Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Sina Science and Technology News Beijing time on October 21 morning news, it is reported that due to Meta plans to cut costs, coupled with the company's loose telecommuting policy, laid the groundwork for the elimination of a large number of shuttle bus drivers.

Since November, Meta has laid off nearly 100 people in and around the social media giant's Silicon Valley headquarters, according to internal documents from WeDriveU, the company's main shuttle supplier. Most of them are bus drivers, and some are dispatchers, operation managers and supervisors.

Meanwhile, Hallcon Corporation, a Meta shuttle supplier, said it would cut 63 jobs in San Francisco around November 25 because of a "significant reduction in customer service", according to a separate document.

"some employees may be able to keep their jobs, or they may be recalled." "but Hallcon employees who have been laid off should not expect to be recalled," Hallcon's director of human resources wrote in the document.

Teamsters Bay Area Local, which has 15000 members in the transport industry, says Meta has also reduced the number of shuttle workers at other outsourcing companies. Stasi Murphy (Stacy Murphy), vice president of the union, said all the layoffs came from one company: Meta.

"all four suppliers are laying off staff." Murphy said she was referring to the shuttle company that provides services for Meta.

The job cuts come as Meta plans to cut costs by at least 10 per cent in the coming months in response to macro challenges and weak performance. Meta's revenue fell for the first time in the second quarter of this year, and third-quarter results, announced next week, are likely to decline again.

Meta shares are near their lowest level since early 2019 and are among the worst performers in the S & P 500 this year.

In the course of Meta's rapid expansion over the past decade, drivers who provide shuttle services to the company's San Francisco Bay area employees face a particularly dangerous situation. Not only because Meta is cutting costs, but also because it is more flexible than other technology companies in telecommuting.

The company opened offices in March, but allowed employees to work permanently remotely or in a mixed mode. Many small businesses in San Francisco are struggling because of changes in the workplace.

Murphy and other union members plan to protest Meta's layoffs, arguing that layoffs are the worst option at this time, as blue-collar workers still face rising prices in the city with the highest cost of living in the United States. "it's crazy." She said.

Hallcon and WeDriveU have yet to comment.

In July this year, it was reported that Meta had cancelled the contract of security staff at headquarters, triggering layoffs. Earlier this month, cleaning service workers protested working conditions and layoffs outside the Meta Shop retail store. The protest was organized by a labor federation called Silicon Valley Rising and South Bay Coalition. Labourers who took part in the demonstration held up signs that read "Justice for the cleaners" and accused Meta of not treating key employees fairly.

Mr Murphy said Meta had laid off dozens of shuttle staff in the past three months, but the scale of the recent layoffs was "unprecedented".

The union Teamsters protested the layoffs at the busiest intersection near Meta's headquarters on Thursday afternoon. Mr Murphy said one of the union's demands was to put pressure on Meta to get its employees back to work in the office.

"other technology companies are asking their employees to go back to the office-why don't they?" "they want to stay at home, which has an impact on everyone who supports the company's overall performance," Murphy said. "

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