Will the temporary furloughing of Federal workers for one day a week mean the end of civilization as we know it?

"Now we're looking into all sorts of options, including early retirement and furloughing of staff.

No one has ever made a connection between the television advertiser and his billions and the furloughing of teachers.

McGinn's prescriptions in 2010 for the city budget shortfall included additional furloughing of city employees, and were opposed by local public employee unions.

The economy has forced the grounding of many planes and the furloughing of nearly 9,300 pilots, while technology has eliminated some of the entry-level jobs.

Ruling Against Big Layoffs In his ruling, Judge Parker found that Eastern had failed to show that the furloughing of 4,000 employees would be normal.

But because city lawyers say they know of no previous furloughing of city workers, it is unclear whether the Mayor has the power to do so without negotiating with the unions, municipal labor experts said.

The results from the first quarter of this year include $65 million in pretax charges related to the furloughing of employees and the decision to discontinue efforts to establish a South Korea tire factory.

The governor last week announced the closing of 43 government agencies, including the island's schools, and the furloughing of more than 45,000 teachers, curtailing dozens of government services and squeezing off federal subsidies to the island's 78 local municipalities.

The resulting financial disaster precipitated the closure of the airline's MetroJet network, which led to the de-hubbing of the subsidiary's primary operating base at Baltimore-Washington International Airport and the furloughing of thousands of employees.