Union officials said initial wave of layoffs was focused on Seattle-area commercial airplanes operation
Boeing Co. will this week announce about 2,500 voluntary layoffs in the first phase of broader cuts triggered by the coronavirus-driven collapse of global air travel, according to union officials.
Company executives said last month that Boeing planned to shed about 10% of its 160,000-strong global workforce this year as it reduces jetliner production in response to airlines’ inability or unwillingness to take new aircraft following huge declines in passenger traffic.
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