{"id":38039,"date":"2015-10-09T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T20:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/creighton-plans-program-to-help-laid-off-up-workers\/"},"modified":"2015-10-09T16:23:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T20:23:20","slug":"creighton-plans-program-to-help-laid-off-up-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/creighton-plans-program-to-help-laid-off-up-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Creighton plans program to help laid off UP workers","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
Creighton University is developing a program to aid those who will lose their jobs in the wake of ConAgra\u2019s recent announcement that it will slash expenses by eliminating salaried positions and relocating its global headquarters from Omaha to Chicago.<\/p>\n
ConAgra announced Thursday that it would\u00a0uproot its Omaha headquarters next year<\/a>. About 1,000 people are expected to be laid off in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Those who lost their jobs at\u00a0Union Pacific, which announced layoffs in August<\/a>,\u00a0also will be eligible for the program.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> for more information on the scholarship being offered by Creighton University<\/a>.<\/p>\n