Unocal said it would try to transfer employees to other company operations and would negotiate separation packages with the union.

New York and Detroit will come up with an attractive separation package, you can be sure of that.

The Loctite board made up for any bruised feelings by giving Eggers a separation package worth some $1.5 million.

General Motors is beginning a new round of cost-cutting measures, including voluntary separation packages for salaried employees.

To avoid them, we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars on early retirement and voluntary separation packages over the last several years.

It offered voluntary separation packages in 1993 and 1994, when a total of 1,700 people left the company.

The authors also examined a number of other separation packages.

Asked about Caltex's obligations to the employees, he said: "The benefits in the separation package were generous.

The cuts to the non-union positions will consist of both layoffs and "voluntary separation packages".

You could pursue legal action instead, try to obtain a favorable separation package or file a grievance with the company or your union.