Uber Cuts 3,300 Salaried Roles; D&H Distributing to Lay Off 68
Two Information Technology employers announced job cuts Sept. 5–6: Uber disclosed about 3,300 salaried layoffs and D&H filed a WARN for 68 roles in Illinois.
Uber Technologies, Inc. and D&H Distributing Report Information Technology Layoffs (Sept. 5–6, 2026)
Uber Technologies, Inc. said it will reduce its salaried workforce by roughly 3,300 roles globally, and D&H Distributing Company filed a WARN notice for 68 layoffs at its Bolingbrook, Illinois, hub. The reported actions affect companies categorized in the Information Technology sector and were recorded in the September 5–6, 2026 period.
Reported layoffs
Uber Technologies, Inc. announced a workforce reduction of about 3,300 salaried jobs as part of a restructuring to consolidate management and reduce costs, according to reports in The Economic Times, TechCrunch and The Independent. The company described the cuts as roughly 10% of its salaried staff and tied the restructuring to its commitment of $10 billion to robotaxi partnerships, per those outlets. The announcement did not specify an exact effective date for the reductions or a breakdown by regional office, including the Bay Area.
D&H Distributing Company filed a WARN notice that the company will lay off 68 employees at its Bolingbrook, Illinois distribution hub as operations move to a new facility in Whiteland, Indiana, the Peoria Journal Star reported. Per the WARN filing cited by the Peoria Journal Star, 60 workers were scheduled to be laid off beginning Sept. 6, with the remaining 8 positions phased out between Sept. 18 and April 1, 2027. The move will end shipping operations and customer pickups at the Bolingbrook location; the Indiana hub was scheduled to become operational on Sept. 8.
Context and sourcing
The figures for Uber Technologies, Inc. are drawn from coverage by The Economic Times, TechCrunch and The Independent. The D&H layoffs and scheduling details are reported in a WARN filing referenced by the Peoria Journal Star.
In total, the two reported Information Technology layoffs during Sept. 5–6, 2026 account for 3,368 employees affected across the companies listed above.
Closing
These notices — a company-wide salaried reduction at Uber Technologies, Inc. and a WARN filing by D&H Distributing Company for its Bolingbrook hub — represent the confirmed Information Technology job cuts recorded for Sept. 5–6, 2026, as reported by the named outlets and the WARN filing.