Money ‘A gut punch’: United Airlines to lay off up to 36,000 U.S. employees in October as travel remains depressed July 8, 2020July 8, 2020Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘A gut punch’: United Airlines to lay off up to 36,000 U.S. employees in October as travel remains depressed United said Wednesday that it will lay off up to 36,000 workers such as flight attendants and airport customer service agents, beginning Oct. 1.