More Layoffs at P&WC Are Being Planned for 2000

P&WC plans to reduce its work force by 700 before the end of 2000, with the first 300 layoffs occurring this fall. The action is in response to "several customers delaying orders," and as a way to cut costs, the company says. P&WC laid off a number of employees in 1998, but says less than 20% were "involuntary departures." P&WC parent United Technologies has announced significant layoffs at all of its aerospace holdings, including Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky Aircraft and Hamilton Sundstrand.

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