Delays on CVN-80 reignites anxiety in shipbuilding base about lasting damage of COVID-19

Delays on CVN-80 reignites anxiety in shipbuilding base about lasting damage of COVID-19
Delays on CVN-80 reignites anxiety in shipbuilding base about lasting damage of COVID-19

The head of a shipbuilding trade association says future delays could provoke layoffs in the industrial base.

Shipbuilders Worry ‘Devastating’ Job Effects From Sequestration, CR

[UPDATED and CORRECTED Jan. 31 at 3:45 pm Shipbuilders’ Council Says Job Loss Numbers Are Estimates And Not Official Council Numbers] WASHINGTON: For anyone who believed those who have claimed that defense cuts don’t affect “real” jobs or the economy, today appears to be a sobering day. At Tuesday’s general meeting of the Shipbuilders’ Council…