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Saturday, February 23, 2013

With looming budget crunch, Mayport ship workers worried

USS Gettsyburg (CG-64) |The effects of possible budget cuts hanging over the Navy are beginning to be felt by the Jacksonville ship repair industry and “it is not a pretty picture,” according to an industry leader.

More than 300 civilian shipyard workers at Mayport Naval Station are being notified that their jobs may be in jeopardy because of the impending budget cuts.

BAE Systems Ship Repair mailed conditional WARN notices to employees’ home addresses Wednesday. The Department of Labor requires any company with 100 or more workers to issue the notices to employees 60 days prior to any mass layoffs or plant closings.

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