Layoffs and Closures - PY2007
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Total Employers: 48
Total Affected Workers: 5,467
 
New Layoffs and Closures
Employer Union Location Industry Closure or Layoff Layoff Date Affected Workers TAA Status
* Chronicle Printing Plant (SM 4/22/2009) IBT 853 Union City * Manufacturing Closure 06/30/2009 400  
 
Current Layoffs and Closures
Employer Union Location Industry Closure or Layoff Layoff Date Affected Workers TAA Status
Mervyn's LLC (WARN 5/16/2008)  121  Alameda * Retail Trade Closure 07/31/2008 109  
Party America (WARN 9/04/2007)  121 (2)  Alameda * Retail Trade Closure 10/31/2007 45  
UT Starcom (LB 10/11/2007) Alameda * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 10/05/2007 20  
Hotel Durant (LB 12/21/2007)  121  Berkeley * Accommodation and Food Services Layoff 02/01/2008 30  
Evergreen (WARN 6/13/2008)  121  Castro Valley * Health Care and Social Assistance Closure 04/30/2008 86  
Stanford Labs (SJ 6/09/2008)  121  Castro Valley * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Closure 07/31/2008 30  
Washington Mutual Inc.* (VT 12/11/2007)  121 (3)  Dublin * Finance and Insurance Closure 01/31/2008 20  
CompUSA (Emeryville) (N 12/04/2007) Emeryville * Accommodation and Food Services Closure 02/29/2008 16  
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.. (VT 1/26/2008) Emeryville * Manufacturing Layoff 04/01/2008 85  
Novartis (WARN 7/10/2007) Emeryville * Manufacturing Layoff 08/31/2007 4  
Novartis (WARN 10/14/2007) Emeryville * Manufacturing Layoff 10/12/2007 6  
Novartis (WARN 9/13/2007) Emeryville * Manufacturing Layoff 11/09/2007 2  
Novartis (WARN 10/10/2007) Emeryville * Management of Companies and Enterprises Layoff 12/07/2007 3  
Novo Nordisk Delivery Technologies (WARN 6/02/2008) Emeryville * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 07/31/2008 69  
Confidential (WARN 1/15/2008) Fremont * Manufacturing Layoff 03/15/2008 47  
Corsair Memory Inc. (LB 11/30/2007)  121 (4)  Fremont * Manufacturing Layoff 11/30/2007 45 Approved
LDS Test and Measurement (WARN 12/12/2007)  121  Fremont * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Closure 03/31/2008 10  
Linens N Things (LB 6/03//2008)  121  Fremont * Retail Trade Closure 08/29/2008 20  
LSI Corp. (WARN 7/11/2007) Fremont * Manufacturing Layoff 08/24/2007 3  
Mervyn's LLC (WARN 01/04/2008)  121  Fremont * Transportation and Warehousing Layoff 03/03/2008 82  
Mervyn's LLC (WARN 4/11/2008) Fremont * Retail Trade Layoff 06/14/2008 121  
Therma Wave Inc. (WARN 8/09/) Fremont * Manufacturing Layoff 10/08/2007 34  
California State Automobile Association (LB 6/18/2008) Hayward * Finance and Insurance Layoff 07/31/2008 4  
Demo (PacSun) (WARN 2/14/2008)  121  Hayward * Retail Trade Closure 03/31/2008 15  
Genitope Corporation (WARN 03/17/2008) Hayward * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 05/13/2008 167  
Genitope Corporation (WARN 3/31/2008) Hayward * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 05/30/2008 9  
Genitope Corporation (WARN 5/05/2008) Hayward * Manufacturing Layoff 07/01/2008 19  
Kosan Biosciences, Inc. (PRN 03/19/2008) Hayward * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 06/30/2008 31  
Levitz (VT 12/07/2007) Hayward * Retail Trade Closure 01/31/2008 15  
Novo Nordisk (WARN 2/18/2008) Hayward * Manufacturing Layoff 03/16/2008 277  
Novo Nordisk Delivery Technologies (WARN 5/20/2008) Hayward * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Closure 07/31/2008 69  
Pacific Cartage and Warehousing, Inc. (LB 9/25/07)  121  Hayward * Transportation and Warehousing Layoff 10/15/2007 20  
Unified Western Grocers, Inc. (WARN 12/14/2007)  121 (2)  Teamsters Locals 78 & 853 Hayward * Transportation and Warehousing Closure 02/13/2008 61  
Avnet (LB 6/03//2008)  121  Livermore * Transportation and Warehousing Closure 07/11/2008 30  
Bee Tee Equipment (LB 4/09/2008) Livermore * Wholesale Trade Closure 05/15/2008 22  
California State Automobile Association (LB 3/27/2008)  121  Livermore * Finance and Insurance Layoff 04/01/2008 14  
