Yes. United Airlines filed 16 WARN notices to cut 30,956 jobs in 5 states, with the layoffs effective Oct 1, 2021. The most recent was filed Oct 1, 2021 under the federal WARN Act.
30,956 roles affected across 16 filings in 5 states.
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Canary status: SingingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
No WARN filing or SEC event in the recent window — quiet on the wire right now.
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◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 5 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
United Airlines has filed 16 WARN notices between 2005 and 2021, cutting 30,956 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Oct 1, 2021.
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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES
Material corporate events on record for United Airlines, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.
Oct 26, 2005Pension FailurePBGC trusteed the UNITED AIR LINES INC. PILOTS FIXED BENEFIT INCOME PLAN plan (14,237 participants), AMF OHARE, IL — the employer could no longer fund it.PBGC record →
Jun 30, 2005Pension FailurePBGC trusteed the UNITED AIR LINES, INC. FLIGHT ATTENDANT EES RET. PLAN plan (28,367 participants), AMF OHARE, IL — the employer could no longer fund it.PBGC record →
Jun 30, 2005Pension FailurePBGC trusteed the UNITED AIRLINES MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC CONTACT DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN plan (43,509 participants), AMF OHARE, IL — the employer could no longer fund it.PBGC record →
May 23, 2005Pension FailurePBGC trusteed the UNITED AIRLINES GROUND EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN plan (36,370 participants), AMF OHARE, IL — the employer could no longer fund it.PBGC record →
Yes. United Airlines filed 16 WARN notices to cut 30,956 jobs in 5 states, with the layoffs effective Oct 1, 2021. The most recent was filed Oct 1, 2021 under the federal WARN Act.
How many jobs is United Airlines cutting?
30,956 jobs, across 16 official WARN filings in 5 states.
When do the United Airlines layoffs take effect?
The most recent filing lists an effective date of Oct 1, 2021. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.
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