UTHSC lays off 70 in downturn; 59 are maintenance workers
Seventy workers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis were let go Friday, March 12. (Daily Memphian file)
University posts 17 new jobs but for less pay, according to one of the laid-off workers.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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