Southwest Airlines to cut 1,750 corporate positions in first nonvoluntary layoffs in its 53-year history

Southwest Airlines said it seeks to cut costs and create a leaner, more competitive company.

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Southwest Airlines to slash 15% of corporate jobs in 'unprecedented' move to cut costs

Southwest is cutting about 1,750 corporate jobs in a race to cut costs.
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Southwest Airlines slashing 15% of corporate workforce

Southwest Airlines is eliminating 1,750 jobs, or 15% of its corporate workforce, in the first major layoffs in the company’s 53-year history
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Southwest Layoffs Will Take 15% of Its Work Force

The company said the cuts, the first round of broad layoffs in the airline’s 53-year history, would affect mostly corporate employees.
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