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Menzies Aviation files layoff notice for Los Angeles workers

Menzies Aviation files layoff notice for Los Angeles workers

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Menzies Aviation says 137 Los Angeles airport jobs end November 19, its third layoff notice in the city since October 2024. California processed the filing October 14.

October 14th, 2026: California EDD processes layoff notice

Overview

Updated Oct 16

Menzies Aviation filed a notice with California's Employment Development Department on October 5 saying it will lay off 137 workers at Los Angeles airport. The state processed the filing on October 14; the layoff takes effect November 19, a week before Thanksgiving.

The notice falls under California's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which generally requires 60 days' warning before a mass layoff. Menzies' window runs about 45 days, and it is the company's third layoff notice in Los Angeles since October 2024. The filing declares intent, not a final headcount.

Why it matters

If the layoff proceeds, 137 Los Angeles airport workers lose their jobs a week before Thanksgiving — Menzies' third layoff notice in the city since 2024.

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Key Indicators

137
Workers in Los Angeles layoff notice
Menzies' October 2026 WARN notice covers 137 employees. California processed the filing October 14; it takes effect November 19.
4,605
Workers in Menzies U.S. WARN notices since 2016
The company has filed 21 WARN notices across the U.S. since 2016, per warntracker.com.
3
Menzies Los Angeles layoff notices since October 2024
Cuts in October 2024, July 2025, and the current notice.
2nd of 32
Size rank among October 2026 California layoffs
Menzies' 137-worker notice is the second-largest of 32 WARN notices California processed in October 2026.

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Organizations Involved

Menzies Aviation
Menzies Aviation
Aviation ground handling company
Filing workforce reductions across U.S. airports

Global provider of airport ground services — baggage handling, ramp operations, fueling, and cargo.
US
United Service Workers Union, Local 74
Labor union
Respondent in NLRB duty-of-fair-representation charge

Southern California union representing airport service workers, including Menzies employees.

Timeline

November 2016 November 2026

10 events Latest: October 14th, 2026 · 4 weeks ago
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  1. Scheduled layoff takes effect

    Upcoming Layoff

    Scheduled layoff of 137 Los Angeles workers takes effect.

  2. California EDD processes layoff notice

    Latest Regulatory

    California's Employment Development Department processed Menzies' WARN notice covering 137 Los Angeles workers, confirming it in the state's layoff database.

  3. Los Angeles layoff notice

    WARN filing

    Menzies files WARN notice for 137 Los Angeles workers, effective November 19.

  4. Los Angeles layoff notice

    WARN filing

    Menzies files WARN notice for 46 workers in Los Angeles.

  5. Los Angeles layoff notice

    WARN filing

    Menzies files WARN notice for 91 workers in Los Angeles.

  6. San Francisco layoff notice

    WARN filing

    Menzies files WARN notice for 124 workers in San Francisco.

  7. Miami layoff notice

    WARN filing

    Menzies files WARN notice for 409 workers in Miami, Florida.

  8. Los Angeles layoff notice

    WARN filing

    Menzies files WARN notice for 222 workers across two locations, including 170 in Los Angeles.

  9. SeaTac layoff notice

    WARN filing

    Menzies files WARN notice at Seattle-Tacoma airport. warntracker.com records 1,898 workers; another tracker lists 949 for a March filing.

  10. San Jose layoff notice

    WARN filing

    Menzies files WARN notice for 85 workers in San Jose, California.

Scenarios

1

Layoff proceeds as filed — 137 workers out November 19

Likely Resolves by Dec 15, 2026

Discussed by: Default expectation from the California EDD WARN record; WARN notices typically proceed as filed.

Menzies carries out the layoff of about 137 Los Angeles workers on or near November 19, 2026. Some redeployment may trim the final number, but the bulk of jobs end.

2

Layoff shrinks or is called off

Possible Resolves by Dec 15, 2026

Discussed by: warntracker.com data showing final layoff counts can differ from filed numbers as companies redeploy workers.

Menzies rescinds or significantly reduces the layoff as workers are reassigned to other roles. The final actual layoff falls well below 137.

3

More Menzies California layoffs follow

Possible Resolves by Oct 5, 2027

Discussed by: warntracker.com data showing Menzies' repeated California WARN filings since 2016.

Menzies files another WARN notice in California within the next year, continuing the pattern of cuts at Los Angeles, San Francisco, or elsewhere in the state.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

November 2019

Menzies Aviation Los Angeles layoff (2019)

Menzies Aviation filed a WARN notice covering 222 workers across two U.S. locations, including 170 at Los Angeles, in November 2019.

Then

The company continued operating at Los Angeles airport after the reduction.

Now

Menzies filed further layoff notices in the city in October 2024, July 2025, and October 2026, showing a sustained pattern of workforce cuts.

Why this matters now

The 2019 cut set the template for what's happening now — Menzies trimming its Los Angeles workforce through WARN notices.

October-November 2024

Boeing workforce reduction (2024)

Boeing announced plans to cut about 17,000 jobs, 10% of its workforce, citing financial losses, regulatory troubles, and a seven-week machinists strike. It filed WARN notices in Washington state for 2,199 workers, with layoffs starting December 20, 2024.

Then

The first tranche of roughly 2,200 Washington workers received notices; the layoffs were permanent.

Now

The reduction was among the largest U.S. aviation workforce cuts in recent years, following the 737 MAX crisis and the machinists strike.

Why this matters now

Shows WARN notice mechanics in aviation — companies file intent, then execute reductions over the following months, the same pattern Menzies follows.

Sources

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California Employment Development Department warntracker.com National Labor Relations Board ABC 33/40 (KOMO News) Money Tracker Daily Today's Layoffs What Now Los Angeles The LA Globe