BAE CUTS PALMDALE PLANT WORK FORCE BY 34.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. announced Thursday it was cutting 34 jobs at its Palmdale plant, citing the slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation). A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties. in commercial aviation contracts in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The job cuts reduce the Palmdale work force by half. The employees being laid off will receive severance pay Severance Pay Compensation that an employer gives to someone who is about to lose their job. Notes: Severance pay is not always paid to employees. It depends on the situation in which the employee is losing their job and whether legislation requires severance to be paid. and be offered job placement assistance, the company said. ``When commercial aviation recovers we expect the Palmdale plant to ramp back up,'' company spokeswoman Dale Avery said. The company is prohibited pro·hib·it tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. in their contracts with their customers from disclosing what project or projects the Palmdale plant is working on. However, local officials have said in the past that the plant, at Avenue P and 30th Street East, has been used in support of Boeing's twin-engine 717 jetliner, which is assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. in Long Beach. BAE Systems assembles the wing halves and building Y-barrel assemblies. The Y-barrel assembly is the lower part of the fuselage and houses the main landing gear, as well as fuel, hydraulic and electrical lines. |
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