JOHN ROSSINO/ASSOCIATED PRESSIf the F-22 fighter jet is canceled, the fallout could include layoffs for 100 workers at a metal works plant in North Grafton and up to 2,000 at United Technologies divisions in Connecticut.
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US weapons cuts could put N.E. jobs in jeopardy
JOHN ROSSINO/ASSOCIATED PRESSIf the F-22 fighter jet is canceled, the fallout could include layoffs for 100 workers at a metal works plant in North Grafton and up to 2,000 at United Technologies divisions in Connecticut.
(JOHN ROSSINO/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON - Defense contractors, high-tech firms, and manufacturing plants are bracing for thousands of potential layoffs across New England resulting from the Obama administration's plans to cancel or delay key weapons programs, according to company officials, union representatives, and members of Congress. (Full article: 1135 words)
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