WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- Officials in at least 21 states across the United States report more than 728,500 state employees have been, or will be, forced to take unpaid days off.
SACRAMENTO, June 27 (UPI) -- California state workers will be furloughed one additional day each month if legislators don't find a budget solution now, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 19 (UPI) -- A speedy bankruptcy proceeding for Chrysler LLC has saved its U.S. salaried work staff from having to take two weeks of unpaid furloughs, the company said.
NEW YORK, May 12 (UPI) -- U.S. companies and even governments are resorting to work furloughs to avoid layoffs, human resources consulting firm Hewitt Associates said.
BOSTON, April 29 (UPI) -- Members of the Massachusetts Senate say they will take unpaid furloughs because they are "sharing in the pain" of the recession.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- California officials must immediately implement Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's order that state workers take two days off without pay each month, a judge said.
DENVER, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- MediaNews Group has told 3,000 staff members at its California newspapers to take a one-week furlough or face possible layoffs.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he will call the state Legislature back into session to tackle the state's worsening budget crisis.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Maryland's state university system says it will try to save $16 million by forcing its 22,000 employees to take unpaid leaves of up to a week.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- United Airlines in Chicago said Thursday it canceled plans to furlough 1,550 flight attendants as voluntary departures had reduced staff numbers sufficiently.
