BOEING Co. is laying off 1,800
staff employed in the Seattle-area to streamline its operations and cut
costs.
The
aircraft manufacturer approved voluntary layoffs for 1,500 mechanics, according
to a person familiar with the situation, reported Bloomberg. An additional, 305
engineers and technical workers are leaving voluntarily, their union spokesman,
Bill Dugovich, said.
Boeing
informed its workforce in December that it would seek buyouts in a bid to cut
costs and match employment to market requirements, company spokesman Paul
Bergman said by email. Boeing also plans to cut commercial-airplane jobs by
leaving open positions unfilled and through involuntary layoffs, he said. He
declined to say how many buyouts have been approved.
Over
the past year, the Chicago-based manufacturer has been winnowing employment in
the Puget Sound area, as sales slowed for the jetliners, which accounted for 69
per cent of total revenue in 2016. Boeing has reduced its Washington state
workforce by 9.2 per cent to 71,036 since the start of last year.
Source : HKSG.
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