Whats your best guess or rumour on HPT/RCT numbers for lay off?
We have 674 house techs and 82 contract techs.
I am hearing and guessing myself we will be laying off all contract techs (82) and going down to 500 house. Giving a grand total of 256 being laid off.
Thoughts?
Here the march goes...From WRPS president today...More coming:
have tough news to share with you today.
In our last few all-employee meetings, I talked about the status of the Fiscal Year 2012 budget process and, most recently, the fact that we had submitted a Workforce Restructuring Plan to DOE.
We have now received approval to move forward with that plan. Depending on final FY-12 funding levels, the restructuring could affect up to 475 WRPS employees, both represented and non-represented. The Workforce Restructuring Plan includes a Self-Select option, to be followed by an Involuntary Reduction of Force (IROF).
Information and a detailed schedule for both the Self-Select and IROF actions will be distributed to all employees in a separate announcement today. The last day of employment for employees affected under the Workforce Restructuring Plan will be no later than Oct. 13, 2011.
I know this is sobering news. Early in the year, we had not anticipated an involuntary reduction of force would be necessary as we had planned for growth in our FY-12 base funding. This growth in base funding was expected to offset the loss of Recovery Act funding and allow us to maintain stable employment levels. The President’s budget request, submitted to Congress in February, supported that approach.
However, implementation of the Workforce Restructuring Plan is necessary to address the current budget shortfall that exists between the President’s Budget Request of $521 million and either the House-approved budget of $408 million or a potential Continuing Resolution funding level of $397 million. Once Congress returns from its August recess after Labor Day, it could finish an FY-12 budget with a tank farm funding level different from the numbers above. If this happens, we would adjust our workforce restructuring plan accordingly. But, significantly reduced funding levels appear likely to take effect Oct. 1, and we must prepare to reduce our workforce to match the expected decrease in funding.
I know job security has been a concern for many of our bargaining unit employees since at least last January when the CHPRC and MSA reductions were announced, and that concern has spread to many more of us during the past several months. Yet, despite this, you have set a new safety record for the tank farms, working more than a million hours without a recordable injury, and you continue to successfully complete project milestones. I’m truly proud of what you have accomplished despite difficult circumstances.
Unfortunately, as you can see, the trying times are not over, and I ask for your continued professionalism, empathy for those who will be leaving and extra attention to safety during the weeks ahead. Please take care of yourself and those around you.
Chuck