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- <title>
- Feb. 08, 1993: May Day! May Day!
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
- Feb. 08, 1993 Cyberpunk
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- THE WEEK
- BUSINESS, Page 21
- May Day! May Day!
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- <body>
- <p>U.S. aircraftmakers join the list of corporate giants eliminating
- jobs
- </p>
- <p> Even as Sears slashed its payroll, the relentless pace of
- layoffs and cutbacks sent America's commercial aviation
- companies into a tailspin. Faced with plunging airline orders,
- industry leader Boeing announced that it would cut production
- of its entire line of aircraft models, which analysts said could
- eliminate as many as 30,000 of the company's 130,000 jobs. At
- the same time, struggling McDonnell Douglas said it would slash
- 8,700 positions from the firm's commercial aircraft division,
- or 10% of the work force. And Pratt & Whitney, the jet-engine
- subsidiary of United Technologies, plans to pare 7,000 of its
- 30,000 jobs.
- </p>
- <p> These latest cutbacks underline Clinton's challenge as he
- prepares to revive the economy. While GDP grew 3.8% in the
- fourth quarter and orders for durable goods rose more than 9%
- in December, continued job woes could choke off recovery.
- Speaking last Tuesday, Labor Secretary Robert Reich said the
- Administration now favors spending about $20 billion this year
- to keep the recovery rolling. And to assist the growing army of
- laid-off workers, the Administration may seek to extend the
- period for collecting unemployment benefits, which now run out
- after 59 weeks.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
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