Boeing Layoffs: Boeing gave a big blow to 33000 striking employees, announced layoffs
The world’s leading aircraft manufacturer Boeing has also embarked on the path of layoffs. The company has stopped hiring. It has also said that it will also do temporary layoffs to save cash. Boeing told its employees that our business is in difficult times. The strike started at Boeing last week. About 33,000 employees are involved in this strike.
Boeing will take these 10 steps including layoffs to save money
The company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Brian West has told the employees that the company is going to take 10 steps to save money. Apart from retrenchment, these include stopping hiring everywhere, ending increment in the salaries of managers and traveling only when absolutely necessary. According to Brian West, the retrenchment will affect the employees as well as the officers. Its complete details will be given in the next few weeks. He said that this strike has hurt our recovery efforts.
About 33000 employees have gone on strike
About 33,000 Boeing employees started the strike on Friday. An offer was made by the company to the employees that their salary would be increased by 25 percent in 4 years. However, the employee union demanded that their salary should be increased by Rs 10 per year. The government has tried to mediate between the company and the union. This meeting is going to take place today. The union is conducting a survey among the employees to find out what they want in their new contract. Boeing employees are on strike in many places including Washington, Oregon and California.
Employees said – The company is making profit but does not want to give it to us
Employees say that the offer given last week is very bad. The last strike was in 2008. He says that the company is continuously earning profits but does not want to give us a part of it. The employees have also demanded to fix the annual bonus. But, Boeing says that deciding the bonus of 33,000 people is not an easy task. Employees are also demanding a better pension and healthcare plan.
