This measure will affect tens of thousands of employees in the United States, according to the company.
“To limit the impact” of the decision, employees affected by the rotation will be placed on technical unemployment for one week every four weeks, its president, Kelly Ortberg, explained.
This comes after it was announced that Boeing The country, which is facing difficulties and witnessing widespread social protest, said on Monday that it is considering implementing technical unemployment measures “in the coming weeks.”
“It is important that we take tough action to preserve our finances and ensure Boeing’s ability to successfully recover,” Ortberg said Wednesday.
He pointed out that the partial technical unemployment measure will affect “a large number of managers, officials and employees in US“
Ortberg, who took over as Boeing’s president on August 8, stressed that the group remains determined to “re-establish” its relationship with the striking employees and continue negotiations to reach a collective agreement “as quickly as possible.”
Negotiations resumed Tuesday with federal mediation but ended without results Wednesday evening, according to the union representing the workers.
The union confirmed, “We are open to continuing negotiations, whether directly or through mediation, but no date has been set yet.”
About 96 percent of union members representing 33,000 Seattle employees voted in favor of the strike, after rejecting a proposed collective agreement.
“Production is at a complete standstill on many important programs in the Northwest,” Ortberg admitted.
Negotiations are faltering, particularly over the size of the increase in salaries and pensions.
