SEATTLE (AP) — boeing Hundreds more employees were laid off in Washington state and California as part of a planned layoff that would ultimately reduce the company’s workforce. Up to about 17,000.
Nearly 400 Boeing employees were laid off in Washington state and more than 500 in California, news outlets reported Monday.
The aerospace giant previously announced it would cut its workforce by 10% in the coming months as the economy recovers. finance and regulation trouble and Strike by mechanics It lasted almost two months.
Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg said the strike was not the cause of layoffs, but that overstaffing was the cause.
In November, the company began notifying employees who would be laid off. The first round of layoffs affected about 3,500 people nationwide, according to a notice filed with state employment agencies. The Seattle Times reported.
These job cuts affected people in roles ranging from engineers to recruiters to analysts and affected Boeing’s commercial, defense and global services divisions.
Boeing said most laid-off employees will keep their pay for about two months and receive up to three months of severance pay, outplacement services and subsidized health insurance benefits.
“As announced in early October, we are aligning our workforce levels with our financial position and a more focused set of priorities,” a Boeing spokesperson said of the job cuts.
The Boeing Company, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, financial difficulties Since then two crashes Its 737 Max jetliner killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019. The company’s fortunes and reputation took a further hit. A panel was blown off the aircraft. Alaska Airlines flight in January.
