Newport News Shipbuilding Furloughs More than 400 Employees, Internal Email States

Newport News Shipbuilding furloughs 471 employees

Newport News Shipbuilding has furloughed more than 400 employees.

Newport News Shipbuilding Immediately Furloughs 471 Salaried Employees

In a surprise announcement that leaked out on Friday, May 30, Newport News Shipbuilding is furloughing about two percent of its workforce – 471 salar...

Newport News Shipbuilding furloughs 471 salaried employees

Newport News Shipbuilding has furloughed more than 400 employees. In a statement provided to The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press by Todd Corillo, a Huntington Ingalls Industries spokesperson, the company said that after careful review of its salaried workforce and business needs, it furloughed 471 salaried shipbuilders across HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. “This decision was not made lightly given its impact on affected team members,”…

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding furloughs over 400 employees

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) -- HII's Newport News Shipbuilding has furloughed more than 400 employees, according to an official for the shipbuilding division. In a letter sent to WAVY 10 by a HII spokesperson for Newport News Shipbuilding, 471 salaried shipbuilders were impacted by the furloughs. The decision was reached following careful review of their salaried workforce and business needs. The statement added the furloughs were executed to "incr…

Newport News Shipbuilding furloughs more than 400 employees, internal email states

Newport News Shipbuilding furloughs salaried employees to support commitments to the Navy amid contract scrutiny and performance improvements.

Shipbuilding Giant HII Furloughs 471 Employees To Boost Performance

The shipbuilder, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), is Virginia’s largest industrial employer with a workforce of around 26,000.