Pratt & Whitney announce layoffs of salaried employees due to pandemic

[TomCADem]

Source: WTNH

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH)– Pratt and Whitney have announced layoffs of salaried employees due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The aerospace company based in East Hartford released a statement Tuesday explaining their “extremely difficult but necessary decision to implement an involuntary separation program for [their] salaried workforce.”

The layoffs come after the company continues to experience reduced commercial business because of the coronavirus pandemic. Pratt and Whitney officials say that this step is also consistent with the steps their customers and competitors have had to take during this time.

It’s unclear how many layoffs are expected or which departments are impacted.

Read more: https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/pratt-whitney-announce-layoffs-of-salaried-employees-due-to-pandemic/

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Once again, even though many states have tried to just reopen and power through the resulting surge in cases, many folks are just not that eager to travel. Also, the problem with saying that we should reopen and imprison our old people at home while COVID runs its course, is that a lot of retirees like to travel, and if they are hunkering down while Republicans pursue their herd immunity strategy, the economy will suffer.

[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[Indykatie]

2. The COVID Stimulus Money Businesses Got Has Masked the Weakness in the Economy

I expect more and more businesses will announce job cuts in the coming weeks and months. This will be a brutal Xmas season for Retailers.

[Sherman A1]

3. Precisely

The last quarter of this year and the first 2 of 2021 will be a blood bath without more stimulus money.

[JI7]

4. They should have just given everyone 2k each month

[obamanut2012]

5. This -- direct stimulus to the economy

[Bengus81]

7. That's what Mark Cuban proposed...........

I think it's a good idea and let milkque toast Lindsey Graham bitch about how "they'll never go back to work". Yeah they will you putz and when they do it will be safe to do so.

[modrepub]

6. Can't Have A Healthy Economy

with a sick population.