While Su has previously spoken with Boeing and the striking West Coast factory workers’ union, it is her first time in Seattle meeting both sides in person.
Roughly 33,000 workers have been on strike since Sept. 13, seeking a 40% wage increase over four years.
Boeing will next month send out 60-day notices to thousands of workers including many in its commercial aviation division, meaning those staff will leave the company in mid-January, one source familiar with the matter said.
A Boeing spokesperson said the company had shared information with managers including plans for 10% reductions at its commercial unit involving both union and non-union workers.
“Boeing just turned its back on 17,000 of its own workers — the same people who carried Boeing through crisis after crisis, year after year,” he said in a statement.
Persons:
Julie Su’s, Su, Jon Holden, ”, Brian Bryant, Nick Cunningham, Tim Clark, “, ” Clark
Organizations:
Boeing, Labor, Department of Labor, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, ” Boeing, White, Society of Professional Engineering Employees, Aerospace, Rivals, Partners, Alaska Airlines, Emirates, Air
Locations:
U.S, Seattle, West Coast