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Seneca Nation Announces Massive Layoffs as COVID-19 Pandemic and Restrictions Hit Business Hard

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Staff · October 1, 2020
Seneca Nation Announces Massive Layoffs as COVID-19 Pandemic and Restrictions Hit Business Hard
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By: Staff Reporter

The Seneca Gaming Corporation announced on Wednesday, September 30th, 2020, the layoffs of around 300 employees. This includes workers at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino in addition to their other two properties throughout Western New York.

The full statement issued by Seneca Gaming is included below:

“While we are eager to resume full operations as quickly and safely as possible, we must continue to exercise an abundance of caution in providing the safest environment for our employees and guests,” the gaming corporation said in its statement. “Unfortunately, the challenging parameters created by the global pandemic have made it necessary for us to lay off approximately 300 team members from across our operations. We have reached out to each one of the impacted team members and will work with them, wherever possible, to place them in open positions within the corporation. As soon as the situation allows, our goal is to restore and grow our operations with a full and committed team.”

 

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