Boeing job cuts expected to hit the Puget Sound region this week
Boeing's major job cuts will be felt in the Puget Sound region later his week when the company hands out pink slips to thousands of engineers and machinists after completing earlier rounds of voluntary layoffs.
Commercial aircraft workers with the Chicago-based jet maker will be informed Friday if they are laid off. The move is part of the 16,100 worldwide workforce reductions that CEO David Calhoun announced after first-quarter results on April 29.
In a meeting with company executives, Boeing's engineering union officials were told to expect cuts of between 15% and 20% of its membership, which counts 18,000 engineers and technical workers, including many here in Washington state as well as 3,000 in Sea Beach, California.
Boeing did not respond to email or telephone requests for additional information about its Puget Sound involuntary layoff plans or how many workers in Washington state have volunteered to take buyouts.
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/05/26/boeing-pandemic-job-cuts-usa-canada-australia.html?ana=e_ae_prem&j=90510775&t=Afternoon&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0RGbVl6UTNNRFl6WldFMyIsInQiOiJCZkpcL2M1TW54SFVFczlMeFphTEFwRnJXeEh5R2dcL3NkODhsWjh6aklBMXVlVW5JUXJLenJ2NmZ3ZGF4cnFNTUZRbUl4MTJubHBlMUhXcE5JME9oclk0MVhCdHBra1NZTmEyOGdpVlo5QjgwXC9tRlwvWTlmUXN0Mmpza1J6Q29GXC9NIn0%3D
