Fewer United Launch Alliance workers will lose their jobs in February, the company announced today.The projected layoff of 350 has been reduced to 172. Only 23 positions will be lost at Cape Canaveral, which has about 800 ULA workers. Nationwide, the company employs about 4,200.
"It's certainly a lot more encouraging than it was," ULA spokesman Mike Rein said.
This reduction was helped by cost-cutting actions, said a company announcement.
Travel and research budgets were cut, and normal attrition helped the company reduce the layoff projection.
"We said from the beginning that normal attrition would factor in," Rein said.
Breakdown by location:
Denver - 63
Decatur Production Operations - 65
San Diego Production Operations - 5
Cape Canaveral Launch Operations - 23
Vandenberg Launch Operations - 16
Rein said that normal attrition could reduce further the total number of layoffs before February.
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ULA might be able to save some jobs through a more aggressive position toward getting NASA and private sector business. In particular with the Obama administration actually asking if an EELV could replace the Ares I, surely ULA could stand up and say to NASA and the public "We can do that." without arousing NASA ire. After all, the OSP was supposed to fly on an EELV, and the Delta IV in particular is seriously underutilized. Otherwise, if the Ares is delayed or dropped, SpaceX, which is quite aggressive, will certainly be in the best position to get the business.
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