Boeing to cut nearly 2,200 jobs in Washington state, home to many of its oldest factories
Boeing’s layoffs are part of plan to cut 17,000 jobs globally, or 10 per cent of the planemaker’s workforce
The US aviation giant Boeing sent out its first redundancy notifications on Monday as part of a previously announced plan to cut 10 per cent of its global workforce.
Boeing intends to cut almost 2,200 jobs in the US state of Washington, which is home to many of its oldest factories, according to a statement made public on Monday.
Companies in the United States are required by law to submit a “WARN” notice (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) to local authorities sixty days before any lay-offs.
The group has been plagued by production quality problems, and has just suffered a strike lasting more than 50 days that paralysed two crucial factories.
