Bombardier to cut 3,000 more jobs…
Early last month, while Bombardier’s Wichita and Canadian business jet production and assembly facilities remained closed during an unprecedented, four-mon

Early last month, while Bombardier’s Wichita and Canadian business jet production and assembly facilities remained closed during an unprecedented, four-month plant shutdown that started in late December, the aerospace unit revealed that 3,000 employees–10 percent of its worldwide employment force–will be laid off over the next 12 months.

Specifically, 1,200 workers will be let go in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and 1,800 combined in Toronto and Montreal. These layoffs are in addition to the 2,000 cuts announced last October. Under a new deal, Bombardier workers in Wichita escape the latest swing of the ax.

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