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United Technologies to Cut 5,000 From Worldwide Workforce

HARTFORD, CT-United Technologies Corp., which reports that it will eliminate 5,000 jobs in the next 12 months, has no plans now to close offices or plants in Connecticut or elsewhere, GlobeSt.com has learned.

By John Jordan | Updated on October 16, 2001

HARTFORD, CT-Due to the fiscal woes suffered by its aerospace businesses since the terrorist attacks on September 11, United Technologies Corp., plans to eliminate 5,000 jobs or approximately 3% of its total worldwide workforce in the next 12 months. However, at least for now, the company does not plan to close any offices or manufacturing facilities.

Company spokesman Paul Jackson says that the company, which is headquartered at “The Gold Building” (1 Financial Plaza) in downtown Hartford, will make reductions in its corporate headquarters staff as well as several other divisions which have operations across the state of Connecticut. The firm employs 154,000 workers worldwide.

Jackson notes that approximately 1,500 jobs will be lost at its Hamilton Sundstrand aerospace division, which is headquartered in Windsor Locks. Its jet engine manufacturing subsidiary Pratt & Whitney, headquartered in East Hartford, will have 2,500 jobs cut from its worldwide workforce. Pratt & Whitney also has operations in Trumbull. The remainder of the job reductions will come from its Carrier air conditioning division, Otis elevator division, both of which are based in Farmington, its United Technologies Research Center operations in East Hartford and United Technologies corporate headquarters staff.

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