WASH.— Boeing Aerospace announced that they are cutting 10% of the company’s workforce and ending the production of an airplane made in Washington.
According to an email by CEO Kelly Ortberg, the layoffs resulted from the declining income caused by the ongoing strike, and the company will cut executives, managers and employees. The announcement layoff follows a strike by 33,000 machinists and a bad reputation with safety.
“It sucks, it ain’t good for us and it ain’t good for the company,” said Dano Williams, a Boeing machinist. “It’s going to hurt a lot of people, hurt a lot of families, and a lot of people are going to be out of jobs and out of work, and that’s not good for anybody.”
Boeing will build the remaining 767 jets on order in Washington, but the program will end in 2027. Layoffs are expected to occur over the next few months, leaving an estimated 17,000 people without jobs.
