{"id":37,"date":"2026-05-07T15:14:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=37"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:14:58","slug":"whats-next-for-spirit-employees-who-lost-jobs-see-what-theyre-doing-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s next for Spirit employees who lost jobs? 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Now, she\u2019s confronting the sudden shock of unemployment. As a guest service agent, her duties included helping rebook Spirit travelers who missed flights.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, she learned that Spirit was shutting down right before she was scheduled to work.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy phone was just going off,\u201d Tirbany said. \u201cI\u2019m the breadwinner for my home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>CareerSource Broward helps South Florida people find work, and it quickly mobilized since Monday to help former Spirit employees. The workforce support organization hosted a small career fair and introduced job seekers to resources, like the system for requesting and receiving unemployment income in Florida.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: What Spirit\u2019s Florida workers should know if they seek unemployment benefits<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>CareerSource was mentioned in a group chat with Tirbany and her former coworkers, who she referred to as \u201cfamily.\u201d She decided to visit the Hollywood office in solidarity with her former colleagues, just as she did when she attended the group\u2019s Monday rally and vigil at Spirit\u2019s Dania Beach headquarters.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about being nimble and being able to help people,\u201d said Carol Hylton, the president and CEO of CareerSource Broward.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The organization\u2019s Hollywood office has stayed open beyond the usual hours to help former Spirit Airlines employees find jobs and apply for unemployment benefits, Hylton said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>She estimates that nearly 200 former Spirit employees came to the office for help on Monday, and another 200 stopped by Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=35\">What led up to Clavicular\u2019s personal and legal troubles in Miami? What to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Former Spirit Airlines employee Fred Bastien went to CareerSource on Tuesday to look for new professional opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bastien, 26, was a ramp agent for Spirit and helped load and unload luggage on Spirit planes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The Fort Lauderdale man is studying at Broward College to become a maintenance technician, and says he got interested in that career through his time at Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But the end of his career at Spirit wasn\u2019t a good one.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was at work that night and [Spirit] sent us an email saying what we heard on the news is false,\u201d he said. \u201cI clocked out at 1 a.m. At 2 a.m. I got a call saying operations ceased. I was flabbergasted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bastien is unhappy that Spirit didn\u2019t honor a union contract to which it agreed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat they\u2019re saying is we may not even get severance,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what our union is fighting for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Broward job training site was just one place former Spirit employees are looking for new work. A job fair at Miami International Airport is planned on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>And the last 24 hours have been busy for Cooper City marketing director Tiffany Price, who helps lead. South Florida job fairs and a local job portal. She estimates that nearly 20 former Spirit employees have called her to learn about job openings.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had a bunch of people reach out, and I let them know that we have a bunch of jobs that are local from employers that were at job fair last week,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Price estimates that 1,500 job seekers were at last Thursday\u2019s job fair in Sunrise. All of the jobs offered at the fair are based in Miami, Broward or Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Price\u2019s next South Florida job fair will be on June 25 at Sunrise\u2019s Amerant Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=34\">Of 5 lottery winners, 3 came from South Florida and 2 of those from Publix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 6, 2026 at 12:59 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 5,000 Spirit employees in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando and Dania Beach lost jobs. 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