Boeing, strike
Boeing girds for long strike as gig economy gives workers clout
The planemaker finds itself in an increasingly untenable situation with its finances so dire that it can ill afford a drawn-out paralysis.
Boeing preps to furlough executives, managers as machinist strike nears
Boeing will furlough tens of thousands of its executives, managers and others as more than 30,000 machinists intend to go on strike Friday in Seattle and Oregon.
Boeing begins layoffs amid labor union strike, controversy over CEO's home purchase: 'Very difficult time'
After Boeing workers went on strike Friday, new CEO Kelly Ortberg announced via email that "temporary furloughs" would be necessary to keep the company afloat.
Boeing To Start Large-scale Furloughs With Seattle Strike Talks Stalled
Boeing said Wednesday it would start furloughs of professional and white-collar staff as it seeks to conserve cash amid a labor strike that shuttered Seattle manufacturing plants -- while talks with a union stalled.
Boeing set to start large-scale furloughs due to machinists strike
Boeing's CEO says it will start furloughing "a large number" of employees to conserve cash during the strike by union machinists that began last week​.
Boeing Faces Long Strike as Gig Economy Gives Workers Clout
Around Boeing Co.’s vast aircraft manufacturing hub in Seattle, the great belt tightening has begun as the planemaker and its factory workers settle in for a labor dispute that will test the resolve of both sides.
Boeing to furlough workers this week amid strike, including in St. Louis area
Boeing operates its defense business, which is in a separate unit from the company’s commercial plane segment, in the St. Louis area. There are about 15,000 Boeing workers here.
Boeing starts furloughs for thousands as strike continues
Boeing said furloughs began on Friday for thousands of employees in Washington State and Oregon, after more than 32,000 workers went on strike last week, halting production of the U.S. planemaker's best-selling 737 MAX and other jets.
Boeing CEO says the company will furlough a ‘large number’ of employees to preserve cash during strike
Boeing’s CEO says the company will begin furloughing a large number of employees to save cash during a strike by union machinists.
Boeing stock sags despite Fed rally, company furloughs workers amid strike
Boeing may prevent its debt being downgraded to junk by issuing more stock, which would deal another blow to current shareholders.
Boeing lays off thousands of executives, managers and non-union staff amid strike
Boeing said Wednesday it is temporarily laying off tens of thousands of managers, executives and non-union contractors as the strike by 33,000 union members continues.
Boeing Restarts Labor Negotiations as It Seeks End to Strike
Federal mediators will help the aerospace manufacturer and leaders of the union representing more than 33,000 workers who ...
Boeing strike emotions flare as security guard flashes gun in picket line altercation
Airplane manufacturer called incident outside Seattle hub "unacceptable," saying the guard would not be returning.
Boeing machinists on picket lines prepare for lengthy strike: 'I can last as long as it takes'
More than 30,000 Boeing machinists walked off the job Sept. 13. At a local union office outside Seattle, they prepared for ...
Boeing to Begin Temporary Layoffs Because of Strike
The aerospace giant said it would temporarily lay off tens of thousands of employees to stem losses from a walkout by the ...
CEO of Boeing closes on $4.1M Seattle home amid factory workers' strike: 'They can pay us, too'
Boeing workers in Washington went on strike this week as new CEO Kelly Ortberg purchased a $4.1 million mansion in a gated ...
Commentary: Boeing may have done wrong, but we all need it to succeed
Boeing is working through its challenges. The recent agreement reached by the Department of Justice with Boeing, effectively ...
Seattle dockworkers support Boeing strikers
Dockworkers are expressing their solidarity with the Boeing rank-and-file workers' revolt against the International ...
Hit by strike, Boeing flies in out-of-state janitors, applies furloughs broadly
A few of the incoming workers, who have relocated here for the duration of the strike, said they had arrived from Alabama, ...