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Subject 1 MILLION LAYOFFS: US Defense Firms Preparing To Send Notices

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Original Message Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney are going forward with plans to issue layoff notices to thousands of employees due to looming defense cuts under sequestration, despite administration claims that such warnings are unnecessary.

U.S. defense companies planned to start handing out pink slips in November under federal mandates outlined in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, due to the anticipated $500 billion automatic cut to defense coffers are set to go in place in January.

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Top industry officials have said publicly that automatic cut under sequestration could lead to the loss of 1 million defense-related jobs.

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Stevens [Lockheed Martin chief] told Congress in July that his firm alone stands to lose 10,000 employees if the cuts go into effect as planned.

[link to thehill.com]

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