{"id":37756,"date":"2015-05-01T09:10:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T13:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/bnsf-cuts-back-hiring-furloughs-some-workers\/"},"modified":"2015-05-01T09:10:55","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T13:10:55","slug":"bnsf-cuts-back-hiring-furloughs-some-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/bnsf-cuts-back-hiring-furloughs-some-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"BNSF cuts back hiring, furloughs some workers","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13911\" style=\"margin: 4px 12px\" alt=\"BNSF_Color_Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BNSF_Color_Logo.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"28\" \/>BNSF Railway Co. said Thursday it is cutting back hiring and instituting furloughs because of declining freight demand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our workforce needs are driven by our customers\u2019 freight transportation needs. 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