California State Automobile Association (WARN 6/02/2008)  121  Livermore * Finance and Insurance Layoff 07/31/2008 185  
Form Factor (WARN 2/06/2008) Livermore * Manufacturing Layoff 04/05/2008 143  
Form Factor (WARN 4/08/2008) Livermore * Manufacturing Layoff 06/08/2008 101  
IAP World Services Inc. (WARN 11/16/2007)  121 (2)  Livermore * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 01/18/2008 250  
KLA Tencor (WARN 11/27/2007) Livermore * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 01/26/2008 55  
KLA Tencor (WARN 12/14/2007) Livermore * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 01/25/2008 28  
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (WARN 11/16/2007)  121 (5)  Livermore * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 01/31/2008 250  
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (WARN 4/21/2008) Livermore * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 05/23/2008 535  
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (WARN 5/23/2008) Livermore * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 06/26/2008 100  
Millstone Coffee, Inc. (WARN 7/02/2007)  121 (2)  Livermore * Transportation and Warehousing Closure 08/31/2007 28  
City of Newark (LB 3/18/08)  121 (3)  Newark * Public Administration/Goverment Layoff 03/31/2008 16  
Demo (PacSun) (WARN 2/14/2008)  121  Newark * Retail Trade Closure 03/31/2008 10  
GE Fanuc Embedded Systems (LB 10/18/2007)  121  Newark * Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Layoff 10/18/2007 14  
E-LOAN Inc. (WARN 11/09/07)  121 (4)  Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Layoff 01/08/2008 410  
E-LOAN Inc. (WARN 01/03/2008) Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Layoff 03/04/2008 21  
Farmers Insurance Group (WARN 7/31/2007)  121 (5)  Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Layoff 09/25/2007 193  
GreenPoint Mortgage (WARN 8/24/2007) Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Layoff 09/23/2007 30  
GreenPoint Mortgage (WARN 11/14/2007) Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Closure 01/15/2008 10  
Kaiser Permanente (VT 11/15/2008) Pleasanton * Information Layoff 01/15/2008 175  
Levitz (VT 12/07/2007) Pleasanton * Retail Trade Closure 01/31/2008 15  
Option One Mortgage (WARN 8/13/2007) Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Closure 10/12/2007 50  
Pepsi Bottling Group (TVH 8/09/2007) Pleasanton * Manufacturing Closure 10/10/2007 50  
Safeway, Inc. (WARN 2/25/2008) Pleasanton * Other Services (excl. Public Administration) Layoff 04/26/2008 69  
Sun Microsystems (Pleasanton) (WARN 05/23/2008) Pleasanton * Manufacturing Layoff 07/21/2008 1  
Sun Microsystems (Pleasanton) (WARN 10/01/2007) Pleasanton * Manufacturing Layoff 12/01/2007 2  
Washington Mutual Inc.* (WARN 6/23/2008)  121 (2)  Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Layoff 07/31/2008 77  
Washington Mutual Inc.* (WARN 12/26/2007)  121 (2)  Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Closure 02/15/2008 100  
Washington Mutual Inc.* (WARN 05/02/2008)  121 (3)  Pleasanton * Finance and Insurance Layoff 06/30/2008 80  
Demo (PacSun) (WARN 2/14/2008)  121  San Leandro * Retail Trade Closure 03/31/2008 13  
Levitz (VT 12/07/2007) San Leandro * Retail Trade Closure 01/08/2008 15  
Rolls Wood Group (WARN 5/19/2008)  121  San Leandro * Other Services (excl. Public Administration) Closure 08/31/2008 44  
Vertis Communication (LB 2/04/2008)  121 (2)  San Leandro * Other Services (excl. Public Administration) Layoff 04/04/2008 99  
Wachovia Corporation (VT 8/24/2007)  121  San Leandro * Finance and Insurance Layoff 10/30/2007 100  
Linens N Things (LB 6/03/2008)  121  Union City * Retail Trade Closure 08/29/2008 20  
Orcon Corporation (LB 3/13/2008)  121 (2)  Union City * Manufacturing Layoff 04/01/2008 27  
Orcon Corporation (SM 2/12/2009) Union City * Manufacturing Layoff 02/20/2009 21  
Runco International (WARN 01/14/2008)  121 (2)  Union City * Manufacturing Closure 03/14/2008 90  
 
 
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