Space shuttle contractor announces large layoffs
Damn, damn, dammit, damn!
There goes my neighborhood and my church! this summer
The
space shuttle's primary contractor, the United Space Alliance, will cut half of its workforce this summer after NASA retires the venerable fleet.
In an announcement Friday, the company said it will cut 2,600 to 2,800 jobs company-wide, including 1,850 to 1,950 employees in Florida,
750 to 800 employees in Texas (primarily in Houston), and 30 to 40 in Alabama.
USA currently employs approximately 5,600 employees at its Florida, Texas and Alabama sites. Of those, 2,200 are in Texas
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