closure 10/17/2008 40  
OpenSolutions (SM 10/09/2008)  121  San Leandro * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 11/21/2008 20  
 
 
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