Layoffs coming at Bates Technical College - Kris Sherman, the News Tribune

Some 25 staff members at Bates Technical College are to be laid off because of state budget cuts, a spokeswoman said this morning. The Tacoma-based trade school issued 45 reduction-in-force notices to faculty members and support employees on Monday, spokeswoman Edie Jeffers said in a prepared statement. Although the college does not expect to lose more than 25 positions, the 45 notices were issued to cover contactual obligations, she added. Employees must be told if a layoff might affect them, even if their particular job is later preserved.