United Technologies Sees 5,000 Jobs at Risk in Shutdown
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United Technologies Corp., a supplier of helicopters and jet engines to the U.S. military, said an extended government shutdown would force furloughs of as many as 5,000 workers.
The first effect will be layoffs for about 2,000 Sikorsky Aircraft employees on Oct. 7, and possibly 2,000 more at Pratt & Whitney and UTC Aerospace Systems if the shutdown runs into next week, the company said yesterday in a statement. It said a shutdown into November could push the total past 5,000.