Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Bell Helicopter lays off 15 workers in Tarrant County, Texas

FORT WORTH -- Fifteen hourly workers have been laid off from Bell Helicopter operations in Tarrant County, a union has confirmed.

The layoffs on Friday affected dispatchers and experimental and electrical assemblers, said Gary Livingston, former president of UAW-218. The individuals were included in a factory "surplus" list or layoff list, he said.

"It's been relatively slow at Bell as far as layoffs for a number of years,'' Livingston said. 'We've had some small ones. This is probably the largest one we've had in a good while."

Bell has about 6,000 employees in Tarrant County.


http://www.star-telegram.com

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