Airline to lay off ground workers

Continental Airlines said Friday it will lay off 150 ground workers including bag handlers at seven U.S. airports, including Pensacola, Fla., and hire contractors. The other layoffs to occur June 1 are in Providence, R.I., Greensboro, N.C., Richmond and Norfolk, Va., St. Louis and Kansas City. The company said the seven airports were the only all-regional service airports where Continental still uses its own employees for ground handling work. (Source: AP via Business Week, 03/26/10)