The union said some details — including when workers would return to their jobs if they approve the deal — will be part of Wednesday’s vote. About 33,000 members of IAM District 751 began a strike on Sept. 13 after more than 94% voted to reject a Boeing offer that was supported...
The union said some details—including when workers would return to their jobs if they approve the deal—will be part of Wednesday’s vote. About 33,000 members of IAM District 751 began a strike on Sept. 13 after more than 94% voted to reject a Boeing offer that was supported by union...
Reports have suggested Boeing could bring back up to 800 retirees. The hiring follows the company, America's largest exporter of manufactured products, cutting more than 20,000 jobs since 2012, many in the Puget Sound region of Washington. "This is all the proof you need that they cut too ...
In what it calls the largest peacetime worker mobilization in history, Amazon hired more than 400,000 workers worldwide. Of that number, more than 16,500 new jobs were created in Washington state. In total, Amazon now employs 80,000 people in Washington, an increase of 25% compared to 201...
The company had said it would cut 10% of a workforce that numbered about 160,000. A Boeing spokesperson said Wednesday’s actions represent the largest number of job cuts, but several thousand additional jobs will be eliminated in the next few months. ...
(IW 1000/29) plans to lay off hundreds of engineers in Washington state and other locations -- and may eliminate more jobs later this year as the planemaker contends with slowing aircraft sales. The latest workforce reduction, which should take effect June 23, follows a separate exodus of ...
Looks at the boom in information technology (IT)-related jobs in the state of Washington in the 1990s. Boeing and Microsoft as key drivers in this job growth; Areas in the state that are experiencing tremendous IT job growth.BatteyJim
Ray Goforth, executive director of Boeing’s white-collar engineering union — the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace — said the process Boeing is following in cutting jobs was worked out in discussions with the union that led to last year’s surprise agreement to a new...
Boeing had 82,500 commercial-unit jobs in 2016. Most are in Washington state. In 2016, Boeing received 468 orders. This compares to 768 in 2015 and 1,432 in 2014. Probably to the chagrin of the American company, Airbus has invaded Boeing’s home turf – it’s assembling 10 percent of...
"Our jobs, our legacy and our reputation are on the line right now," Holden said in a statement. Asked for comment on the vote result, Boeing referred to a statement it made earlier this week, which said: "We remain confident we can reach a deal that ...