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'Devastated': As Layoffs Keep Coming, Hopes Fade That Jobs Will Return Quickly

Posted on AllSides July 9th, 2020
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Economy and Jobs, coronavirus, layoffs

From airlines to paper mills, the job news is grim, and there are growing signs it won't be getting better anytime soon.

United Airlines is warning that it may have to furlough as many as 36,000 employees this fall. Demand for air travel has collapsed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The president of the flight attendants union called the warning a "gut punch" but also "the most honest assessment we've seen on the state of the industry — and our entire economy."

Union President Sara Nelson tweeted that...

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https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/09/889148434/devastated-as-layoffs-keep-coming-hopes-fade-that-jobs-will-return-quickly

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