Union: Pratt & Whitney Seeks Buyouts
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney is seeking an unspecified number of workers to accept voluntary retirement packages as the company cuts its work force to adapt to troubles in the airline industry.
Company spokeswoman Jennifer Whitlow would not say how many workers will be affected.
But James Parent, a representative of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, says Pratt & Whitney informed the union Monday that it will ask 71 hourly workers to take buyouts. He says the company also said it would seek buyouts from salaried employees.
Parent says the East Hartford-based company cited reduced orders for airline engine spare parts and a delay in Airbus engine orders.
Pratt is a subsidiary of Hartford-based United Technologies Corp.
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