Southwest to lay off 15% of its corporate staff, including senior leadership
Southwest Airlines said Monday it will cut 15% of its corporate workforce, or 1,750 people — the first mass layoffs in the company’s history.

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Southwest Airlines is slashing 15% of its corporate workforce, its first major layoffs in 53 years