The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing intends to lay off nearly four hundred employees in Washington state in the near future, Reuters reported on Monday, citing information from the state Department of Employment Safety.
This is part of the layoff plan, which is to cover a total of 17,000 people. jobs throughout Boeing, or about 10 percent. the entire team, which the company announced in October, after a negotiation stalemate that lasted almost a month. The board then also decided to delay the first deliveries of the 777X jet by a year. The company's losses in the third quarter amounted to USD 5 billion.
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“The company adjusts the employment level”
“The company is adjusting staffing levels to align with 'financial realities and a more focused set of priorities,'” Boeing said at the request of Reuters.
In November, Boeing announced it was laying off more than 2,500 workers in Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Missouri. As Reuters explains, the state of Washington suffered the most from layoffs, as it employs the most workers, over 60,000. people.
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