Boeing announces technical stoppage amid strike

by times news cr

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He American manufacturer of airplanes Boeing will proceed to put dozens of people on rotating technical standstill miles of employees, In the midst of a strike of some 33 thousand workers in the northwest of the country, its president announced yesterday, Kelly Ortberg.

In a message to employees, the executive noted that the measure will affect all levels of activity in the US territory.

Ortberg He said that, “to limit the impact,” affected employees will have one week of technical stoppage every four weeks.

On Monday, the aviation giant announced deep spending cuts in response to the strike.

The measures announced included temporary furloughs and a hiring freeze, as well as some salary increases. 94.6% of Boeing workers represented by District 751 rejected the collective agreement project announced on September 8 and 96% approved the cessation of activities.

The strike, which began with the expiration of the previous collective agreement at midnight on Thursday last week, is paralyzing two major Boeing plants: the Renton and Everett assembly plants, which produce the 737 MAX -the best-selling aircraft-, the 777 cargo plane, and the 767 military tanker, whose deliveries are already facing delays amid the security crisis.

2024-09-24 03:27:08

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